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2005

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Werner Herzog's persistent inquiry into the motivations of human obsession focuses this time on the self-proclaimed kind warrior Timothy Treadwell. A passionate wildlife preservationist and grizzly bear devotee, Treadwell lived unarmed among the grizzlies in a remote section of Alaska for 13 years, and eventually died in a bear .. Read more

Starring	Timothy Treadwell
Director	Werner Herzog
Genres	Documentary, Drama

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- - 46
  - 6
  Great footage and surprisingly hilarious
  
  Treadwell from the first moments of the film is shown to have a different outlook on life.
  
  The film works great on 3 main levels, Firstly you're ... read more »
  
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  - Cyfran101
  - 21 reviews
  - Ludlow
  - 08 Apr 2006 at 11:40
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- - 0
  - 0
  Grizzly insight
  
  A fascinating tragedy and insight into a likeable but obsessive short sighted individual. Hertzog's film made with amazing footage taken by Timothy ... read more »
  
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- - Minsy
  - 1 review
  - 20 May 2012 at 08:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Werner Bears All
  
  Grizzly man is another instalment of the broodingly dark semi-biographic documentaries from Werner Herzog. Herzog uses mostly the footage taken by Timothy, the ... read more »
  
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- - SiT
  - 15 reviews
  - 03 May 2012 at 22:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Fascinating worth a watch
  
  Very interesting to watch, people after a wildlife documentary should look elsesware, but this is a interesting personal story about a different outlook on the ... read more »
  
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- - Jakeg
  - 1 review
  - 30 Apr 2012 at 22:11
- - 1
  - 0
  As much about madness as about bears
  
  Treadwell has been a bear nut since childhood. Failure to land a part in Cheers (Woody Harrelson got it) sends him off into a monumental sulk at the world for ... read more »
  
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- - TomKenny
  - 1 review
  - 16 Feb 2012 at 08:59
- - 1
  - 0
  Grizzly Man One with Nature
  
  A totally uplifting film about a passionate man who lived unarmed and in harmony with nature. A passionate wildlife preservationist who loved grizzlies. A man ... read more »
  
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  - Fidel0526
  - 5 reviews
  - Eastbourne
  - 21 Sep 2011 at 22:52
- - 0
  - 7
  Very disturbing, not recommended viewing
  
  No-one seems to have mentioned how disturbing this documentary is. It's disturbing in different ways, not least the horrific predictability of it, of ... read more »
  
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- - ChazFilm
  - 10 reviews
  - Swansea
  - 09 Sep 2011 at 03:51
- - 1
  - 10
  what load of rubbish turend it off aftre 15 mins or so
  
  well i realy love animal dvds but this so boring and what morbid film was hoping for nice film on bears not boring one one word crap
  
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- - queensbury
  - 3 reviews
  - Bradford
  - 11 Jul 2011 at 22:31
- - 0
  - 0
  A beautiful sketch of nature red in tooth and claw
  
  We all know how this film ends, so when Timothy Treadwell blithely announces : 'I shall not die at their teeth and claws', it's hard not to snigger ... read more »
  
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- - Almudena
  - 3 reviews
  - 08 Jul 2011 at 11:13
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  - 0
  Human insight
  
  Superb documentary, looking at what drives humans to extreme and ridiculous acts.
  
  Herzog is fantastic when it comes to getting inside extreme ... read more »
  
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- - Iain45
  - 5 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 07 May 2011 at 14:01
- - 1
  - 8
  Stupidity .... don't waste your time
  
  It worth to watch 3 min only. I was upset to spend my time on it. No sense at all and predictable end. I think they tried hard to make a movie from 10 min story... read more »
  
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  - Lincoln
  - 07 Mar 2011 at 21:37
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- - 46
  - 6
  Great footage and surprisingly hilarious
  
  Treadwell from the first moments of the film is shown to have a different outlook on life.
  
  The film works great on 3 main levels, Firstly you're ... read more »
  
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- 230213
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  - Cyfran101
  - 21 reviews
  - Ludlow
  - 08 Apr 2006 at 11:40
- - 26
  - 19
  Beware!!
  
  Do not watch this documentary if you are looking for a genuine exploration into some side of existence... or even a biography of an avid nature-lover.
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- - Fortunatus
  - 6 reviews
  - Fife, Scotland
  - 18 May 2007 at 15:38
- - 17
  - 4
  Soon to be cult movie!
  
  I've never enjoyed a Werner Herzog movie so much!
  
  Whilst Grizzly Man is a poignant, moving film, Mr Treadwells own footage can sometimes be ... read more »
  
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- - JackBison
  - Lincolnshire
  - 27 May 2006 at 17:18
- - 15
  - 0
  Bearly believable
  
  I swear that if i did not know better (and i'm not entirely sure that I do)that this documentary was a spoof, in the same fabulous vein as Spinal Tap. ... read more »
  
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- - bozo
  - 2 reviews
  - Bacup
  - 31 May 2006 at 21:19
- - 14
  - 2
  Pathetic
  
  The title of this movie is misleading. It isn't about a man; it's about a young boy in a man's body, a person who has never grown up and is trying ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 18 May 2006 at 11:31
- - 11
  - 0
  Not a wildlife doc - ok??
  
  What is so wonderfully captivating about this film isnt what is shown or said on screen but werner herzog's own sense of humanity and respect for his fellow... read more »
  
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- - Pippa Bennett
  - Monmouth,uk
  - 12 Jun 2006 at 17:10
- - 7
  - 4
  Suprisingly moving
  
  The slight mention of a 1hour+ documentary sends most to sleep despite the fame of 'Farenheit 9/11' in the past. To be honest, i wasn't sure i was ... read more »
  
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- - Dante3000
  - 46 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 05 Aug 2006 at 16:05
- - 5
  - 1
  disconcerting
  
  excellent footage and scenery but timothys head was obviously pickled after the drug abuse. he had the mental age of a child in most parts of the film but also ... read more »
  
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- - richard
  - 122 reviews
  - Bangor
  - 03 May 2006 at 21:57
- - 5
  - 1
  Masterful Herzog
  
  A telling and engrossing study of one man's personal delusion leading him on a collision course with nature and in the end, to his doom (no surprise then to... read more »
  
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- - E Edwards
  - London, England
  - 16 Jun 2006 at 13:50
- - 4
  - 0
  documentary at its best
  
  A profoundly brilliant putting-together documentary. Information, puzzles, image, acting, horror, comedy and environment at its quirky and full extent. Mad man ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bedlinog
  - 28 Jun 2006 at 10:24

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Critics' reviews
- Werner Herzog is back to form with this captivating documentary about Grizzly Bear fanatic, Timothy Treadwell read more »
- LOVEFiLM Review
  - Tom Charity
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- This documentary offers an intimate window into its subject. By using Treadwell's own words, ideas and point of view, Herzog makes audiences feel as if they are poring over a video journal of a tortured soul
- 40479
- - USA Today
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Mesmerizing work of disturbing power and unease.... Herzog as bushwhacked fearlessly into one man's thorny soul
- 40473
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. Its... read more on Time Out
- 49216
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
- Something unique and unforgettable.... Herzog conducts his own expedition into knowing the unknowable...
- 40475
- - Rolling Stone
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- An inspired, superb documentary.. poignant, beautiful, sublime. Four stars
- 40476
- - The Guardian
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Awe-inspiring, it really has to be seen to be believed
- 40472
- - Empire
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25

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  Werner Herzog's persistent inquiry into the motivations of human obsession focuses this time on the self-proclaimed kind warrior Timothy Treadwell. A passionate wildlife preservationist and grizzly bear devotee, Treadwell lived unarmed among the grizzlies in a remote section of Alaska for 13 years, ...

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  Werner Herzog's persistent inquiry into the motivations of human obsession focuses this time on the self-proclaimed kind warrior Timothy Treadwell. A passionate wildlife preservationist and grizzly bear devotee, Treadwell lived unarmed among the grizzlies in a remote section of Alaska for 13 years, ...