Bears
This captivating DisneyNature documentary follows two mother brown bears as they raise cubs amid the splendor of the Alaskan wilderness. Over the course of a year, the cubs play in the snow, learn how to fish and elude a predatory wolf pack.
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Movie Details
- Cast
- John C. Reilly
- Director
- Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey
- Genres
- Documentary, Disneynature, Disney
- This movie is
- Family-friendly, Heartfelt
- Format
- DVD and Blu-ray
- Ratings
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GGeneral audiences. All ages admitted.
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6Common Sense rating OK for kids 6+
DVD details
Blu-ray details
Widescreen 1.78:1
SubtitlesEnglish SDH, Spanish (Neutral), French
Closed captionedNo
Language and soundEnglish: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: DVS - Descriptive Video Service, Spanish (Neutral): Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Other featuresColor; interactive menus; scene access.
No
Closed captionedNo
Language and soundEnglish: DVS - Descriptive Video Service
Other featuresColor; interactive menus; scene access.
Bears
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Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that wildlife documentary Bears is family friendly overall, but a few moments/scenes might be too tense and potentially scary for preschool-aged viewers. None of the animals die, but there are several scenes in which the lives of the mother bear and her cubs are in danger, and in one it seems like a cub has been eaten by an adult male bear. Other threats include predator males, a gray wolf, and the environment itself -- all providing for dramatic sequences. Children who can get past that part of the movie will learn a good bit about the brown bears of Alaska and get a close-up look at how mama bears treat their cubs.
- Violence
- The mother bear and her cubs must overcome various obstacles -- nature, a hungry wolf, and fellow bears. Although they all survive, there are several tense, perilous moments when it seems like one or both of the cubs might die. In one scene, a hungry male searches for a cub, and then the cub doesn't emerge, making viewers think he's been eaten.
- Language
- Not applicable
- Social Behavior
- Family oriented messages about sticking together to overcome obstacles, protecting one another from threats, and caring for your young. This is also, in a way, a tribute to single parenting, since in bear society, only mothers raise their offspring.
- Consumerism
- Not applicable
- Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol
- Not applicable
Legend
- Age appropriate
- Not an issue
- Depends on your kid and your family
- Not appropriate for kids of the age most likely to want to see it
This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.
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