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      The Father and the Bear

      2016 1h 25m Drama List
      Reviews Byron Temple, a retired character actor with dementia, longs to perform at his beloved summer theater one last time. Against his daughter's wishes, he accepts a role from the newly installed artistic director, who is unaware of Byron's condition. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member "The Father and the Bear" is a beautiful, insightful, and emotionally eloquent film that is inspirational as it reminds us what is important in life. Putch's personal touches brings us a genuine story not typically seen in Hollywood films today." - Pamela Powell, Reel Honest Reviews "It was better than most movies I've ever seen." - Len Kachmer, Pittsburgh "A wonderful film.  Extremely touching.  It was an absolute joy to watch." - B. Blattel, Cinema St. Louis "This is such a great film. Thank you for making it." - Jim Walent "The Father & The Bear is truly one of the best movies I have seen. It is so many feelings, emotions and reality all wrapped into one!" - Chey Morris Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Of course this movie means well and it has a good story and message. The performances are better than expected. Problem is for me the movie was way too melodramatic and felt like something that would be perfect on the lifetime channel. Considering the movie is meant to be low budget TV it is perfect for what it is. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Byron Temple, a retired character actor with dementia, longs to perform at his beloved summer theater one last time. Against his daughter's wishes, he accepts a role from the newly installed artistic director, who is unaware of Byron's condition.
      Director
      John Putch
      Producer
      John Putch
      Screenwriter
      John Putch
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 2, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 25m