Barbara vs Origin
Origin has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Barbara). Origin is the shorter watch at 5m compared with 1h 45m. Barbara is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Barbara
Origin| Barbara | Origin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 5m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christian Petzold | Joby Stephens |
| Main cast | Nina Hoss, Rainer Bock, Ronald Zehrfeld, Christina Hecke, Claudia Geisler-Bading | Immy Taylor, Emma Hutchings |
Synopsis
Barbara
In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre.
Origin
1896. Left behind in the family manor, young Mary plays hide and seek with the servant, Beth. But as the game unfolds, she realises Beth isn’t the only one searching for her… Something else is lurking in the dark. And it’s ready to play.