After the Netflix streaming platform went global in January 2016, simultaneously providing its Internet television network to more than 130 new countries around the world, tens of thousands of films, series and shows appeared in the database. Focus brings to your attention five artistic films that have become the most viewed in the history of the streaming giant.
230.9 million views / 454.2 million watch hours on Netflix "
The plot centers on the best FBI profiler John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson). Interpol issues him a Red Notice - the highest level warrant to hunt and capture the world's most wanted man, "
Unsurprisingly, his global search leads him into the midst of yet another daring heist, where he is forced to collaborate with the world's greatest art thief, Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds), to track down the " Imagine Hartley's surprise when he realized who the formidable villain really was. Viewers plunge into an exciting journey across the planet with a lot of intrigue and revelations.
The film received mostly negative reviews from critics..
" However, viewers have a different opinion.
171.4 million / 408.6 million Don't Look Up is a 2021 American satirical science fiction film directed by Adam McKay and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence..
The plot tells the story of two astronomers who discover a new comet and, having calculated its trajectory, learn that in six months it will collide with the Earth, which will put an end to the existence of humanity and all life on the planet. They have difficulty obtaining an audience with the US President, but there they treat their warning with distrust. Then astrology graduate student Kate DiBiaski (Lawrence) and Professor Randall Mindy (DiCaprio) appear on a popular television show, but most still do not take the threat seriously. With the help of Dr. Oglethorpe (Rob Morgan), Kate and Randall go on a media tour. It takes them from the office of the aloof President Orleans (Meryl Streep) and her smarmy son and chief of staff Jason (Jonah Hill) to The Daily Rip, an upbeat morning show hosted by Brie (Cate Blanchett) and Jack (Tyler Perry)..
The film was released on the platform on December 24, 2021 and literally immediately topped the TOP 10 most watched Netflix films in more than 95 countries around the world. He has now dropped to second place. "
Many publications included Don't Look Up on their lists of the best films of the year, including CBS, Deadline, US Magazine.
157.6 million / 281 million “The Adam Project” is an American sci-fi action comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Jonathan Tropper, T. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin.
The story begins with Adam Reed, 12, still grieving the sudden death of his father a year earlier, walking into his garage one night to find an injured pilot (Ryan Reynolds) standing there.. This mysterious pilot turns out to be an older version of himself from a future where time travel is in its infancy.. He risked everything to make it back on time on a secret mission.. Together they must go on an adventure back in time to find their father, set things right, and save the world.. As the three work together, both young and adult Adam come to terms with the loss of their father and get a chance to heal the wounds that shaped them. Adding to the complexity of the mission, the two Adams discover that they don't really like each other very much, and if they want to save the world, they first need to figure out how to get along.
The film also stars Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Walker Scobell, Catherine Keener and Zoe Saldana.
“The film is a total fluff, but at times quite entertaining—a surprising sci-fi adventure with a madcap sense of life,” Variety's Owen Glieberman wrote of The Adam Project..
157.4 million / 325.3 million "
The film shows events in a world that five years ago plunged into chaos: after seeing something, people commit suicide. Hearing about a safe place on the radio, Mallory Hayes and her two five-year-old children go in search of a surviving community and take with them parrots in a box.. To preserve life in this new world, the most important thing is not to look around and listen to how the birds react to the approaching danger. She blindfolds herself and her children so as not to see the entities.. One look at them - and she is doomed, like her daughter and son.
The main role in the film was played by Oscar winner Sandra Bullock.. The film also stars John Malkovich, Sarah Popson and Trevant Rhodes..
During the filming of the film, they used live birds as much as possible, replacing them with digital images in those episodes when they were “worried”. It also shows footage of the Lac-Megantic train crash, which killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on July 6, 2013.. The footage was purchased from a supplier and Netflix said it would remain in the film even after disaster survivors asked for it to be removed. Netflix later removed the footage and replaced it with a clip from a canceled American television series.
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156.5 million / 313 million “Carry-On” - American feature film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman.
It's Christmas Eve and young TSA agent Ethan Kopec (Edgerton) receives a call from someone else's earpiece and finds himself caught up in a deadly game.. A stranger (Jason Bateman) demands to bring a package of explosives on board the plane.. Under pressure, Ethan is forced to allow the dangerous package to slip past airport security and onto a flight scheduled for Christmas.. The stakes rise when a blackmailer threatens the life of Ethan's pregnant girlfriend, Nora, played by Sofia Carson..
As the story progresses, Ethan must navigate the tense airport environment while trying to outsmart the traveler and prevent disaster..
Critics suggested that Carry-on Luggage was an interpretation of Die Hard, but overall they liked the film. In turn, the TSA noted that the film contains inaccuracies, but praised the creators for portraying their employee in a heroic light.
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