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Black Bear

Black Bear

20206.41h 46m

Overview

At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.

Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine
Written by Lawrence Michael Levine
Produced by Julie Christeas, Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine
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Top Cast

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza

Allison

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

Gabe

Sarah Gadon

Sarah Gadon

Blair

Paola Lázaro

Paola Lázaro

Cahya

Grantham Coleman

Grantham Coleman

Baako

Lindsay Burdge

Lindsay Burdge

Maude

L

Lou Gonzalez

Chris

Shannon O'Neill

Shannon O'Neill

Simone

Alexander Koch

Alexander Koch

Mike

Jennifer Kim

Jennifer Kim

Nora

Themes & Keywords

jealousylove trianglepregnancydark comedywriter's blockcabin in the woodsfilmmakinghouse guestlake house

About Black Bear

Black Bear is a drama, thriller film released in 2020 exploring themes of jealousy, love triangle, pregnancy, dark comedy, writer's block, cabin in the woods. Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine, it stars Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon. At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.

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