Hit Netflix movie racks up a staggering 23 million views in a week

Metro

15-05-2025

Caroline Westbrook Published May 15, 2025 2:17pm Link is copied Comments It's that time of the week again, when we get to find out which movies have been lighting up the world of Netflix subscribers. Whether you're in the mood for a feel-good story, a compelling documentary or even a tense, suspense-filled action thriller, there's no shortage of options in this week's global top 10 chart. And it's also a week which sees non-English language movies making their mark with a whole brace of films from across the world racking up the millions alongside the Hollywood blockbusters. Let's get into it, shall we? Kicking off with this adaptation of Delia Owens' best-seller, Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a young woman who grows up isolated in the marshes of North Carolina (although the movie was shot in Louisiana). When a local man is found dead, Kya becomes the prime suspect, leading to a gripping courtroom battle (Picture: Sony Pictures/Everett/REX/Shutterstock) Given how popular the Twilight saga was in the Noughties, a film version of Stephenie Meyer's book series seemed almost inevitable. Now the original film is making its presence known in the Netflix charts, with Kristen Stewart as teenager Bella Swan, and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen - the vampire she falls in love with. The perfect nostalgia trip for your inner Noughties teenager (Picture: Summit Entertainment) The first of this week's new entries takes a deep dive into the world of Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G - aka Carolina Giraldo Navarro. The documentary sees the Grammy-award-winning star, considered one of the most influential figures in Reggaeton and urban pop, discuss her rise to stardom while navigating a sold-out stadium tour and releasing a new album (Picture: Netflix) Directed by Gareth Evans, known for The Raid, this one stars Tom Hardy as Detective Walker, a shady cop forced to navigate a city's criminal underworld after a drug deal goes awry. Expect plenty of brutal, visceral action in this one - including a memorable scene where Hardy's Walker uses a harpoon gun in a pretty gruesome way - and a plot which borders on the ridiculous. But it's still a lot of fun (Picture: Netflix) Another feature-length documentary now, this one focusing on the case of Jason Corbett, an Irish widower who was killed in a violent attack at his home in 2015. His American au-pair Molly Martens - whom he was in a relationship with - and her father, FBI agent Thomas Martens, claimed self-defence, with Molly pleading no contest and her dad pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter. But what really happened that night? This film, which looks at both sides of the case, aims to find the answers (Picture: Netflix) Another crime thriller now and a 2019 sequel to Spike Lee's 2006 hit starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster and Chiwitel Ajiofor. However, none of them appear in this belated follow-up in which an NYPD hostage negotiator and a federal agent join forces to rescue a group of tourists held hostage during a siege at the US Federal Reserve (Picture: Netflix) This charming movie with an all-star cast has taken Netflix by storm in its first three days, notching up more than 15 million views in the process. It tells the true story of Joe Scarvarella, the Staten Island restaurateur who honours his late mother by opening an Italian restaurant staffed by grandmothers - and features an all-star cast with the likes of Susan Sarandon and Lorraine Bracco on board. In any other week this would have already been your number one movie. But this is not any other week... (Picture: Jeong Park/Netflix) Pitching in at number three with an impressive number of views is this French thriller, the latest in a series of films which also includes 2020's Lost Bullet and Lost Bullet 2 (2022). This one sees a return for Lino (Alban Lenoir), an ex-convict and getaway driver who builds cars for criminal purposes. Except in this sequel he is out for revenge (Picture: Dupuy/Netflix) Not to be confused with the recent kidfluencer documentary of the same name, Bad Influence - this week's highest new entry - is a Spanish thriller which has proven to be a huge hit with viewers. The plot sees an ex-con hired to protect a wealthy heiress from a stalker, but as they grow closer the chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore
(Picture: Netflix) Still pulling in viewers by the veritable truckload - and earning it a second week in the top spot - is this German action-thriller. Jeanne Goursaud takes the lead as Sara Wulf, a former Special Forces soldier. When her son disappears during a visa appointment at the US Consulate in Frankfurt, Sara uncovers a conspiracy involving corrupt officials and a cover-up tied to a past military mission of hers. The film's been picking up comparisons to Die Hard - and it's certainly pretty intense stuff