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10 Best Movies Like The Barrier

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

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#1
Yanagawa

Yanagawa

2022★ 6.7

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

At a Japanese restaurant nestled within the busy streets of Beijing, Li Dong convinces his older brother Li Chun to travel together to the Japanese city of Yanagawa to find and cat...

#2
Farewell Moscow

Farewell Moscow

1987★ 6.9

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

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#3
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

1990★ 6.1

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

This is yet another telling of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as the two try to clear their friend Jim of murder charges....

#4
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

1941★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Barrier for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese a...

#5
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

2008★ 9.0

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

When Alex is caught using magic to clean her room she is forced to go to wizard school with Justin. Max and Jerry camp out on the terrace to prove their manhood....

#6
Psycho Hannibal

Psycho Hannibal

2001★ 4.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Barrier for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A series of bizarre murders. Psychometer Rinko cooperates with detectives in the investigation. The investigation is a difficult one, and the only clues are Rinko's visions when sh...