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10 Best Movies Like Barbara

If you loved Barbara, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Back to School

Back to School

2019★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbara for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two adults go to their middle school reunion in order to show off their success to old bullies teenage crushes....

#2
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbara for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#3
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994★ 8.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbara for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting ski...

#4
1917

1917

2019★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbara for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers....

#5
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbara for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbara for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...