Barbie movie on Netflix: cast, release date and more details on the Margot Robbie movie

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Pack your bags for a trip to Barbie Land—unless you’re Barbie, in which case it’s time to confront your existential anxieties in the “real world.” In 2023 Barbie movie, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling star as the stereotypical Barbie and Ken, who live a perfect – and very pink – life in a faraway land where the Barbies rule and the Kens are just happy to be there. As the film’s narrator (Helen Mirren) says, “Barbie has a great day every day, but Ken only has a good day if Barbie looks at him.”

But when Barbie begins to question her existence, her life becomes a little less picture-perfect. The award-winning blockbuster film, directed by Greta Gerwig, features an all-star cast portraying some of the most iconic characters and professions in Mattel’s Barbie universe, as well as a stunning original soundtrack.

Whether you plan to say “Hello, Barbie!” for the first time or planning a repeat viewing now that the film is streaming on Netflix in the US, here’s everything you need to know about the film.

What is Barbie sore?

All is well in Barbie Land until one day Barbie (Robbie) asks her fellow Barbies if they ever think about dying. With this existential crisis brewing, Barbie’s perfect life changes overnight – her toast is burnt, her milk is spoiled and her typical toes are suddenly flat. What should a doll do? Barbie seeks help from her fellow Barbies, including Kate McKinnon’s Weird Barbie (you know the one), who advise her to take a trip to the real world and find the girl who plays with her to restore balance between both worlds. “So what will it be then?” asks Weird Barbie. “You can go back to your ordinary life and forget that any of this ever happened, or you can know the truth about the universe.”

So Barbie packs her bags and heads to Los Angeles to find the girl who needs her help, only to realize on her way that Ken (Gosling) has come along for the ride. Barbie and Ken in the real world – what could go wrong? Barbie’s adventure tells a story about the pressures of being a “perfect” woman, coming to terms with one’s identity, and what the world might look like if Kens discovered horses.

Ryan Gosling as Ken in 'Barbie'

Who’s in the cast Barbie?

  • Margot Robbie (I, Tonya, The Wolf of Wall Street) as Barbie
  • Ryan Gosling (Drive, La La Land, The notebook) as Ken
  • Issa Rae (Uncertain, A Black Lady Sketch Show) as Barbie
  • Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry girls) as Barbie
  • Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy, Red message) as Barbie
  • Sharon Rooney (My crazy cool diary, Finding Alice) as Barbie
  • Hari Nef (You, The idol) as Barbie
  • Dua Lipa (Argyll) as Barbie
  • Emma Mackey (Sex education, Death on the Nile) as Barbie
  • Alexandra Shipp (Dear Simon, X-Men: Dark Phoenix) as Barbie
  • Ana Cruz Kayne (Pain reliever) as Barbie
  • Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters) as Weird Barbie
  • Kingsley Ben-Adir (Peaky Blinders, High Fidelity) as Ken
  • Simu Liu (Kim’s convenience, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai) as Ken
  • Scott Evans (Grace and Frankie) as Ken
  • Ncuti Gatwa (Sex education, Doctor Who) as Ken
  • John Cena (Argyll, suicide squad, WWE Raw) as Ken
  • Rob Brydon (Marion and Geoff) as Sugar Daddy Ken
  • Tom Stourton (About Time, Poor things) as Earring Magic Ken
  • Michael Cera (Arrested development, Scott Pilgrim vs. World) as Allan
  • Emerald Fennel (The crown, writer/director of Salt combustion) as Midge
  • Will Ferrell (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga) as Mattel CEO
  • America Ferrera (Ugly Betty, The sisterhood of travel trousers) as Gloria
  • Ariana Greenblatt (Stuck in the middle) as Sasha
  • Rhea Perlman (Bowl, Matilda) as Ruth Handler
  • Jamie Demetriou (Flea bag, Cruella) as a Mattel executive
  • Connor Swindells (Sex education, Scoop) as Aaron Dinkins
  • Helen Mirren (The queen, Hitchcock) as Narrator
Some of the male dancers in Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie'

Who is involved Barbie movie soundtrack?

The Barbie The soundtrack features a wealth of incredible talent and original songs, some of which are listed below:

  • “Pink” by Lizzo
  • “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa
  • “Barbie World (with Aqua)” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice
  • “Speed ​​Drive” by Charli XCX
  • “WATATI” by Karol G and Aldo Ranks
  • “I’m just Ken,” which Ryan Gosling and his colleague Kens performed at the 2024 Oscars
  • “What was I made for?” by Billie Eilish, who won an Oscar and Golden Globe in 2024 for Best Original Song, as well as two Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media
Margot Robbie and some of the other Barbies in Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie'

When is Barbie Coming to Netflix?

If you’re ready to catch up with Barbie and Ken (and Allan!), you can stream the movie on Netflix in the US right now.