Elizabeth Banks’ 95-Minute R-Rated Horror Hit Officially Climbs Streaming Charts

Elizabeth Banks’ horror comedy *Cocaine Bear* has returned to Netflix’s streaming charts during the spooky season, showing renewed interest in the 2023 film. Its mix of gore and dark comedy, built around a bear on a cocaine-fuelled rampage, helped it become a commercial success.

Inspired by a 1985 incident involving cocaine lost from a drug runner’s plane and a black bear that consumed it, the film follows police, criminals, tourists and teenagers searching for the animal. It earned more than $90 million worldwide on a $35 million budget, with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 65% from critics and 71% from audiences; FlixPatrol lists it alongside titles including *Animals*, *Twilight* and *Ice Age*.