Black Bear fingerprintFunny, immersive world, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Plenty of dark humor and sharp wit
Show business, everyday modern life, and the mind
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Black Bear is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Plenty of dark humor and sharp wit
Expect plenty of dark humor and sharp wit.
Show business, everyday modern life, and the mind
Its world is built around show business, everyday modern life, and the mind. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and sexual content.
1 h 46 min
Black Bear runs 1 h 46 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Black Bear higher (84) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+3GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Black Bear in 17 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 19 storytelling tropes for Black Bear, including Ambiguous Ending, Hourglass Plot, Breaking the Fourth Wall.
6.5
