# Grizzly Man

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Grizzly Man and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a unique piece of art and a respectful, in-depth character study, with scenes that stay with viewers.

## Why people recommend it

- Unique piece of art (2 comments): "I think Grizzly Man is a unique piece of art" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47198832)) "Grizzly Man is a unique piece of art" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47200778))
- Respectful, in-depth character study (1 comments): "it was a respectful and in-depth character study" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338870))
- Scene that stays with viewers (1 comments): "this scene is exactly what you're talking about and something I still think about" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340503))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [You Can See Everything](https://hackerapproved.com/p/you-can-see-everything.md): 39 recommend
- [The Thinking Game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinking-game-documentary.md): 15 recommend
- [HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hypernormalisation.md): 14 recommend
- [It's Quieter in the Twilight](https://hackerapproved.com/p/it-s-quieter-in-the-twilight.md): 12 recommend
- [BBS: The Documentary](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bbs-the-documentary.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Grizzly Man", https://hackerapproved.com/p/grizzly-man/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).