Cocaine Bear at RJ Cinema (2024)

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 co*ke-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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Is Cocaine Bear coming to cinema? ›

Cocaine Bear was theatrically released on February 24, 2023, by Universal Pictures.

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Is The Cocaine Bear based on a true story? ›

There's a true story behind 'Cocaine Bear'—and it's no laughing matter. The new comedic horror film is based on the real-life drug overdose of an American black bear—and illustrates how human recklessness endangers wildlife. What would happen if a massive mammal ingested a bear-sized load of cocaine?

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Is Cocaine Bear a good movie? ›

Aside from being an extremely fun and outrageous thriller, this movie is hysterical. I was full-volume laughing frequently. So many parts are the perfect combination of memorable and hilarious.

Is the movie Cocaine Bear appropriate for 10 year olds? ›

Parents need to know that Cocaine Bear is director Elizabeth Banks' graphic action comedy based on a real 1985 event in which a 175-pound black bear ingested 75 pounds of cocaine that had been dumped from an airplane. It's very mature: Expect strong drug content, incessant swearing ("f--k," "s--t," "ass," …

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Is Cocaine Bear going to be on Netflix? ›

Netflix struck a new deal with Universal in 2021 that sees all the live-action slate arrive on the streaming service after a period of “about 4 years”. That means you can expect Cocaine Bear to come to Netflix US sometime between 2026-2028 although exact details have yet to be announced.

How can I watch the new movie Cocaine Bear? ›

Cocaine Bear, a horror movie starring Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, and Ray Liotta is available to stream now. Watch it on Peaco*ck TV, ROW8, Fandango at Home, Apple TV or Prime Video on your Roku device.

Why is Cocaine Bear rated R? ›

The MPAA rating has been assigned for “bloody violence and gore, drug content and language throughout.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a couple of kisses, some flirting, a death by gunshot, a few gunshot wounds, many bear attacks leading to severed limbs and very bloody remains accompanied by screaming and ...

Is Cocaine Bear an Irish movie? ›

Video | Keri Russell talks Cocaine Bear - which was made in Ireland | RTÉ

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Is Cocaine Bear B grade movie? ›

'Cocaine Bear' is a B-movie for the modern age.

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How many F words are in Cocaine Bear? ›

And let's not forget the predominant exclamation used in the film: the f-word, heard upwards of 80 times. That's all to say this: Your brain on Cocaine Bear just might come out looking a bit like a fried egg.

Is Cocaine Bear bloody? ›

Violence & Gore (10)

The film contains multiple sequences of a bear brutality killing people, in bloody and gory fashion. A man gets eaten by the bear on a tree. The body falls from the tree on the head then the severed leg falls too. The movie is quite gory.

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Is Cocaine Bear a slasher movie? ›

The mid-'80s was the height of Spielbergian kids' adventures, but it was also the height of a particularly baggy and brutal period of slasher flicks, and Cocaine Bear carries whiffs of both.