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Barbara Forever
Barbara Forever (2026) is Brydie O'Connor's debut documentary about lesbian experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer (1939-2019), built from her five-decade archive. It won the Sundance Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award and the Berlinale Teddy Award for Best Documentary.
Barbara Loden
Barbara Loden, American actress and filmmaker, wife of Elia Kazan, wrote, directed, and starred in Wanda (1970), her only feature, which won the Venice Critics' Prize, was later reclaimed as a feminist landmark, and ranked in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.
Barbara Nichols
Barbara Nichols (Barbara Marie Nickerauer, 1928-1976), American character actress of brassy comic roles; known for Sweet Smell of Success, Pal Joey, The Pajama Game (1957), Broadway's Let It Ride, and TV guest roles; died of liver failure at 47.
Barbara Payton
Barbara Payton (Barbara Lee Redfield, 1927-1967), American film actress of 1949-1955, star of Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye with James Cagney, whose career collapsed after the 1951 Tom Neal-Franchot Tone brawl and who died at 39.
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (Ruby Stevens, 1907–1990), American actress of stage, film, and TV; four-time Oscar nominee, honorary Oscar 1982, three Emmys; star of Double Indemnity, The Lady Eve, and TV's The Big Valley.
Barbara Turner (screenwriter)
Barbara Turner (Gloria Rose Turner), American screenwriter and actress (1936–2016), mother of Jennifer Jason Leigh; wrote Petulia, Georgia, Pollock, The Company, Hemingway & Gellhorn; Emmy and WGA nominee.
Barbarella (film)
Barbarella (1968), Roger Vadim's French-Italian sci-fi comedy starring Jane Fonda, adapted from Jean-Claude Forest's comic; produced by Dino De Laurentiis, released by Paramount, now a camp cult classic.
Barbarian (2022 film)
Barbarian is a 2022 American horror film written and directed by Zach Cregger in his solo feature directorial debut, starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long.
Barbenheimer
Barbenheimer: portmanteau for the July 21, 2023 same-day release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and its viral meme phenomenon; $235.5M combined domestic opening, nearly $2.5B worldwide, Japan controversy, and imitators like Glicked.
Barbershop (film)
Barbershop is a 2002 American comedy-drama directed by Tim Story, following Ice Cube's Calvin Palmer over one day as he tries to buy back his South Side Chicago barbershop.
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Barbershop 2: Back in Business is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, the sequel to Barbershop, in which Ice Cube's Calvin Palmer defends his South Side Chicago barbershop.
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop: The Next Cut is a 2016 American comedy-drama, the third in the Barbershop series, directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Ice Cube and Regina Hall.
Barbie (film)
Barbie (2023) is Greta Gerwig's live-action comedy based on the Mattel doll, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling; it earned $1 billion in 17 days, became 2023's top film, and received eight Oscar nominations.
Barbie & Teresa: Recipe for Friendship
Barbie & Teresa: Recipe for Friendship (Barbie y Teresa: La receta de la amistad) is a 2025 Mattel Television CG animated special, directed by Karen J. Lloyd, premiering March 6, 2025 on Netflix, in which the two Barbies help Teresa open her cousin's New York tamale restaurant.
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a 2004 direct-to-video CGI Barbie musical, the series' first, loosely adapting Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper; directed by William Lau, starring Kelly Sheridan as dual leads and Martin Short as villain Preminger.
Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow
Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (2007) is the third direct-to-video Barbie Fairytopia film, directed by William Lau, with Kelly Sheridan as Elina, who learns the Flight of Spring at the Crystal Palace to stop Laverna's ten-year winter.
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (Barbie: Mermaidia) is a 2006 direct-to-video computer-animated film, the first Barbie sequel, in which fairy Elina trades her wings for a mermaid tail to rescue prince Nalu from Laverna.
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses is a 2006 direct-to-video animated musical fantasy film in which Barbie voices Princess Genevieve, one of twelve dancing sisters.
Barbie in the Nutcracker
Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001) is the first CGI-animated Barbie film, from Mainframe Entertainment and Mattel, directed by Owen Hurley, with Kelly Sheridan as Barbie/Clara, Tim Curry as the Mouse King, Tchaikovsky's score, and motion-captured New York City Ballet dances.
Barbie: Fairytopia
Barbie: Fairytopia (2005) is a direct-to-video CGI Barbie film, the first with an original storyline, starring Elina, a wingless fairy fighting Laverna; it spawned Mermaidia, Magic of the Rainbow, and a stage show.
Barbie: Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy Friends
Barbie: Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy Friends, also titled Barbie Mariposa, is the 12th Barbie direct-to-video film (2008), a Fairytopia spin-off in which butterfly fairy Mariposa seeks an antidote for her poisoned queen, directed by Conrad Helten.
Barcelona: A Love Untold
Barcelona: A Love Untold is a 2016 Philippine romantic drama directed by Olivia M. Lamasan, starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla as Mia and Ely, Filipinos in Spain. Star Cinema release that earned over Php 300 million and won FAMAS Best Picture 2017.
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades) is a 2022 Mexican comedy-drama by Alejandro González Iñárritu for Netflix, starring Daniel Giménez Cacho as filmmaker Silverio Gama; 159 minutes, shot on 65mm by Darius Khondji, Venice premiere 2022, Metascore 55, one Oscar nomination.
Bare (upcoming film)
Bare is an upcoming 2027 British drama, Lorna Tucker's feature directorial debut adapted from her 2025 memoir, starring Florence Hunt as runaway Sophie, with Isla Fisher and Colin Firth; filmed in London, in post-production.
Barefoot (2014 film)
Barefoot (2014) is an American romantic comedy directed by Andrew Fleming, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Scott Speedman, a remake of the 2005 German film Barfuss; it earned $15,071 and 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン) (1983 film)
Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン, Hadashi no Gen) is a 1983 Japanese anime film directed by Mori Masaki, adapted from Keiji Nakazawa's autobiographical Hiroshima bombing manga, produced by Gen Productions and Madhouse, released 21 July 1983, with a 1986 sequel.
Barefoot Gen 2 (はだしのゲン2)
Barefoot Gen 2 (はだしのゲン2, Hadashi no Gen 2) is a 1986 Madhouse anime film directed by Toshio Hirata, sequel to the 1983 Barefoot Gen, following Gen in postwar Hiroshima as his mother sickens from radiation.
Barefoot in the Park (film)
Barefoot in the Park (1967) is a Paramount romantic comedy directed by Gene Saks, adapted by Neil Simon from his Broadway play, starring Robert Redford reprising his stage role opposite Jane Fonda; it grossed $19,994,515 domestically.
Bareilly Ki Barfi (बरेली की बर्फ़ी)
Bareilly Ki Barfi (बरेली की बर्फ़ी) is a 2017 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, starring Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Rajkummar Rao, adapted from Nicolas Barreau's French novel The Ingredients of Love, released 18 August 2017, earning ₹34.55 crore in India.
Barely Lethal
Barely Lethal is a 2015 American action-comedy directed by Kyle Newman, written by John D'Arco, starring Hailee Steinfeld as teen agent Megan Walsh, with Jessica Alba, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Turner; released May 29, 2015, PG-13, 96 minutes.