Top 10 Netflix Films (January 15 – 21, 2024): Lift Rules At #1 With 36 Million Views, The Super Mario Bros. Movie & Leo Appear For The 8th & 9th Week Continuously!
Right from Lift to The Legend of Tarzan and Equalizer 3, here is what the world watched this week on Netflix. Make your list for the weekend.
Top 10 Netflix Films (January 15 – 21, 2024): Lift, The Equalizer 3, Leo & More (Picture Credit: IMDb)
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Yet another week of 2024 has passed with a whole bunch of new choices for films to watch on the OTT Platform Netflix. A lot of new releases ensure that they keep the viewers hooked. While new releases like The Legend of Tarzan and The Kitchen made their way to the top 10 most-watched films of the week, the older releases continued to rule the charts.
In the Non-English films category, the Spanish film Society Of The Snow rules the list at number 1, followed by the German film Sixty Minutes at number 2 and the Telugu film Salaar at number 3. The Arabic film From Your Ashes, which dropped this week, has secured the fourth spot, while Maborishi, a Japanese anime film, secured the fifth spot.
Coming to the English films, The Legend Of Tarzan, The Kitchen, Stillwater, Wild, The Forever Purge, and Queenpins were the new releases this week that immediately entered the top 10 list owing to their long watching hours. The Super Mario Bros. Movie & Leo have been maintaining their spot in the list for the 8th & 9th week respectively.
Here is a list of the top 10 films streaming on Netflix that most people watched this week, and you can definitely watch them over the weekend.
1. Lift
Views – 36 Million
Viewing Hours – 65.4 Million
IMDb Rating – 5.5
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 29%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 32%
Star Cast – Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington
What’s It About?
Helmed by F. Gary Fray, the Action Comedy involves a thief and his ex-girlfriend who plan to execute a robbery worth millions on a passenger flight. Will they succeed or not?
2. The Legend of Tarzan
Views – 7.9 Million
Viewing Hours – 14.4 Million
IMDb Rating – 6.2
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 35%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 58%
Star Cast – Alexander Skarsgard, Rory J Saper, Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Stevens and others
What’s It About?
Helmed by David Yates, the official synopsis of the film reads, “Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.”
3. The Kitchen
Views – 5.6 Million
Viewing Hours – 10.2 Million
IMDb Rating – 5
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 86%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 49%
Star Cast – Kano, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jnr
What’s It About?
Helmed by Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares, the official synopsis of the film reads, “In a dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, Izi and Benji fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to abandon their home.”
4. Stillwater
Views – 5.5 Million
Viewing Hours – 12.7 Million
IMDb Rating – 6.6
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 75%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 72%
Star Cast – Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin
What’s It About?
Helmed by Tom McCarthy, the official synopsis of the film reads, “A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn’t commit.”
5. The Equalizer 3
Views – 4.6 Million
Viewing Hours – 8.3 Million
IMDb Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 76%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 94%
Star Cast – Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea
What’s It About?
Helmed by Antoine Fuqua, the official synopsis of the film reads, “Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy, but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.”
6. The Forever Purge
Views – 4.4 Million
Viewing Hours – 7.7 Million
IMDb Rating – 5.4
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 49%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 78%
Star Cast – Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman
What’s It About?
Helmed by Everardo Gout, the official synopsis of the film reads, “All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.”
7. Queenpins
Views – 4.4 Million
Viewing Hours – 8.1 Million
IMDb Rating – 6.4
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 48%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 82%
Star Cast – Kristen Bell, Kirby, Paul Walter Hauser
What’s It About?
Helmed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, the official synopsis of the film reads, “A pair of housewives create a $40 million coupon scam.”
8. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Views – 4.2 Million
Viewing Hours – 6.5 Million
IMDb Rating – 7
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 59%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 95%
Star Cast – Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day
What’s It About?
Based on the popular video game Mario, the official synopsis of the film says, “A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.”
Star Cast – Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann
What’s It About?
Helmed by Jean-Marc Vallee, the official synopsis of the film reads, “A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.”
10. Leo
Views – 3.3 Million
Viewing Hours – 5.8 Million
IMDb Rating – 3.3
Rotten Tomato Critics Rating – 82%
Rotten Tomato Audience Rating – 91%
Star Cast – Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong
What’s It About?
Helmed by Antoine Fuqua, the official synopsis of the film reads, “Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy, but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.”
So, what are you waiting for? Add them to your binge list and gorge on these beauties this weekend as per your taste.
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