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IMDb rating 6.6
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Critic rating 5.7

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Critic William Thomas
rated 6

Don’t expect the puppet to wisecrack — there’s more pain here than in The Passion Of The Christ.

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Critic Bjørn Andersen
rated 5

Mel Gibson leverer en stærk præstation, men Foster formår ikke at tilføre filmen en følelsesmæssig gennemslagskraft.

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Critic Andreas Samuelson
rated 6

Gibson gör kanske en av sina bästa rollprestationer i sin karriär.

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Cast & Crew

Jodie Foster
As Meredith Black
Jodie Foster
Director
Mel Gibson
As Walter Black
Jon Stewart
As Jon Stewart
Anton Yelchin
As Porter Black
Cherry Jones
As Vice President

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The Beaver is a movie about a man named Walter Black who is struggling with depression and a failing business. After being kicked out by his wife, he finds a beaver hand puppet in the trash and begins to use it to communicate with his family and others. The puppet helps him to recover and become successful again, but it also starts to take over his personality and causes problems in his relationships. The movie explores themes of depression, family, and identity, and features Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster in leading roles.

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The Beaver was released in theaters on May 5, 2011.