However well-intentioned and supportive of various wildlife preservation associations these productions may be, the G-Rated docs are more interested in producing awww responses from little kids than teaching them about nature.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 15, 2022

A welcome addition to Disneynature's wildlife canon.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 1, 2021

The simple truth is that much of Bears feels cartoonish and far too light.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 2, 2020

It's so magical to watch Disney blend nature and storytelling together in an epic adventure.

| Feb 5, 2020

Most of the movie is just bears being super cute.

| Original Score: A- | Apr 26, 2019

Overall, Bears holds a crossover appeal that should provide legitimate entertainment for the whole family. It's a fantastic documentary of the beautiful world we live in and some of the incredible creatures that live in it.

| Nov 21, 2017

I'm not suggesting that every nature film narrator should sound like David Attenborough, but John C. Reilly really seems an odd choice.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 14, 2014

Not without its contrivances as it caters to younger audiences, "Bears" is a nonetheless earnest, adorable real-life adventure.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 12, 2014

With its touching story, beautiful scenery, and stunning camerawork, "Bears" becomes another worthwhile documentary in the Disneynature library.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 11, 2014

constructs a compelling narrative out of what must have been an enormous amount of footage, focusing on the age-old trope of the journey to give the bears' plight for survival a sense of sincere thematic heft

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 12, 2014

"And luckily, the movie does gets out of its own way (eventually) and tells a somewhat engaging, 'true-life' nature tale."

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2014

aimed to be child-friendly and soft pedals some of the harsher realities of bear life

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 7, 2014

Much as I tried to avoid it, it was sometimes difficult to keep Werner Herzog's voice from creeping in over John C. Reilly's narration.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 25, 2014

Although bears most certainly can be adorable creatures, 'Bears,' the latest Disney documentary to celebrate Earth Day, turns the cuteness level up a bit too high.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 24, 2014

Nature movie fans will enjoy seeing the incredible cinematography of these magnificent creatures in the wild.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 24, 2014

Sincere and unexpectedly good, the film happily reintroduces another element of classic kids' movies: a tidy 77-minute run time.

| Apr 22, 2014

Engrossing and engaging - and the closing credits reveal behind-the-scenes glimpses of filming in the wild.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 20, 2014

Huge bears, cute bears, stunning vistas and an age-old story of survival, the G-rated "Bears" is fine entertainment for families and animal lovers.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 19, 2014

What's amazing about the documentary, though, is that it's oftentimes just as engaging as the Disney bears that play in jug bands or crave ooey-gooey honey.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 18, 2014

Some tense moments in Disney's nature documentary.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 18, 2014