L'Ours

Nature's original odd couple movie, starring two grizzlies and zero talking animals. A young bear separated from his mother crosses paths with a wary older male as they traverse rugged wilderness, avoiding hunters. Somehow it makes a survival story feel like a buddy road trip.

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Jean-Jacques Annaud directed L'Ours in 1988. See Jean-Jacques Annaud's full filmography, where to start with Jean-Jacques Annaud, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

L'Ours was released in 1988 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.