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Black Bear

Black Bear

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Black Bear

2020

1h 46m

6.4(295 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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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Production Companies

Blue Creek Pictures

Oakhurst Entertainment

Tandem Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Chris

Shannon O'Neill

Shannon O'Neill

Simone

Alexander Koch

Alexander Koch

Mike

Jennifer Kim

Jennifer Kim

Nora

Creative team

Directed by: Lawrence Michael Levine
Written by: Lawrence Michael Levine
Produced by: Julie Christeas
Jonathan Blitstein

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