Barbie (2023)
Barbie is a 2023 comedy movie directed by Greta Gerwig, with a running time of 1h 54m. It stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera.
In Barbieland, every day is perfect, every Barbie runs the show, and Ken exists mostly to be noticed. Then Stereotypical Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, starts thinking about death and wakes up with flat feet, so she and Ryan Gosling's needy Ken cross into the real world to fix what is wrong. Greta Gerwig turns Mattel's plastic icon into a candy-colored comedy about womanhood, mortality and who gets to matter. America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon and Will Ferrell fill out a cast that plays the joke straight while the satire lands underneath.
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What is Barbie about?
In Barbieland, every day is perfect, every Barbie runs the show, and Ken exists mostly to be noticed. Then Stereotypical Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, starts thinking about death and wakes up with flat feet, so she and Ryan Gosling's needy Ken cross into the real world to fix what is wrong. Greta Gerwig turns Mattel's plastic icon into a candy-colored comedy about womanhood, mortality and who gets to matter. America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon and Will Ferrell fill out a cast that plays the joke straight while the satire lands underneath.
When was Barbie released?
Barbie was released on 19 July 2023.
How long is Barbie?
Barbie runs 1h 54m.
Who made Barbie?
Barbie was directed by Greta Gerwig.
Where can I watch Barbie?
Barbie is available on HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV, Amazon, AppleTV and Fandango at Home.
Where to watch Barbie
Stream: HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV
Rent: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Spectrum On Demand
Buy: Fandango at Home
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A few thoughts on Barbie
If Barbie's bright, artificial world appeals, the game Portal drops a lone woman into a pastel test-lab run by a sardonic voice, comedy and unease in equal measure. Portal 2 doubles the wit. For satire of American life in the same key, The Simpsons has spent decades skewering the culture Barbie steps into.
Candy-colored fantasy worlds with real stakes underneath
Barbie drops a pastel dollhouse utopia into a story about mortality and who gets to matter, and these picks share that trick. Each wraps a bright, playful surface around something that actually aches, from wish-granting fairy godmothers to storybook worlds a child can walk right into.
Comedies that smuggle real satire under the laughs
Barbie plays the Mattel joke straight while the critique of womanhood lands underneath, and that is the move here too. These comedies keep you laughing while quietly skewering their targets, whether the suburbs, celebrity, or the whole absurd machine of pop culture.
Battle-of-the-sexes romances where the woman runs the show
Barbie hands the whole world to its Barbies while Ken flounders for attention, and these stories run on the same spark. Sharp women outmaneuver the men circling them, trading barbs and schemes in romances where the heroine clearly holds the wit and the power.
Playful game worlds that wink back at the player
Barbie knows exactly how ridiculous its plastic paradise is and mines the joke for meaning. These games pull the same stunt, building bright, stylized worlds that comment on themselves while you play, from a deadpan test lab to a heist crew loaded with attitude.