The Beaver
“He's here to save Walter's life.”
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.
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Cast
20 people
Mel Gibson
Walter Black
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Jodie Foster
Meredith Black
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Taxi Driver
Anton Yelchin
Porter Black
Known for
Green Room
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Riley Thomas Stewart
Henry Black
Known for
The Lucky One
Straight A's
Jennifer Lawrence
Norah
Known for
The Hunger Games
Passengers
Kelly Coffield Park
Norah's Mom
Known for
Bride Wars
Kidding
Zachary Booth
Jared
Known for
Damages
South of Hell
Cherry Jones
Vice President
Known for
11.22.63
Defending Jacob
Jeff Corbett
Volunteer Dad
Known for
The Noel Diary
Bosch: Legacy
Baylen Thomas
Skeptical Man
Also in
Evil
Life on Mars
Sam Breslin Wright
Man
Known for
The Crowded Room
Madam Secretary
Michael Rivera
Hector
Known for
The Night Of
Fighting
Jodie Foster Director · Kyle Killen Screenplay Marcelo Zarvos Composer
Worldwide gross $971K · Budget $21M · United States release May 5, 2011
Box office
Budget
$21,000,000
Worldwide gross
$970,816
Production
Anonymous Content
Production
Summit Entertainment
Production · Studio
Participant
Production
Image Nation Studios
Production
Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
Production
Participant Media
Production
United Arab Emirates · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 16, 2011
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United States · May 5, 2011
Theatrical
Argentina
June 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
June 11, 2011 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Bahrain
June 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 25, 2011 · Theatrical
October 1, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
May 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
May 6, 2011 · Theatrical
Chile
August 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
May 20, 2011 · Theatrical
France
May 17, 2011 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
May 19, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
July 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 17, 2011 · Digital
Israel
May 19, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
May 20, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
June 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
August 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Kuwait
May 19, 2011 · Theatrical
Latvia
September 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 21, 2011 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Norway
May 20, 2011 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Qatar
June 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
June 30, 2011 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
August 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 2, 2012 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 7, 2011 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
May 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 30, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
June 3, 2011 · Theatrical · Italian
June 29, 2011 · Theatrical · French
July 7, 2011 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
May 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Thailand
June 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Türkiye
June 17, 2011 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Uruguay
July 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Venezuela
July 8, 2011 · Theatrical
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