6 Best Barbershop Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 22, 2026

The neighborhood barbershop has proven fertile ground for cinema, from community-comedy ensembles to a razor-wielding tale of revenge. In The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001): A taciturn small-town barber’s blackmail scheme spirals into murder and a desperate fight to prove his innocence. Worth seeking out is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007): A vengeful barber returns to London to slaughter the corrupt judge who destroyed his family, one client at a time.

Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.2

The barbershop community bands together to combat rising violence in their South Side Chicago neighborhood.

Directed by Malcolm D. Lee · 1h 51m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 86% Metacritic 83

A vengeful barber returns to London to slaughter the corrupt judge who destroyed his family, one client at a time.

Directed by Tim Burton · 1h 56m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar34 wins & 77 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Barber (2015)

TMDB ★ 5.3

A small-town barber with a dark past becomes entangled in a detective's obsessive hunt for a serial killer.

Directed by Basel Owies · 1h 35m

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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 81% Metacritic 73

A taciturn small-town barber's blackmail scheme spirals into murder and a desperate fight to prove his innocence.

Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen · 1h 56m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar25 wins & 43 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

TMDB ★ 5.8

The barbershop crew fights to save their block from being bought out and gentrified by a corporate chain.

Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan · 1h 46m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Barbershop (2002)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A struggling barbershop owner considers selling to a loan shark before realizing what the shop means to his community.

Directed by Tim Story · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Barbershop Movies

Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

The Barber (2015)

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

Barbershop (2002)

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