Cocaine Bear

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Cocaine Bear

R

Released Feb 24, 2023

1h 35m

Horror

Comedy

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Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild thriller finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow... and blood.

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Critics Consensus

Despite Cocaine Bear's half-baked plot and uneven acting, the titular fur fiend's scene-snorting frenzy will give B-movie enthusiasts a contact high.

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Audience Says

Cocaine Bear does pretty much exactly what it sets out to do, and if you're in the mood for some silly horror-comedy, that'll be more than enough to satisfy.

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Mark Asch

Sight & Sound

Cocaine Bear will, in time, stand as a dated artifact of the current moment's vogue for viral animal videos and epic memes.

Jun 8, 2023

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

This is a movie that makes no apologies for trying to make you howl in laughter and disgust – at the same time.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2023

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Dmitry Samarov

Chicago Reader

Save yourself the price of admission and just watch the trailer if you haven’t already, or—better yet—make your own TikTok version. It’ll be funnier and will cost viewers a lot less time.

Mar 3, 2023

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Marta Medina

mundoCine

While the premise of the film may seem appealing and promising, the movie itself is a major disappointment. It will leave you hibernating. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Jul 21, 2025

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Meredith Jill Brown

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Cocaine Bear isn’t likely to win any Academy Awards, but that was never the point of bringing this crazy true story to the surface with intentional absurdity tacked on.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 17, 2025

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

This absurd but true story of a bear on the gear is as frantic - and boring - as a human on cocaine.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 11, 2024

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Samix

Hilarious, such a fun and unique concept, it was so funny when the kids tried doing cocaine, the characters talked very funny and it was so unserious! Need more movies like this!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Sam

It was what it needed to be.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/02/25

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angie

this movie was so thrilling and insane loved it !!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Edward R

Funny enough premise and good for a light film… Also got to see Ray Liota on film for the last time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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James W

It was, what it was, lol

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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Toi Y

Wasn’t as good as the previews made it seem. Didn’t laugh too much. Pissed I paid for it should have streamed it at home from a movie site.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Cocaine Bear: Official Clip - Eating the Drug Smuggler

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Cocaine Bear: Official Clip - Shooting the Bear

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Cocaine Bear: Official Clip - Accidental Shooting

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Synopsis

Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild thriller finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow... and blood.

Director: Elizabeth Banks
Producer: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Brian Duffield, Aditya Sood, Matt Reilly, Christine Sun
Screenwriter: Jimmy Warden
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Studios, Brownstone Productions, Lord Miller, Universal 1440 Entertainment
Rating: R (Drug Content|Bloody Violence and Gore|Language Throughout)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 24, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $64.4M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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