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10 Best Movies Like Barely Managing

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

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#1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

1991★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barely Managing for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants....

#2
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barely Managing for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, ...

#3
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barely Managing for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family....

#4
Men in Black II

Men in Black II

2002★ 6.4

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

Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statemen...

#5
Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955★ 7.5

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

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some sta...

#6
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

1966★ 7.1

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

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book bu...