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A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 38%, Metacritic 48/100. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Number 2 of 2 in its series by score. It runs a compact 1h 25m. Streaming on Disney+.
Synopsis
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
5,857 audience votes
Key crew
- Aaron BlaiseDirector
- Robert WalkerDirector
- Mark MancinaOriginal Music Composer
- Phil CollinsOriginal Music Composer
- Tab MurphyScreenplay
- Lorne CameronScreenplay
- David HoseltonScreenplay
- Steve BencichScreenplay
- Ron J. FriedmanScreenplay
Cast
- Joaquin PhoenixKenai (voice)
- Jeremy SuarezKoda (voice)
- Jason RaizeDenahi (voice)
- Rick MoranisRutt (voice)
- Dave ThomasTuke (voice)
- D. B. SweeneySitka (voice)
- Joan CopelandTanana (voice)
- Michael Clarke DuncanTug (voice)
- Harold GouldOld Denahi (voice)
- Paul ChristieRam #1 (voice)
- Danny MastrogiorgioRam #2 (voice)
- Estelle HarrisOld Lady Bear (voice)
Stills
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Themes
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