PG-13

The Barber of Siberia

He's Russian. That explains a lot.

1998 • 180 min • Comedy · Drama · Romance · History

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Synopsis

Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the wilds of Siberia. Jane is his assistant. On her travels, she meets two men who would change her life forever: a handsome young cadet Andrej Tolstoy with whom she shares a fondness for opera, and the powerful General Radlov who is entranced by her beauty and wants to marry her.

Our family guide

Best from age 13

Movie Knight Score

160 reviews

70 Audience · 160 · 100%

An American woman in 1885 Russia finds herself caught between a passionate young cadet and a powerful general while assisting an inventor trying to sell a steam-powered harvester in Siberia. Her choices lead to a dramatic love triangle and unforeseen consequences.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 4/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Some mature romantic situations
Alcohol consumption is present
Instances of injustice and cruelty

What it models well

Passion for art and innovation
Perseverance through hardship
Consequences of decisions

Talk about it after

Love, jealousy, and betrayal
Life and justice in Imperial Russia
The role of women in the 19th century

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