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10 Best Movies Like Barbarians at the Gate

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

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#1
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbarians at the Gate for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communic...

#2
Love Don't Co$t a Thing

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbarians at the Gate for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool....

#3
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbarians at the Gate for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

#4
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbarians at the Gate for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

#5
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbarians at the Gate for fans of Comedy & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Colin has rented a stately country home for his extended family’s New Year celebrations. He’s the centre of attention until his estranged brother David unexpectedly arrives, throwi...

#6
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barbarians at the Gate for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends hi...

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