The Beaver (2011)

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence
as Norah
Mel Gibson
as Walter Black
Jodie Foster
as Meredith Black
Anton Yelchin
as Porter Black

Get more information about The Beaver (2011) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Drama

6.7 / 10

Walter Black ('Mel Gibson') is depressed and sleeps most of the day. It's driving his family crazy, and his wife Meredith (Jodie Foster) kicks him out. Walter starts carrying a beaver puppet and tries to commit suicide (unsuccessfully). He uses the puppet to talk to himself, trying to bolster his spirits, and is trying to rebuild his life. Through the beaver, the family begins to learn about Walter's history and problems, and as he continues rebuilding, the beaver shows us all a way to cope.

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Comments on this trailer
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Brick O'Neal

Mel Gibson... Why? ... Why? - @Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:34 AM

Ronald

I'm glad I watched the trailer before watching the movie This looks like a horrible movie. I was expecting a comedy or maybe a romantic comedy, not a boring drama. If I want to watch a drama I go to Drama Fever & watch a K-Drama. (K-Dramas almost always have a happy ending. Because they are almost always fan driven after the first few episodes air.) - @Wednesday, October 24, 2018 10:51 PM

Elhatárolódó Hód

Mel Gibson should be in jail for analy abusing beavers! - @Monday, October 8, 2018 1:26 AM

bun bun

This made me terrified of beavers as a kid - @Monday, August 6, 2018 7:49 PM

MegaChorro123

This actually wasn’t a bad movie :) - @Friday, July 27, 2018 11:12 PM

DeadInTheBath

Does the beaver fuck her or what? - @Saturday, April 14, 2018 4:04 PM

Spike

bought this because anton yelchin plays in it. - @Friday, April 6, 2018 12:58 AM

Marty Keaton

For those who don’t know. http://www.takepart.com/thebeaver/index.html - @Monday, March 26, 2018 3:24 PM

Steve Melton

Should have been: Psychotic Break; Go for it! - @Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:38 PM

ShoushaJr

another pile of crap - @Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:38 PM

Liuhuayue

This reminds me of Ted, only it's not at all like Ted. - @Saturday, December 30, 2017 9:19 PM

minion9649

I can't believe this movie is only 6 years old... - @Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:45 AM

xc5647321 xc5647321

Jodie Foster in a movie titled THE BEAVER. Hmmmmm... - @Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:53 AM

xmobster5

Mel didn't even have to act. - @Sunday, November 26, 2017 6:35 AM

Hawxxy

Of all scripts Jodie read in order to direct a movie, the one called "Beaver" attracted her the most.. Wow. - @Tuesday, November 21, 2017 5:47 AM

acb 1994

really bad trailer that uses every clip of the movie yet fails to capture its essence in any way - @Monday, November 6, 2017 6:07 AM

Saturnfiverocket

Mad Max is mad - @Saturday, October 21, 2017 2:48 PM

Marco Peláez Fernández

Where´s Justin? - @Monday, September 18, 2017 11:31 PM

edex north

*the blacklist* has some preciousssss.. only beavers give a damn - @Friday, September 15, 2017 11:24 PM

So S

Vox brought me here - @Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:43 PM

Stephen Stanton

Very happy to have had the opportunity to voice the narration in this trailer for Jodie Foster's film! :) - @Sunday, July 23, 2017 10:57 PM

mudshark jones

to hard to watch ,i stopped half way .sorry to the great performances but there are some films that burden you to much . - @Sunday, May 28, 2017 6:34 PM

Dylan Gantrich

This performance is magnificent. Drama may not my kind of genre, but Mel Gibson just nailed it. - @Saturday, May 13, 2017 12:46 AM

Gonzalo Altera

666 dislikes. You are doomed beaver! (For now) - @Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:04 PM

Dagobert Frolandia

If the Academy Awards is a registered trademark, why does it need to be asociated with Jodie Foster? - @Wednesday, April 19, 2017 12:07 AM

FritzIdler

Stupid title, good movie. Not a great movie, but good. Mel Gibson is the great one here. Give it a chance, glad I finally did. Creates a similar vibe to St. Vincent by the end. And was nice to see Jody Foster again. - @Saturday, March 18, 2017 6:46 PM

Smee2000

Wow, that looks like total shit - @Thursday, March 2, 2017 10:40 AM

Synthwoofe

I got through Tusk. I can probably get through this too - @Tuesday, February 14, 2017 7:50 PM

JeevesReturns

Mel Gibson is a bit of a 'film killer' for me. Not that he's a horrible actor, rather that I've repeatedly heard tales of how much of a douchebag bag he is. I can't enjoy a movie if I seriously don't care for the actor playing the lead character in it. - @Sunday, February 5, 2017 4:48 PM

Robert Swinda

This movie was so hilarious! I laughed when he cut off his arm. That would never happen in real life no matter what is happening. This is so dumb and not reality one bit. Beaver in the shower sex scene lol. - @Monday, January 30, 2017 3:16 PM

xc5647321 xc5647321

I've noticed that Jodie Foster tended towards many plots where she is betrayed or abandoned by men and where men are always the bad person. - @Sunday, January 29, 2017 5:42 AM

Ian Robinson

Welllllp, no need to see it now :) - @Saturday, January 28, 2017 5:59 PM

upinsmoke2897

This movie was freaking terrible. My favorite part was the sexual shower scene with Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and the beaver puppet on his hand. I kid you not. - @Saturday, January 21, 2017 1:50 AM

Ria H

this movie is soo good and underrated.. has such a great message in it. - @Monday, January 2, 2017 6:37 PM

Halcyon

RIP Anton <3 - @Wednesday, December 28, 2016 4:32 AM

Isabelle Gustafsson

I'm only watching this because of Jennifer Lawrence - @Monday, December 26, 2016 6:30 PM

Laura Larasati

This is me - @Thursday, December 22, 2016 10:46 PM

April Mae

It costs millions to make a movie, so why would anyone in their right mind make such a depressing movie, like the same terrible others before it? - @Friday, November 25, 2016 12:45 PM

Sergio Patricio Figueroa Labraña

I would like this film to be broadcast on TNT (Turner Network Television) - @Monday, November 21, 2016 1:26 AM

NaVilla

I just found out about this movie. It doesn't feel like I'm living in real life now. - @Sunday, October 16, 2016 6:59 AM

TarantulaColin

Just watched this movie. Best laugh I've had in ages. If you ever have friends over and want to laugh at stupid lesser known movie than this is the one - @Sunday, October 16, 2016 5:25 AM

Nerdy Burd Recaps

i cudnt tell if it was mel acting like he was depressed on purpose and not bc his charac was an alcoholic. no wait. when foster brought him onto this film. i was shocked. but in the end. there are refs. here &there. but, i think i just luvd the beaver more. bc he sounded australian, lol and well mel lived there once. so he kinda picked it up. or maybe i was wrong. tho it was the first time in a long time where he was in new york. bc he moved to oz as a kid. but, if anything. i only kept watching bc of the beaver. once it went away. i felt the ending was a little bland. cudve been better. its just now watching it again. i cry every time i see porter. rest easy now, anton :'( - @Tuesday, September 13, 2016 1:29 PM

Thomas Lowe

I really liked Mel Gibson in this movie.....I just wasn't wild about the movie in its last 30 or so minutes, it just seems to have kind of fallen apart. I'm fine with an ending you're not expecting, but I'm not real fine with awkward, clunky, contrived storytelling. Other than that, it was definitely worth the watch. I'm really looking to see more of him in films and am hoping his unwritten banishment from the film industry ends sooner rather than later. - @Tuesday, August 30, 2016 1:01 AM

skwcw2001

still one of the best portraying of mental illness - @Wednesday, August 24, 2016 3:07 PM

Tyler bork

What the fuck. - @Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:24 PM

ryan martin

I genuinely like this move - @Saturday, August 20, 2016 4:48 AM

Ali Salman

l like Mel I give him 5 of 5 - @Saturday, July 2, 2016 1:21 PM

Lucas Macfarlane

Rip Anton - @Friday, July 1, 2016 1:26 AM

Billy Villarta

Where is Justin?LOL - @Thursday, June 16, 2016 12:07 AM

Frodo

Mental Illness the movie, FT. Mel Gibson. just chalk it up to the rest of the movies that have confused me too much. - @Monday, May 30, 2016 11:54 PM