It just arrived on the platform and is already number 1 in almost 30 countries
The lists of the most viewed movies and series Netflix They are usually filled with original premiere productions on the platform, but from time to time there is a catalog title that manages to sneak in. Today it’s time to talk about one of them, since ‘Disturbia’, a film released 17 years ago, has crept into number 1 of the most watched worldwide on the platform.
‘Disturbia’ was, among many other things, the film that launched the career of Shia LaBeouf just a few months before the premiere of ‘Transformers’. Loosely based on ‘Rear Window’, one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of cinema, this feature film directed by DJ Caruso It was already a success at the time – let no one tell you that it went unnoticed at the time when that is flatly false – since it raised almost 120 million dollars when its budget had been barely 20.
In ‘Disturbia’, LaBeouf plays Kale, a teenager who, due to an incident in which he has been involved, is sentenced to serve 3 months in prison. house arrest. Bored of spending so much time locked up, he starts spying on his neighbors and one day he suspects that one of them could be a serial killer. The big question is whether it will be true or something simply a result of the situation you are going through.
unexpected success
Last May 15 was when Netflix included ‘Disturbia’ in the platform’s catalog in many countries, including Spain. In these few days it has already managed to be number 1 in 28 countries -for my record, no other non-original film or exclusive Netflix premiere had achieved something like this-, and it would not be a surprise if it managed to do so in several more before some major premiere on the platform captures the attention of subscribers.
I am clear that in favor of ‘Disturbia’ both the fact that it is not available on other platforms and that Netflix has not released any major original film for some time has played a role. That will change this Friday with the arrival of ‘Atlas’, but in the meantime Shia LaBeouf has a few more days to continue shining.
For my part, I saw ‘Disturbia’ when it was released in theaters and I think it an effective thriller but one that is light years away from the greatness of the film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. All in all, it is better than the vast majority of films that Netflix releases every year, so it is not difficult for me to understand that it has managed to connect with today’s audience.
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