Cocaine Bear (2023) Thriller Comedy Crime

Rated R | Threatrical Feb 24, 2023 (US) | Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime | Runtime 1h 35m
Cocaine Bear (2023) Thriller Comedy Crime Poster

Cocaine Bear Plot 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 dark comedy 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.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

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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 dark comedy 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.

Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).

Directed by Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels, Pitch Perfect 2) from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Cocaine Bear is produced by Oscar® winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. The Machines) for Lord Miller, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect franchise) and Max Handelman (Pitch Perfect franchise) for Brownstone Productions, Brian Duffield (Spontaneous) for Jurassic Party Productions and Aditya Sood (The Martian) for Lord Miller. The film is executive produced by Robin Mulcahy Fisichella, Alison Small and Nikki Baida."

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Official Trailer

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Cocaine Bear Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2023 (more 2023 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 95 minutes /
Genres:  Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Directors: Elizabeth Banks
Stars: Ray Liotta, Keri Russell, Scott Seiss, Alden Ehrenreich, Margo Martindale … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Feb 24, 2023
Box Office: $64,670,240
Nominations: 11
Language: English
Country: United States, Ireland, New Zealand, Netherla
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Cocaine Bear Release Dates In Theaters: Feb 24, 2023
Producers: Nikki Baida, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Duffield, Max Handelman, Nancy Honeycutt, Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Robin Mulcahy Fisichella, Alison Small, Aditya Sood
Musicians: Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematographers: John Guleserian
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