
Movies that feel likeBarbarella (1968)
If you loved Barbarella, the closest films we have are Fantastic Voyage (1966), Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973) and Forbidden Planet (1956). All three share Barbarella's cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Man in the White Suit (1951).
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If Barbarella hit the spot, these will too

Both land ideas and scale at once
The difference: Reviewed even better

Witty and playful in the same breath
The difference: Easier on the scale than Barbarella

The same preoccupation in both: alien planet

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

Cerebral comedy in both cases
The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Science fiction built on wit, twice over

Playful adventure, and it commits to that

Both lean on scale more than on comedy
The difference: Sits closer to romance than Barbarella does

Both lean on wit more than on science fiction

Both lean on play more than on adventure

Science fiction of the same temperament
The difference: Leans harder into drama than Barbarella does
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