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Jason Statham’s ‘Homefront’ Cracks Netflix’s U.S. Top 3, Reviving a Stallone-Penned Thriller

Viewers are rediscovering the 2013 film through algorithm-driven surfacing of older titles.

Overview

  • Tracking site FlixPatrol shows the movie rising on Netflix U.S. from No. 8 on Feb. 6 to No. 3 by Feb. 8–9.
  • Coverage attributes the climb to the way large streaming libraries resurface overlooked action titles for new audiences.
  • Sylvester Stallone wrote the script with potential Rambo lineage, remained a producer, and handed the lead role to Jason Statham.
  • Statham said he “could never be Rambo” and that Stallone adapted the material for him, according to a Yahoo! Movies interview.
  • Based on Chuck Logan’s novel and directed by Gary Fleder, the film features James Franco, Winona Ryder and Kate Bosworth, holds roughly 42% critic and 61% audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes, and grossed about $48.4 million.