Black Bear
Black Bear

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Black Bear

2020
Movie
106 min
English

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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IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic67/100
Google Users68%
Director: Lawrence Michael LevineGenres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Plot Summary

A filmmaker retreats to a remote lakeside cabin in the Adirondacks to seek inspiration for her next movie. While there, she navigates a tense and increasingly bizarre dynamic with the couple who own the cabin, blurring the lines between reality and performance. As secrets and desires surface, the situation spirals into an exploration of art, relationships, and the complexities of the creative process.

Critical Reception

Black Bear received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its unique structure, ambitious themes, and the performances of its lead actors, particularly Aubrey Plaza. Some found the film's meta-narrative and ambiguity challenging, while others lauded its originality and thought-provoking exploration of filmmaking and relationships.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its sharp dialogue and meta-commentary on filmmaking.

  • Aubrey Plaza's performance as a complex and enigmatic protagonist was a standout.

  • The film's unconventional narrative structure and ambiguity were divisive but ultimately intriguing for many critics.

Google audience: Audiences generally appreciated the film's unique and thought-provoking approach to storytelling, with many highlighting Aubrey Plaza's compelling performance. Some viewers found the narrative complex and occasionally confusing, but the overall sentiment leaned towards appreciation for its originality and intellectual engagement.

Fun Fact

The film was shot in a remote location in the Adirondack Mountains, adding to the isolated and atmospheric setting that plays a crucial role in the narrative.

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TMDB Reviews

3 reviews
tmdb28039023

tmdb28039023

I’d really like to like Black Bear. I actually was really liking it a lot, even enjoying it, right up to the halfway point, where the whole thing comes crashing down faster than Kevin Spacey’s career. Black Bear is divided into two parts...

r96sk

r96sk

Aubrey Plaza is terrific in this! <em>'Black Bear'</em> is intriguing from beginning to end. I did find the first half to be the stronger and most interesting part, though the conclusion is still fairly captivating all the same. As noted...

tmdb15435519

tmdb15435519

a movie within a movie within a movie. epic... except it's not I do want to see Aubrey Plaza in more lead roles though

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