Russell Crowe’s New Netflix Thriller Ranks Among 2026’s Biggest Streaming Hits

Nearly three weeks into its release, Russell Crowe’s new thriller has established itself as one of the biggest Netflix originals of 2026. The streamer has had a terrific year so far, having successfully pivoted from producing mega-budget tentpoles to mid-budget genre films. In January, Netflix delivered the hit sci-fi movie War Machine, which eventually found a spot on its all-time top-10 list with more than 150 million views. A series of subsequent releases that each passed the 100-million-views mark followed. The list now includes movies such as The Rip, Thrash, and Apex. It remains to be seen if Crowe’s new thriller can join them, but it’s certainly on the right path.

The movie comes on the heels of two other mid-budget genre hits for Netflix — the sci-fi movie The Last House and the psychological thriller The Whisper Man. Both movies, which draw heavily from 1990s hits, are on the cusp of hitting the 100-million-views mark themselves. Neither film was received all that well, and Crowe’s movie unfortunately continued this streak. This is ironic, because the Oscar-winner followed it up with his best-reviewed movie in nearly three decades, The Weight, which didn’t do all that well in theaters.