It’s been a busy year forRussell Crowealready, with the Oscar-winning actor starring in projects such asThe Exorcism,Sleeping Dogs, andLand of Bad, alongside stars likeSam Worthington,Liam Hemsworth, andKaren Gillan. However, a few years ago, Crowe stepped outside his wheelhouse to play a terrifying villain inUnhinged, the 2020 psychosocial thriller which also starsDark MatterandBad BatchstarJimmi Simpson.Unhingedhas jumped to the top of the Netflix charts, surpassingAdam Sandler’sPixelsandJenna Ortega’sScreamto reach the #3 spot. The film cost $33 million to produce and earned only $44 million at the worldwide box office and currently sits at a 48% rating from critics and a 77% score from general audiences on the aggregate siteRotten Tomatoes.
Derrick BortedirectedUnhingedwith a script fromCarl Ellsworth. Borte made his directorial debut in 2009 withThe Joneses, the comedy flick starringGary ColeandAmber Heard, which he followed up withDark Around the Stars, the drama starringMark KassenandKathryn Hahn.Unhingedis the last project that Borte has helmed, but before his work on the film, he also directedAmerican Dreamer, the 2018 crime thriller starringJim GaffiganandTammy Blanchard. Ellsworth wrote the script for the star-studded 2012 action film,Red Dawn, which starsChris Hemsworth,Josh Peck,Josh Hutcherson, andAdrianne Palicki. He also wrote one episode ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer, and several episodes ofAnimorphs. Ellsworth also wrote the script forRed Eye, the 2005 thriller starringRachel McAdamsandCillian Murphythat’s streaming exclusively on Amazon MGM+.
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Bad Boys: Ride or Dierecently premiered on Netflix and has found extreme success,immediately jumping to the top spotand proving thatWill SmithandMartin Lawrencehaven’t lost a beat.Lonely Planet, the Netflix Original film starringLiam HemsworthandLaura Dern, also premiered last week and has been in a race againstBad Boys 4to the top of the charts, but is currently losing and sitting at #2.A Quiet Place Part 2, the horror sequel starringJohn KrasinskiandEmily Blunt, alsorecently premiered on Netflixand quickly made its way into the top 10.
Unhingedstars Russell Crowe and was written by Carl Ellsworth and directed by Derrick Borte. Stay tuned to Collider for future streaming updates and watchUnhingedonNetflix.
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