Barbarians

Barbarians

The guests have arrived.

Directed by Charles Dorfman

Produced by Media Finance Capital, Samuel Marshall Productions

202190 min5.1 / 10

A tense home-invasion thriller that weaponizes the intimacy of a dinner party, forcing buried secrets and fractured friendships into violent collision with external threat.

A civilized dinner party in a country house sees four friends, Lucas, Adam, Chloe, and Eve, coming together for a birthday celebration. As the night progresses secrets and lies force themselves into the light and polite pretensions are dropped. A knock at the door reveals three masked intruders with an agenda of their own. Will their friendship stand the test? Can they survive the night or will their secrets eventually catch up with them?

Questions people ask

  • Is Barbarians scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is Barbarians easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Barbarians violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Does Barbarians end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Barbarians sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Barbarians

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Barbarians

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Barbarians, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Barbarians, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Barbarians, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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