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The Beaver
“He's here to save Walter's life.”
64%
Movie
1h 31m
AI Analysis
The Beaver (2011) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Beaver (2011) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~91 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Beaver 64% (931 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 931 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2011-05-05
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 50780
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Where can I watch The Beaver (2011)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Beaver?
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What is The Beaver about?
Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Beaver?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Beaver?
The official runtime for The Beaver is approximately 91 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Mel Gibson
Walter Black
Jodie Foster
Meredith Black
Anton Yelchin
Porter Black
Riley Thomas Stewart
Henry Black
Jennifer Lawrence
Norah
Kelly Coffield Park
Norah's Mom
Zachary Booth
Jared
Cherry Jones
Vice President
Jeff Corbett
Volunteer Dad
Baylen Thomas
Skeptical Man
Sam Breslin Wright
Man
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Michael Rivera
Hector
Kris Arnold
Waiter
Elizabeth Kaledin
Reporter
Matt Lauer
Matt Lauer
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
Terry Gross
Terry Gross
Folake Olowofoyeku
Nurse
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