If you loved Ride Along, try Barbershop
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Barbershop has roughly 4.6× fewer votes than Ride Along — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Tim Story, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ride Along, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Barbershop is
Here's a film that wants to give you a trim and a shave, maybe talk about politics. Calvin sells the family barbershop to a loan shark, then has second thoughts. It's not quite *Citizen Kane*, but people seemed to like it.
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