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Brother Bear

  • 2003
  • G
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Joaquin Phoenix and 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.

  • Directors
    • Aaron Blaise
    • Robert Walker
  • Writers
    • Tab Murphy
    • Lorne Cameron
    • David Hoselton
  • Stars
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Jeremy Suarez
    • Rick Moranis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    138K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,213
    350
    • Directors
      • Aaron Blaise
      • Robert Walker
    • Writers
      • Tab Murphy
      • Lorne Cameron
      • David Hoselton
    • Stars
      • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Jeremy Suarez
      • Rick Moranis
    • 249User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Top Cast64

    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
    • (as Pat Pinney)
    • Directors
      • Aaron Blaise
      • Robert Walker
    • Writers
      • Tab Murphy
      • Lorne Cameron
      • David Hoselton
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews249

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    Did you know

    • 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," spoken by Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix) and Koda (Jeremy Suarez), were accidental improvisations because Phoenix messed up his line. Suarez corrected them during 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

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 1, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
      • France
    • Official site
      • Disney
    • Languages
      • English
      • Inuktitut
      • Croatian
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • Tierra de osos
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $46,000,000 (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

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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