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10 Best Movies Like Bear Story

If you loved Bear Story, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Embalmer

The Embalmer

2002★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bear Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Peppino, a diminutive taxidermist with a reputation for sleaziness, meets Valerio, a handsome if artless much younger man fascinated by the trade. Peppino offers him a large salary...

#2
The Monk and the Fish

The Monk and the Fish

1994★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bear Story for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A plump and exuberant monk goes fishing, and a playful fish eludes him. First the monk uses a rod and reel, then a net; over and over, he ends up fish-less and wet. Sleepless, he t...

#3
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

2007★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bear Story for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Following in the great tradition of his classic "How To" animated shorts of the 1940's, Goofy makes his return to the big screen in "How to Hook Up Your Home Theater". When Goofy i...

#4
Two Cars, One Night

Two Cars, One Night

2004★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bear Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub....

#5
Dog

Dog

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bear Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teenage girl gets ready to go out to meet her boyfriend, despite her mother's loud verbal disapproval of her clothes. She goes out to a deserted area with him and he begins to to...

#6
A Red Bear

A Red Bear

2002★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bear Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Bear has never gotten over the separation from his wife and daughter after having been convicted for armed robbery and homicide and sent to prison. Now he is out, to finally get hi...