The big 2010 team-up between an Oscar-winner and an Emmy-winner is climbing its way up the charts on Netflix.RED, the 2010 action flick which starsMorgan FreemanandBruce Willishas landed in the #8 spot in the Netflix top 10 for movies.REDnarrowly beats out one of the highest-grossing movies of 2023 withThe Super Mario Bros. MovieandMinions, but falls short ofTrollsandTarot. In addition to Freeman and Willis,REDalso starsHelen Mirren,Karl Urban,Brian Cox, andJohn Malkovich, and was written byJonandErich Hoeber, who adapted the screenplay fromWarren Ellis' andCully Hamner’s novel.
The film currently sits at a 72% score from both critics and audiences onRotten Tomatoes, making it one of the extraordinarily few entries on the aggregate site that share the same score from professional and casual viewers.Robert SchwentkedirectedRED, and to this day, nearly 15 years later, it is still one of the films he’s best known for.REDfollows Frank Moses, a retired black-ops secret agent who is forced to reunite his old team in an attempt to survive a grueling and unrelenting attack on his life. Schwentke also directed another hilarious buddy cop team-up starringRyan ReynoldsandJeff Bridges,R.I.P.D. More recently, Schwentke wrote and directedThe Captain, the 2017 history thriller starringMax HubacherandAlexander Fehling.
What Else Is Streaming on Netflix That’s Popular?
Legendary movie starTom Cruisehas claimed the top spot in the most popular Netflix movies, with the sequelJack Reacher: Never Go Backtopping the chart. The original film is also on the list, landing at #5 narrowly beating outLand of Bad,the action movie starringLiam HemsworthandRussell Crowe. One of the top 12 highest-grossing movies of the year,Ghostbusters: Frozen Empirealso comes in at the #7 spot.
As for TV, Netflix has original programming and classic TV shows coming in at different spot in the top 10. The Netflix originalKarate Kidspin-offCobra Kaiis the fifth-most popular show on the platform, recently airing the first five episodes of its sixth season. Also in the top 10 is the iconic TV showPrison Break, which starsDominic PurcellandWentworth Miller.
REDis sitting pretty at the #8 spot on the Netflix top 10 movies. Stay tuned to Collider for future streaming updates and watchREDonNetflix.
A retired black-ops operative’s quiet life is shattered when he becomes the target of a deadly assassination attempt. Reuniting with his old team, he uncovers a conspiracy involving powerful forces and must use his expertise to survive and expose the truth.
