Black Bear

Name: Black Bear
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2020-12-04
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon, Paola Lázaro, Grantham Coleman

2020·Movie·R·106 min·★ 6.4(293)

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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 intertwined their lives will soon become.

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United States	Philo, Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
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About Black Bear

Black Bear is a 2020 English-language drama and thriller film directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. The cast is led by Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Philo, Kanopy, The Roku Channel.

Black Bear was produced by Blue Creek Pictures, Oakhurst Entertainment, and Tandem Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on December 4, 2020, and carries a R certification.

Director: Lawrence Michael Levine
Writers: Lawrence Michael Levine
Release date: December 4, 2020
OTT release: July 16, 2020
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Blue Creek Pictures, Oakhurst Entertainment, Tandem Pictures

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Black Bear cast & crew

Black Bear was directed by Lawrence Michael Levine and written by Lawrence Michael Levine.

The cast features Aubrey Plaza as Allison, Christopher Abbott as Gabe, Sarah Gadon as Blair, Paola Lázaro as Cahya, Grantham Coleman as Baako, and Lindsay Burdge as Maude.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Bryan Scary, cinematography is by Rob Leitzell, and it was produced by Aubrey Plaza and Jonathan Blitstein.

Is Black Bear worth watching?

Black Bear holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 293 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and thriller, Black Bear is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Black Bear

In United States, you can stream Black Bear on Philo, Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Plex, and Tubi TV, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on July 16, 2020.

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