Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Barry easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Barry end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barry

Name: Barry
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell, Ellar Coltrane, Jenna Elfman

Before he was Barack, he was Barry

Directed by Vikram Gandhi

Produced by Black Bear Pictures

2016104 min5.7 / 10

An introspective coming-of-age portrait of a young man navigating identity, belonging, and self-discovery amid the cultural and racial complexities of 1980s New York.

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

Clusters

Bittersweet Family Stories Slow Character Dramas American City Movies College Life Biographical Drama

Genres

Drama

Keywords

New York City Biography College Student 1980s Columbia University

Questions people ask

Is Barry violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Barry sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Barry easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Barry scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Barry end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

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.

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