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      Brother Bear

      2003, Kids & family/Adventure, 1h 25m

      131 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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      Brother Bear is gentle and pleasant if unremarkable Disney fare, with so-so animation and generic plotting. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix) is a young Indian brave with a particular distaste for bears. When his brother Sitka (D.B. Sweeney) is killed by one, Kenai in turn kills the bear, only to be magically transformed into one himself. To make matters worse, his other brother Denahi (Jason Raize) vows to kill the bear Kenai has become. Kenai's only hope is a magical mountain where he believes he can be changed back to a human, and he enlists a real bear cub, Koda, to get him there.

      • Rating: G

      • Genre: Kids & family, Adventure, Animation

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker

      • Producer: Igor Khait

      • Writer: Tab Murphy

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $85.3M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures

      • Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Jason Raize
      Rick Moranis
      Dave Thomas
      D.B. Sweeney
      Joan Copeland
      Harold Gould
      Paul Christie
      Estelle Harris
      Greg Proops
      Pauley Perrette
      Bumper Robinson

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      • Dec 28, 2014

        The only thing worth watching this film for was the soundtrack by Phil Collins. Brother Bear is a dull film with cliches and bad jokes.

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      • Mar 14, 2012

        When you need a passable family animation for an afternoon in, turn to "Brother Bear". It has nice moments and a good animation style, but the storyline was generic and predictable, with overplayed stereotypes of natives and of Canadians (mooses that constantly say eh?). It is enjoyable, but it is definitely not one of Disney's best, even in terms of original songs.

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      • Dec 02, 2011

        Fun, but gets really in to spirits and crap. Great music, horrible story, good voice acting. I liked it, but didnt love it.

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      • Nov 22, 2011

        A bizarre Navajo version of Lion King that strangely works in some ways. Sure, the plot had many holes in it, and there didn't really seem like there was any real conflict. However, this is probably the most spiritual of Disney fanfare, getting into discussions revolving around personality, the importance of family, and eternal destiny through animal todums.

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