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Another week, another reshuffle on Netflix’s worldwide most-viewed film chart — and this one’s another eclectic selection of genres, styles and set-ups.
Animated throwbacks are rubbing shoulders with slick thrillers, true-crime dramas and a couple of heavyweight action entries, with the likes of aqua-gangster flick Shark Tale popping up alongside much newer releases.
There’s even room for Louis Theroux to wander in and quietly unsettle everyone.
The question is whether the big hitters at the top last week can hold their ground, or if something new or further down the list has made a late charge.
Here are the 10 most-watched Netflix movies in the world this week…
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10. Shark Tale – 3,300,000 views last week
DreamWorks’ fun underwater crime romp follows fast-talking fish Oscar (Will Smith), who accidentally becomes famous after taking credit for a shark’s death he had nothing to do with.
The shark in question, Lenny (Jack Black), however, is actually a gentle vegetarian trying to escape his nasty mob boss father Don Lino (Robert De Niro).
Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie and – weirdly – iconic director Martin Scorsese round out the voice cast in a film that won’t go down as a 21st century animation classic, but it’s a fun way to pass 90 minutes nonetheless.
9. Double Jeopardy – 3,300,000 views
A career-peak Ashley Judd anchors this late-90s thriller as Libby Parsons, a woman wrongly convicted of murdering her husband, who finds out that he staged the whole thing and is still very much alive and unmurdered.
After serving time, she sets out to find him, convinced she can’t be prosecuted twice for the same crime.
Tommy Lee Jones plays the parole officer tracking her, bringing his usual dry authority to proceedings.
It’s part legal loophole fantasy, part revenge chase, and very much of its era, in a way that’s rather enjoyable to anyone who misses these kinds of fun thrillers.
8. 27 Dresses – 3,900,000 views
Fresh from her success in Knocked Up, the likeable Katherine Heigl plays Jane here, a perennial bridesmaid who has built a life around helping others get married, while quietly shelving her own happiness.
Things unravel when her younger sister Tess (Malin Åkerman) gets engaged to Jane’s boss, who she just so happens to be in love with. James Marsden’s cynical journalist spots a story in Jane’s collection of dresses and it goes from there.
It’s a straightforward romcom that knows exactly what it is, with enough charm and self-awareness to carry the more predictable turns.
As with Ashley Judd, it’s a bit of a shame we don’t see much of the charming lead Heigl in many roles nowadays.
7. Nobody 2 – 4,900,000 views
Who would’ve seen Bob Odenkirk as a Hollywood action hero a few years ago? The Breaking Bad and Mr. Show star returns as Hutch Mansell, the suburban dad whose past life as a highly efficient killer keeps dragging him back in.
The sequel raises the stakes a little, throwing Hutch and the Mansells into another brutal spiral of violence as new enemies surface, this time on holiday. Connie Nielsen is also back as Hutch’s wife Becca.
It doesn’t quite have the stand-out scene that its predecessor had (the bus carnage), but there’s a well-shot smashathon in an amusement arcade that gets the pulse up.
6. Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story – 5,200,000 views
This disturbing true-crime drama tells the story of Morgan Metzer (Jana Kramer), who endured a terrifying campaign of anonymous stalking and harassment, only to discover that the person behind it was her own husband.
The film focuses on the concepts of coercive control and the slow, disorientating effects of gaslighting, as Morgan struggles to make sense of what is happening.
It’s a heavy watch, grounded in real events and one that leans on a convincing and strong central performance to show just how easily reality can be manipulated when trust in a relationship is weaponised.
5. KPop Demon Hunters – 5,400,000 views
C’mon. You know what this is, we don’t have to explain it to you. It’s lurked around Netflix’s most-watched list for an incredible 40 weeks now.
Sure, catchy pop songs, anime and South Korean pop culture are all globally popular, but who could’ve seen this coming? KPop Demon Hunters has gone more than stratospheric (mesospheric? exospheric…?).
Your great-great-great-great-great grandchildren will still be streaming this on Netflix when they’re living in care homes.
4. Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere – 6,300,000 views
The world’s most disarming investigative journalist steps into the murky world of online masculinity here. He speaks to a number of influencers and followers within ‘The Manosphere’, attempting to unpack their controversial and potentially damaging views on dating, status and gender roles.
As ever, Theroux’s approach is calm and quietly probing, letting conversations unfold rather than forcing them. It’s an uncomfortable watch in places, but presents a hidden world to a mass audience.
Arguably, there are more questions raised than answers provided, but that’s often the way with the kind of topics that Theroux likes to shine a light on.
3. Made in Korea – 6,700,000 views
Priyanka Arulmohan leads this Indo-Korean drama as Shenba, a small-town woman from Tamil Nadu who finally makes it over to Seoul, only to find out that reality doesn’t quite match the dream.
What starts as a long-held ambition quickly turns into a test of resilience as she has to navigate language barriers, culture shock and being left to fend for herself.
The cast includes the likes of Park Hye-jin, Rishikanth, Jang Jae-hyeon and Kim Sori. It’s a gentle, character-led film that’s the most-watched non-English language movie on Netflix right now.
2. War Machine – 18,000,000 views
The hulking Alan Ritchson leads this sci-fi action film set during a brutal military training programme, one that quickly turns into something far more dangerous and weird.
A group of recruits find themselves pushed beyond standard drills and into a fight for survival as the situation escalates into a fight to the death against seemingly unstoppable space robots.
Sounds daft and it kind of is. But War Machine is unrelenting and packed full of action. It’s basically Reacher vs. Predator. And what’s not to enjoy about that, eh?
1. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man – 25,300,000 views
Oppenheimer himself, Mr. Cillian Murphy, returns as Tommy Shelby in this continuation of the popular Peaky Blinders story, set against a shifting political landscape and new threats emerging from Europe.
The film builds on the series’ mix of crime, power and family tension, with familiar faces alongside new arrivals. Expect the same sharp dialogue, heavy atmosphere and carefully staged violence.
Tommy, as ever, is trying to stay one step ahead of everyone else, which has historically gone both well and badly for him.
Tim Roth stands out as the odious new Nazi bad guy. Barry Keoghan co-stars. The BBC’s loss is Netflix’s gain.
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