Barry (2016) on Netflix
In 1981, Barack Obama, known as Barry, arrives in New York City as a transfer student at Columbia University. His roommate cannot be reached, and he spends the night in the streets.
- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb6.0/108,160 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes80%
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Plot summary
In 1981, Barack Obama, called Barry, comes to New York City as a transfer student from Occidental College to attend Columbia University. He cannot contact Will, the roommate he expected, so his first night passes in the streets. The next day he reaches Saleem, a man he met at a party months before, who welcomes him into his apartment. Barry and Will live in an off-campus apartment on 109th Street. In class he joins debates about philosophy and American society, and on the basketball court PJ, a graduate student at Columbia raised in Harlem, names him The Invisible Man.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Barry (2016)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Anya Taylor-Joy's character Charlotte Baughman is a composite based on several girlfriends Barack Obama had while he was a student at Columbia University.
