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Cocaine Bear

2023 · 95 min

A gleefully silly, gory thrill ride that plays its ridiculous premise straight-faced, inviting you to laugh at the mayhem rather than be scared by it.

Directed by
Elizabeth Banks
Genres
Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Tagline
Get in line.
Overview
Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

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Directed by
Elizabeth Banks
Genres
Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr.
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • survival
  • greed
  • crime
  • parenthood
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror6
Humour8
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
thriller, comedy, crime
Directed by
Elizabeth Banks
Written by
Jimmy Warden
Starring
Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ray Liotta, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery, Margo Martindale
Music
Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography
John Guleserian
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese

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