Bears

Love. Joy. Struggle. Strength. Love.

2014 • 78 min • Documentary

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Synopsis

Filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey chronicle a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear named Sky and her cubs, Scout and Amber. Their saga begins as the bears emerge from hibernation at the end of winter. As time passes, the bear family must work together to find food and stay safe from other predators, especially other bears. Although their world is exciting, it is also risky, and the cubs' survival hinges on family togetherness.

Our family guide

Best from age 5

Movie Knight Score

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100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
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This nature documentary follows a year in the life of a mother grizzly bear named Sky and her two cubs, Scout and Amber, in Alaska. They emerge from hibernation and face the challenges of finding food, learning to hunt, and staying safe from other predators as the seasons change.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Scenes show predator-prey dynamics
Some tense moments with other bears
Cubs face natural dangers

What it models well

Family bonds and protection
Resilience and survival in nature
Importance of instinct and learning
Appreciation for wildlife

Talk about it after

How animals adapt to their environment
The role of a mother in protecting her young
Different animals in the Alaskan wilderness
How documentaries teach us about the world

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Top billed cast

Director: Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey

John C. Reilly
Self - Narrator (voice)

Trailers & clips

Disneynature's Bears - Official Trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
> A mom and her three cubs' life journey. One of the latest Disneynature's documentary ventures. There's nothing wrong to call it a grizzly version of 'To the Arctic'. Because both films are about the mother bears and their new born cubs' first year of survival in the wilderness, but the differences are the fur and habitat.…
Reno, TMDB Community