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The Beaver

The Beaver

Drama • PG-13 • 2011 • 1 hr 31 min
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5.7
IMDb
6.6

Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.

Starring

Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Lawrence, Anton Yelchin, Zachary Booth

Directed By

Jodie Foster

Written By

Kyle Killen

Attributes

SlowDarkWatch By Myself

Genre

Drama

Release Date

May 5, 2011

User Reviews

Eyleen Bailar
Eyleen Bailar
Great touching drama... The portrayal of depressing really hits... Gibson and Foster are brilliant!
Aurora Togni
Aurora Togni
A movie I would recommend to everybody. I think it's one of the best films that talks about depression and human mind's mechanisms.
Héba Rakha
Héba Rakha
Very heart touching, beautiful story and excellent performances. Will definitely stick with once you watch it.
Sol
Sol
I never thought a story about a man and a puppet could be so deep. One of the best films about depression.
Bryce
Bryce
Not a Gibson fan, but damn if character & charisma aren’t engrossing in this. Tour de force performance. Unpredictable yet heartfelt story.
Jim
Jim
The message itself is a good one but story isn’t up to the task.
I see red
I see red
Arguably one of the most unique and creative takes on depression. If nothing else, it introduces you to a beaver you genuinely care about.
Bill Gillespie
Bill Gillespie
Mel Gibson steals the show in this family comedy about mental illness and family issues.
Monroe Hand
Monroe Hand
Interesting premise that has promise but towards the end completely goes off the rails. Mel Gibson is great in the lead role though
Ramy
Ramy
One of the very few movies that portrays depression as it is. Mel was fighting depression in real life while filming it.

Stats

Ratings
57 (10%)
159 (29%)
292 (53%)
43 (8%)
5.7 – Based on 551 ratings
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16%
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Cast & Crew

Jodie Foster
Jodie
Foster
Mel Gibson
Mel
Gibson
Jodie Foster
Jodie
Foster
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer
Lawrence
Anton Yelchin
Anton
Yelchin
Zachary Booth
Zachary
Booth
Riley Thomas Stewart
Riley Thomas Stewart
Kelly Coffield Park
Kelly Coffield Park
Cherry Jones
Cherry
Jones
Jeff Corbett
Jeff
Corbett
Baylen Thomas
Baylen
Thomas
Kyle Killen
Kyle
Killen

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