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The Beaver

The Beaver

2011Movie⏱️ 1h 31mPG-13🏆 #3856 Top Rated
Drama
6.6
IMDB Rating
52,040 votes

A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication.

Director
Jodie Foster
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin
Release Date
May 19, 2011
Language
English
Country
United States, United Arab Emirates
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 12
Nominations
💬 176
Reviews
📋 54.6K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
as Walter Black
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
as Meredith Black
Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin
as Porter Black
Cherry Jones
Cherry Jones
as Vice President
Riley Thomas Stewart
Riley Thomas Stewart
as Henry Black
Zachary Booth
Zachary Booth
as Jared
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence
as Norah
Jeff Corbett
Jeff Corbett
as Volunteer Dad
👤
Baylen Thomas
as Skeptical Man
Sam Breslin Wright
Sam Breslin Wright
as Man

💰 Box Office

$7,294,800
Worldwide Gross
$970,816
Domestic Gross
$107,577
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Summit Entertainment, Participant, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

🏷️ Keywords

depressionsuicide attemptsuicidalhospitalmarriage

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Acting is amazing all around, especially Gibson's, but the script fails at certain levels that are really important for this kind of story.
by axismladen2011-08-08
6/10

"The Beaver is the story of Walter Black, a hopelessly depressed individual who finds the way out in a puppet that speaks for him. He finds a beaver puppet in a dumpster and decides to take it with him to the hotel room where he get's drunk and tries to commit a suicide. After the first attempt fails he climbs on the edge of the balcony and is about to jump, but than, all the sudden, the beaver speaks out and brings him to his senses. The idea, as simple and dull as it may sound, is actually quite good and interesting when you think about it. Unforunatelly, the script lacks a great deal in..."

💡 Did You Know?

Before Summit Entertainment settled for a release date in Spring 2011, this film had been shelved, due to Mel Gibson allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva.

📖 Synopsis

A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication.