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Barbarella

Play trailer 3:18 Poster for Barbarella PG 1968 1h 38m Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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Barbarella (Jane Fonda) roams 41st-century space with her blind guardian angel, Pygar (John Phillip Law).

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Unevenly paced and thoroughly cheesy, Barbarella is nonetheless full of humor, entertaining visuals, and Jane Fonda's sex appeal.

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Charles Champlin Los Angeles Times 02/12/2025
Vadim had chosen to be risqué, not risky, preposterous not profound, and he has succeeded. Go to Full Review
Will Jones Minneapolis Star Tribune 02/12/2025
It easily ranks with the best of the "Batman" TV episodes for high-style mindless nonsense. Go to Full Review
Ann Guarino New York Daily News 02/12/2025
2.5/4
Fonda does have acting talent and throws her comic lines with an excellent sense of timing. Go to Full Review
Wayne Harada Honolulu Advertiser 02/12/2025
Barbarella... is so far out, it's in -- camp art, if you will. Go to Full Review
Giles M. Fowler Kansas City Star 02/12/2025
What makes the thing so stupendously awful and callous is its perpetration of a mighty fraud. Go to Full Review
Felix Barker Liverpool Echo 02/12/2025
I found it only too easy to withstand its casual eroticism. Go to Full Review
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Bakercakes 06/19/2022 Its an absolutely ridiculous space sex opera that has been argued by many to be either feminist progressive storytelling or misogynistic exploitation. I think this movie lets you see what you want to see in it. Mayhap that is its lasting legacy. The popcorn was excellent, and that seems fitting. See more Andrew B @Projectionist35mm 7h hi - I am projecting Barbarella from an original 35mm release print. Its IB Technicolor also, so should look great and the way the film should be seen! its at Chichester Cinema New Park Monday 1st June and Friday 5th June please spread the word - a chance to see the original 1968 - 35mm print in technicolor! See more Francois O @RT11114556 3d It’s an excellent Scifi comedy, incredibly well acted by Jane Fonda. Of course it’s more poetic than realistic, and if you expect Hollywood special effects and heroes that take themselves very seriously, you won’t like that entertaining gem full of 60s colours, soft carpet on spaceship walls and a beautiful soundtrack blending upbeat groovy melodies and classical music. It’s somewhat sexy, but in a pure, hippie way (Barbarella changes 5 or 6 times to showcase awesome outfits). Idk you need to see that it’s like Scifi written by Austin Powers. See more bob C @RT46426964 Apr 9 Junk. Dated. Junk with naked young Jane, but. See more Jeffrey K @RT70322279 Jan 17 Among other things, Jane Fonda is always a good reason to watch this movie. In fact according to filmsite.org, it was considered her definitive role. Plus, the music, the sets, even the visual effects are so cool. See more Craig B @RT31271389 Dec 8 A great classic sci-fi from the late 60's. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Barbarella (Jane Fonda) roams 41st-century space with her blind guardian angel, Pygar (John Phillip Law).
Director
Roger Vadim
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
Claude Brulé, Terry Southern, Roger Vadim, Vittorio Bonicelli, Brian Degas, Tudor Gates, Jean-Claude Forest
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 1968, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Runtime
1h 38m