Black Bear

20202020
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1h 44min

Aubrey Plaza in Black Bear (2020)

Black Bear is an intriguing and unexpected comedic thriller starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon. At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.

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A filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at a rural retreat, only to find that the woods summon her inner demons in intense and surprising ways.A filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at a rural retreat, only to find that the woods summon her inner demons in intense and surprising ways.A filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at a rural retreat, only to find that the woods summon her inner demons in intense and surprising ways.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 14 nominations

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Sarah Gadon at an event for Black Bear (2020)

Christopher Abbott at an event for Black Bear (2020)

Lawrence Michael Levine and Aubrey Plaza at an event for Black Bear (2020)

Lawrence Michael Levine, Sophia Takal, and Christopher Abbott at an event for Black Bear (2020)

Lawrence Michael Levine and Sophia Takal at an event for Black Bear (2020)

Sarah Gadon at an event for Black Bear (2020)

Alexander Koch and Paola Lázaro at an event for Black Bear (2020)

Sarah Gadon and Aubrey Plaza at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)

Christopher Abbott at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)

Lawrence Michael Levine at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)

Lawrence Michael Levine at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)

Sarah Gadon and Christopher Abbott at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)

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At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously convoluted their lives will soon become in the filmmaker's pursuit of a work of art, which blurs the boundaries between autobiography and invention. —kanaan-02150

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Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language throughout, sexual content, drug use and some nudity
Parents guide

Trivia
The movie is loosely based from Lawrence Michael Levine's dreams. He wanted to capture some parts of his dreams into the screenplay.

Goofs
In the second half of the film, Allison (Aubrey Plaza) is sitting in a chair and casually flashes her panties as she repositions her dress. The panties she's wearing are white. Then later on, when she is coming on to Baako (Grantham Coleman) she takes off the same dress and is now wearing black panties. There was no indication of a wardrobe change between these two scenes.

Quotes
Allison: I figured if, um, I never learn how to cook, then I would never become a housewife.

Connections
Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Aubrey Plaza/Natalie Palamides/Kaz Rodriguez (2020)

Top review

7/10

Should have kept the quality from first half

If only this movie had remained with the realistic and interesting vibes from the first segment it would have been great, the second half where it becomes a movie about the movie is still fun to watch but it made the movie kinda pointless. Aubrey Plaza is amazing in this tho, but when isn't she?

First half 9/10 Second half 6/10

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Release date
- December 4, 2020 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- Čierny medveď
Filming locations
- Long Lake, New York, USA
Production companies
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Runtime
- 1h 44min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

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