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Brother Bear

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  • 1h 25m
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6.8/10
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Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
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When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
110K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,650
140
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    • Directors
      • Aaron Blaise
      • Robert Walker
    • Writers
      • Tab Murphy(screenplay by)
      • Lorne Cameron(screenplay by)
      • David Hoselton(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Joaquin Phoenix(voice)
      • Jeremy Suarez(voice)
      • Rick Moranis(voice)
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    • Directors
      • Aaron Blaise
      • Robert Walker
    • Writers
      • Tab Murphy(screenplay by)
      • Lorne Cameron(screenplay by)
      • David Hoselton(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Joaquin Phoenix(voice)
      • Jeremy Suarez(voice)
      • Rick Moranis(voice)
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    • 204User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Rick Moranis, Joaquin Phoenix, and Dave Thomas in Brother Bear (2003)
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    Top cast

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    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • Kenai
    • (voice)
    Jeremy Suarez
    Jeremy Suarez
    • Koda
    • (voice)
    Rick Moranis
    Rick Moranis
    • Rutt
    • (voice)
    Jason Raize
    Jason Raize
    • Denahi
    • (voice)
    Dave Thomas
    Dave Thomas
    • Tuke
    • (voice)
    D.B. Sweeney
    D.B. Sweeney
    • Sitka
    • (voice)
    Joan Copeland
    Joan Copeland
    • Tanana
    • (voice)
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    • Tug
    • (voice)
    Harold Gould
    Harold Gould
    • Old Denahi
    • (voice)
    Paul Christie
    • Ram #1
    • (voice)
    Danny Mastrogiorgio
    Danny Mastrogiorgio
    • Ram #2
    • (voice)
    • (as Daniel Mastrogiorgio)
    Estelle Harris
    Estelle Harris
    • Old Lady Bear
    • (voice)
    Greg Proops
    Greg Proops
    • Male Lover Bear
    • (voice)
    Pauley Perrette
    Pauley Perrette
    • Female Lover Bear
    • (voice)
    Darko Cesar
    • Foreign Croatian Bear
    • (voice)
    Bumper Robinson
    Bumper Robinson
    • Chipmunks
    • (voice)
    Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley
    • Inuit Narrator
    • (voice)
    Patrick Pinney
    • Additional Voice
    • (voice)
    • (as Pat Pinney)
    • Directors
      • Aaron Blaise
      • Robert Walker
    • Writers
      • Tab Murphy(screenplay by)
      • Lorne Cameron(screenplay by)
      • David Hoselton(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      The lines, "I don't care that you and Binky found the world's biggest pine cone ever" and "First of all, it's not Binky, it's Bucky, and it wasn't a pine cone, it was a pine nut" said by Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix) and Koda (Jeremy Suarez) was an accidental improvisation because Phoenix messed up his line and Suarez corrected it when they were recording.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, the DVD subtitles identify the narrator as Sitka, when it is actually Denahi.
    • Quotes

      Mabel: This year, I lost my dear husband, Edgar.

      Edgar: Stop tellin' everyone I'm dead!

    • Crazy credits
      At the conclusion of the end credits, Koda appears to announce the standard declaration that no salmon were harmed in the making of the film. However, he is embarrased by a bear chasing a salmon behind him and signals for shooting to stop. Koda covers the lens with his paws and the picture goes black as he accidently breaks the camera while the fishing bear belches.
    • Alternate versions
      The 2013 Blu-ray release plasters the closing variant of the 2000 Walt Disney Pictures logo with the closing 2011 variant of the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo, which just reads "Disney".
    • Connections
      Edited into Zenimation: Nature (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Great Spirits
      Written by Phil Collins
      Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
      Performed by Tina Turner

    User reviews204

    Review
    Top review
    Great Disney Fare. Pure & Simple!
    I took my 8 year old daughter to see this and the cinema was packed full of kids. They loved it and I loved it too. It was like going back in time to seeing those old Disney movies of my youth such as the Jungle Book and The Aristocats. Brother Bear is one of those movies that is funny and moving at the same time and of an ideal length to hold the attention of a kid.Sure,the critics hated it probably because it is not as knowingly clever as Finding Nemo. Who cares? The proof of the movie's entertainment value was seeing all those kids in the cinema laughing and having fun. I do sit through an awful lot of garbage when I take my daughter to the movies. Finding something like Brother Bear makes it all worthwhile.The only negative factor was those songs by Phil Collins. Rotten is the only word to adequately describe them.If he wins an Oscar again, I will be annoyed.
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    • paul sloan
    • Dec 19, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Disney
    • Languages
      • English
      • Inuktitut
      • Croatian
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • Tierra de osos
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
      • Walt Disney Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $128,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $85,336,277
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $291,940
      • Oct 26, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $250,397,798
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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