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Barry (2016) — Stream on Netflix · CriticCrunch

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Barry

Movie2016·104 min

Barry

Directed by Vikram Gandhi

A drama film directed by Vikram Gandhi.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 93%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.7/10

209 ratings

About Barry

A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: identity self discovery, coming of age, social injustice, late 20th century, historical event, new york, high school campus, close friendship, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Vikram Gandhi
Language: English

Cast

Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell

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How Barry Ranks

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Top 93%

2010s movies

Top 90%

Drama movies

Top 93%

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the vibe

Barry Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltcontemplativegritty

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

fish out of water

slow-burn reveal

identity self discovery

coming of age

social injustice

outsider misfit

everyman

close friendship

strangers forced together

historical event

New York

high school

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9