Netflix reveals streaming giant's all-time top ten most-watched original movies trends now
Netflix has revealed its ten most-watched original films of all time, seven of which were released in the last two years, and most of which were not released to critical acclaim.
The two films with generally good reviews were Scorsese's 2019 hit The Irishman, which was nominated for best picture at the Oscars, and more recently Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery in 2022, starring Daniel Craig.
Netflix's ranking considers how many hours the film was viewed in the 28 days after they released. The list wouldn't, therefore, credit films that grew in popularity a while after they came out.
It is also noteworthy that in the last five years, Netflix's subscriber count has grown significantly, increasing the number of people who could access more recent films. When The Irishman was released in 2019, Netflix had 158 million subscribers, but when its most-viewed film Red Notice came out in 2021, it had 222 million.
Of the top ten, five have Rotten Tomatoes scores below 60 percent.
Netflix has revealed its ten most-watched original films of all time, seven of which were released in the last two years, and most of which were not released to critical acclaim
Netflix had 158 million subscribers when The Irishman released in 2019, but when its most-viewed film Red Notice came out in 2021, it had 222 million
1. Red Notice - 2021 - 364 million hours
Starring: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot
Rotten Tomatoes: 36 percent
In this action comedy Interpol agent attempts to track down and capture notorious international art thieves.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot star in Netflix's most-watched film of all time, Red Notice (2021)
2. Don’t Look Up - 2021 - 360 million hours
Rotten Tomatoes: 56 percent
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet and Jonah Hill
A satirical film about two unknown astronomers who attempt to warn the world about a comet that is headed towards Earth.
Leonardo DiCaprio plays an astronomer on a mission to alert the world to an inbound comet in Don't Look Up (2021)
3. Bird Box - 2018 - 282 million hours
Rotten Tomatoes: 64 percent
Starring: Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich
A horror thriller based on a 2014 novel of the same name. It tells the story of a woman and her
