Gary

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Gary

2026

59m

Comedy

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Two friends, Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich and Michael ‘Mikey’ Berzatto, go on a work trip to Gary, Indiana in this flashback episode of FX’s “The Bear.” Taking place before Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto must leave the fine dining world to help save his family’s Chicago sandwich shop and its strong-willed kitchen staff in the wake of his brother’s tragic suicide, not to mention having to navigate his strained familial relationships while balancing the soul-crushing realities of small business ownership, this episode offers an intimate look at the friendship between Richie and Mikey and sheds light on one of their lifechanging adventures.

Sam Adams

Slate

May 8

As wrenching as the episode can be, it’s also unexpectedly leisurely, because the only thing it’s concerned with is right there in front of us. It takes its time, and every second counts.

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Marlon Wallace

The M Report (WBOC.com)

2d

...some might see this as an amuse-bouche or hors d'œuvre for that final season. Others might see it as a palate cleanser...

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Melissa Camacho

Common Sense Media

May 21

4/5

This is a well-written, well-performed emotional piece of The Bear's evolving story world.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

May 12

4/5

…seemingly improvised scenes like an encounter with local youths on a basketball court have just the right feel; Gary's narrative is less about plot-points than exploring character, and that's what makes The Bear so engrossing...

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Joel Keller

Decider

May 8

Gary does a good job of reminding fans of The Bear why the show was so compelling when it first blasted onto our screens, and we hope it’s a harbinger of a good final season.

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Alex Maidy

JoBlo's Movie Network

May 7

9/10

This is worth watching for fans of great acting as well as anyone who wants to see how to make a short film engaging, beautiful, emotional, and completely engrossing.

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Richard S

@RichieS 1d

Awesome performances by both leads!

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Phil D.

@phildub 2d

Cool that they did this. Good to have more insight into the relationship these two had. In terms of plot… Kinda pointless though.

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Susan W.

@sussie 4d

I loved this film! The relationship between the characters was very interesting!

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Slick R

@SlickReviewer May 27

Excellent acting per usual but boring storyline. It should have been an episode of The Bear but instead it was a short movie that really didn't have much story at all.

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Hao Ian L

@HaOiAn May 22

What was seemingly supposed to offer insight into the characters' psyches feels neither interesting nor rewarding here, and is nothing that hasn't already been portrayed before in scenes with Bernthal in seasons prior, with any attempts to present fresh ideas being locked behind tedious storytelling.

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Doug C

@RT53342897 May 19

An excellent episode purely about character development. It isn't supposed plot driven. We see Mikey as a product of all the terrible things his mother displays "later". Richie is an unfiltered, unsober, turned up to 11 version of what we see in The Bear. It is raw, painful, and wonderfully made. If you turned it off before the bar scene, you got about 15% of the essence of this episode.

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Christopher Storer

Director

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich

Jon Bernthal

Michael ‘Mikey’ Berzatto

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Screenwriter

Jon Bernthal

Screenwriter

Josh Senior

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Synopsis

Two friends, Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich and Michael ‘Mikey’ Berzatto, go on a work trip to Gary, Indiana in this flashback episode of FX’s “The Bear.” Taking place before Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto must leave the fine dining world to help save his family’s Chicago sandwich shop and its strong-willed kitchen staff in the wake of his brother’s tragic suicide, not to mention having to navigate his strained familial relationships while balancing the soul-crushing realities of small business ownership, this episode offers an intimate look at the friendship between Richie and Mikey and sheds light on one of their lifechanging adventures.

Director: Christopher Storer
Screenwriter: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jon Bernthal
Distributor: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2026
Runtime: 59m