Brother Bear

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Brother Bear

G,

2003,

1h 25m,

Kids & Family/

Adventure/

Animation

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Kenai is a young Indian brave with a particular distaste for bears. When his brother Sitka 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 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.

Critics Consensus

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

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Sheila Norman-Culp

Associated Press

Jan 23, 2019

Disney hides the morality tale behind a rip-roaring soundtrack, goofy moose sidekicks and enough bear slapstick to delight any child.

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Neil Norman

London Evening Standard

Jan 11, 2018

While the animation itself (from the same team as Mulan) is charming and at times beautiful, the script is banal and uninspired.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 22, 2010

2/5

Lackluster story only for kindergarteners.

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

Jan 21, 2023

While the film can definitely be annoying in its comedy and have some misses such as the soundtrack, the emotional core of the film is still wildly strong with a moving and mature conversation that is honestly one of Disney's best.

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Sergio Benítez

Espinof

Apr 29, 2020

A succession of sequences already seen many times before that turn the film into a predictable trance. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Mark Steyn

The Spectator

Feb 3, 2018

Rough rule of thumb: the more an animated movie drones on about the Great Spirit, the less likely it is to have any great spirit.

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Apr 24, 2019

Es que no comprendo por quÃ (C) la gente odia esta obra del olimpo, es que no sÃ (C), si tiene todo lo requerido, dibujos con animaciÃ³n hermosamente impresionante, historia muy, pero muy interesante, y que bueno que se contratÃ³ a Phill Collins, Ã (C)l si sabe cantar, no como Bad Bunny, canciones que llegan hasta el alma.

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Mar 24, 2019

I personally enjoyed this film while growing up. The characters are like able, the story is good, and good songs. It does have some flaws though, when Knai confesses to Koda with Phil Collins singing over the scene, and some predictable moments, but I still enjoy it to this day.

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Feb 26, 2019

So cute story and the music is fantastic!

Jan 26, 2019

Aydan I lowered the score lol #tarzangang brother Bear sucks

Draco W

Jan 12, 2019

bonito,tocante e divertido

George S

Jan 5, 2019

Brother Bear has good animation with a notable breathtaking visual sequence within the 20-minute mark, lovely Phil Collins songs, good voice acting and an enjoyable sense of adventure. However, the story is generic, there's a VERY notable Narm-y scene in which potentially powerful voice acting is drowned out by a Phil Collins song, it may or may not come off as a twist regarding one's mother's fate (gee, I wonder what could've happened her in this DISNEY ANIMATED MOVIE), I found the Canadian moose brothers to be intolerable and the middle's more modern talk may put off viewers. They don't make pop culture references but they pinky promises and playing I Spy come off as too out of place when you consider the more timeless way in which the movie begins. I don't hate Brother Bear, I just think that it was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Aaron Blaise

Director

Robert Walker

Director

Joaquin Phoenix

Kenai

Jeremy Suarez

Koda

Jason Raize

Denahi

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Synopsis

Kenai is a young Indian brave with a particular distaste for bears. When his brother Sitka 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 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.

Director: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker
Producer: Igor Khait
Screenwriter: Tab Murphy
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $85.3M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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