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Barry

"Before he was Barack, he was Barry"

2016

1h 44m

5.7(195 votes)

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Overview

A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.

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46 members

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Devon Terrell

Barack Hussein Obama

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Anya Taylor-Joy

Charlotte Baughman

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Jason Mitchell

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Ellar Coltrane

Will

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Jenna Elfman

Kathy Baughman

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Linus Roache

Bill Baughman

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Avi Nash

Saleem

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John Benjamin Hickey

Professor Gray

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Ashley Judd

Ann Dunham

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Sawyer Pierce

Thad

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Eric Berryman

Ali

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Ralph Rodriguez

Andre

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Danny Henriquez

Milton

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Tessa Albertson

Tina

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Tommy Nelson

Buzz

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Annabelle Attanasio

Sylvia

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Danny Hoch

Eddie

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Matt Ball

Dennis

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Markita Prescott

Denise

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Souléymane Sy Savané

Fred

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Brandon Bermeo

Eda

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Jack Turell

Teammate

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Nick Kohn

Guard #1

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Flora Wildes

Raquel

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Sean Patrick Doyle

Danceteria Queen

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Ahkai Franklin

Incense Vendor

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Nashawn Kearse

Black Israelite Speaker

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Jean Godsend Floradin

Black Israelite Reader

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Monique Vukovic

White Woman

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Samantha Marie Ware

Tisha

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Alexis Nichole Smith

Lila

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Jeremy Sample

Reggie

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Michael Crane

Martin Baughman

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Chukwudi Iwuji

Ephraim

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Marion Yue

Grace Lee Boggs

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Robert G. McKay

James Boggs

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Bill Walters

Homeless Man in Stairwell (uncredited)

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Cherie Danielle

Prostitute

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Nathaniel McIntyre

Kid

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Fab 5 Freddy

Rameek

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Will Cooper

Busker

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Melissa Joseph

Roller Girl (uncredited)

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Alex Kruz

Fencing Instructor (uncredited)

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Caleb McDaniel

B-Boy (uncredited)

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Kinga Piersiak

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

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Christopher M. Polito

Robbie (uncredited)

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