7 Barbenheimer Double Features That ‘Barbie’ GFs and ‘Oppenhemier’ BFs Can Stream At Home

Well, folks, it’s finally here: Barbieheimer weekend is upon us. What started as an internet joke about Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer releasing on the same day has snowballed into hundred of moviegoers purchasing tickets to see a double feature this Saturday. That’s the financial power of the meme.

In case you hadn’t heard, Barbie and Oppenheimer are two very different movies. Barbie is a fantastical, theatrical, satirical, and, at times, musical comedy about the eponymous doll. It’s dreamy, Candyland-esque set is dripping with pink and other vibrant colors. Oppenheimer, meanwhile, is a serious, somber, and epic three-hour historical biopic about the man who invented the atomic bomb. Filmed partially in black and white, its aesthetic is more boards rooms and men in suits.

The presumption is that the target demos for Barbie and Oppenheimer will split down the gender line. But that’s very presumptuous, isn’t it? Some of us want to see both! And others are in heterosexual relationships, and are forced to see both in order to be a good partner! Thus, the Barbieheimer double feature was born. You’ll spend a good six hours at the theater, but hopefully, it will be worth it.

And maybe you’ll discover your love of double features with one rainbows-and-candy comedy and one dark-and-serious biopic. If that sounds like you, Decider has put together a list of other Barbieheimer-esque double features that you can stream at home, from the comfort of your couch. (No need to strategically time those bathroom runs!)

All of the paired movies below are available on the same streaming service, for ease of viewing. And, like Barbie and Oppenheimer, all of the pairs were more-or-less released around the same era. However, I did prioritize ease-of-stream and vibes over the release date. Enjoy!

1. ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘Captain Phillips’

   Stream this double feature on: Netflix

   Bridesmaids (2011) may not have the same surreal, campy quality as Barbie, but it definitely captures the absurdist vibe and the feminist messaging. Like Greta Gerwig, writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo did not pull punches. You’ll laugh your ass off and curse the patriarchy.

   And then you can chase all the laughter away with the somber Captain Phillips (2013). Paul Greengrass’s Oscar-nominated biopic about the American sea captain who was taken hostage by Somali pirates is not quite as cinematographically stunning as Nolan’s recent biopic, but, like Oppenheimer, it walks viewers through a pivotal moment in a complicated man’s life.

   WHERE TO WATCH BRIDESMAIDS
   WHERE TO WATCH CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

2. ‘La La Land’ and ‘Dunkirk’

   Stream this double feature on: Netflix

   Spoiler alert, but Barbie features one flown-blown musical number, and quite a few more musical-adjacent elements. If you’re here for that kind of over-the-top theatrics and heightened reality—not to mention the spectacular set—then you’ll love Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning homage to old Hollywood, La La Land (2016). It even has Ryan Gosling in it! You can’t keep that man away from song and dance.

   Follow that up with a viewing of Dunkirk (2017), another Christopher Nolan historical drama, about the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II. Like Oppenheimer, Dunkirk will blow you away because of its masterful editing and sound design (it even won Oscars for both of those things!). And, like Oppenheimer, it will leave you confused by intersecting, non-linear timelines. At least Dunkirk is on Netflix, so you can pause and rewind as you please.

   WHERE TO WATCH LA LA LAND
   WHERE TO WATCH DUNKIRK

3. ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Ray’

   Stream this double feature on: Netflix

   Mean Girls (2004) is a bonafide classic that any Barbie girl should have in her film repertoire. Directed by Mark Waters, with a screenplay by Tina Fey, “the plastics” owe a great deal to Barbie for inspiration. Yes, it’s a high school movie about social politics,Ja but the spirit of Barbie is definitely there. Also, both films share a love for savage, mean-spirited one-liners.

   After Mean Girls, get your dose of cinematic history with Ray (2004), the Ray Charles biopic that won Jamie Foxx an Academy Award. Yes, it’s a bit of a stereotypical music biopic, but it’s doing all the tropes right. And, like Oppenheimer, it will give you an intimate, thorough portrait of a complex genius.

   WHERE TO WATCH MEAN GIRLS
   WHERE TO WATCH RAY

4. ‘9 to 5’ and ‘JFK’

   Stream this double feature on: Max

   This 1980 comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton is a piece of feminist and working-class history. These three iconic ladies star as lowly employees at a company who decide to band together and overthrow their “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” boss. You can bet Gerwig has looked to 9 to 5 as she’s penned her own empowering-for-women films, especially when it comes to the sexist businessmen in Barbie.

   Follow that up with Oliver Stone’s controversial JFK biopic, for your fix of Oppenheimer-esque American history. Kevin Costner stars as New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, who led the FBI investigation into the Kennedy assassination. Much like Oppenheimer, JFK features secrets, lies, trials, and conspiracies. It’s all politics, baby.

   WHERE TO WATCH 9 TO 5
   WHERE TO WATCH JFK

5. ’13 Going on 30′ and ‘Walk the Line’

   Stream this double feature on: Max

   13 Going on 30 (2004) is arguably one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time. Jennifer Garner delivers a career-best performance as a 13-year-old in 1987 who magically gets transported to the year 2004, into the body of her 30-year-old self. Her wide-eyed innocence at the cutthroat world of early 2000s NYC media never gets old, and very much mirrors the sequence of Barbie and Ken exploring the “real world” in Gerwig’s new film.

   Yes, it’s another clichéd music biopic but Walk The Line (2006) is really the clichéd music biopic. It’s a much more straightforward history lesson than Oppenheimer, anchored by a harrowing performance from Joaquin Phoenix, as the troubled but talented Johnny Cash.

   WHERE TO WATCH 13 GOING ON 30
   WHERE TO WATCH WALK THE LINE

6. ‘Mamma Mia!’ and ‘The Da Vinci Code’

   Stream this double feature on: Peacock

   Look, Mamma Mia (2008) may not have the political messaging Barbie possesses, nor the sophistication of the Barbie script, nor the humor of the Barbie jokes. But Meryl Streep singing ABBA songs? That’s Barbie, baby.

   Follow it up with Ron Howard’s 2006 adaptation of The Da Vinci Code. You won’t necessarily learn any new history, given that it’s a fictional mystery about the quest for The Holy Grail, but the tone and spectacle should please the Oppen-heads who are mostly there for the big boom.

   WHERE TO WATCH MAMMA MIA
   WHERE TO WATCH THE DA VINCI CODE

7. ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping‘ and ‘The Ides of March‘

   Stream this double feature on: Hulu

   Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) is undoubtedly one for the girls, even if it’s a parody from the Lonely Island dudes. But it shares Barbie‘s brand of absurd humor and politically-charged satire. Let’s be real: Connor 4 Real has total ken-energy.

   Oppenheimer audiences may be surprised by how in-the-weeds the Nolan film goes into American politics. If you’re looking for more of that, try The Ides of March (2011) on Hulu, the rare George Clooney-directed drama that critics actually liked. Though it is loosely based on former Governor Howard Dean’s 2004 Democratic primary election campaign for U.S. President, it’s more about the vibes of DC than actual U.S. history.

   WHERE TO WATCH POPSTAR
   WHERE TO WATCH THE IDES OF MARCH