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Black Bear

  • 20202020
  • 14A14A
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
14K
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
14K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,860
366
    • Lawrence Michael Levine
    • Lawrence Michael Levine
  • Stars
    • Aubrey Plaza
    • Christopher Abbott
    • Sarah Gadon
    • Lawrence Michael Levine
    • Lawrence Michael Levine
  • Stars
    • Aubrey Plaza
    • Christopher Abbott
    • Sarah Gadon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 159User reviews
    • 120Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Sarah Gadon at an event for Black Bear (2020)
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    Sarah Gadon and Aubrey Plaza 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)
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    Aubrey Plaza
    Aubrey Plaza
    • Allison
    Christopher Abbott
    Christopher Abbott
    • Gabe
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Blair
    Paola Lázaro
    Paola Lázaro
    • Cahya
    Grantham Coleman
    Grantham Coleman
    • Baako
    Lindsay Burdge
    Lindsay Burdge
    • Maude
    Lou Gonzalez
    Lou Gonzalez
    • Chris
    Shannon O'Neill
    Shannon O'Neill
    • Simone
    Alexander Koch
    Alexander Koch
    • Mike
    • (as Alex Koch)
    Jennifer Kim
    Jennifer Kim
    • Nora
    Kevin Barker
    • John the Gaffer
    Mary Borrello
    • 1st AC
    Rob Turbovsky
    Rob Turbovsky
    • 2nd AC
    Haitao Zeng
    • PA
      • Lawrence Michael Levine
      • Lawrence Michael Levine
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    • 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)

    User reviews159

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    7/10
    Not all indie films need to be 100% indie!
    This is an indie film about creatives. Writing, acting, making a movie, extreme emotions and their expression. Yes, the meta film is back in business and it stars Aubrey Plaza, which is the only reason why I watched it in the first place. Only instead of the sharp wit and weird sense of humor I had expected it's all just about women being jealous of each other and coveting the same man, then screaming about it because... artists. For two hours straight.

    If you like films made by movie people about movie people, if you like uncomfortable scenes of anguish and people being asses to one another and have two extra hours you don't know what to do with, this is for you.

    The average rating I gave is mostly because it was really well acted, which is why the film was probably done: to let actors show their "range" in a story without an actual subject.
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    • Mar 6, 2021

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2020 (Canada)
      • United States
      • Official site
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Long Lake, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Tandem Pictures
      • Blue Creek Pictures
      • Oakhurst Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
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