Yahoo News Liam Neeson's action flop becomes a Netflix hit
Liam Neeson's action movie Blacklight may not have fared too well at the box office when it first came out, but it's since become an unlikely favourite on Netflix.
The 2022 American-Australian movie features the Taken star as Travis Block, a Vietnam vet and FBI fixer who uncovers a government conspiracy.
Despite not doing too well at the box office and earning mostly negative reviews (scoring just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes), the film from Ozark creator Mark Williams has taken the fifth spot in the most watched movies on Netflix globally over the last week.
Related: Liam Neeson's Netflix movie lands strong Rotten Tomatoes rating
Blacklight is doing particularly well in Central and South America, being the number one movie on the streamer in 17 countries this week, including Guatemala, Honduras, Argentina and Bolivia, to name a few.
If you're this side of the pond and curious about Neeson going all broody for yet another role, you may want to rethink your watching plans as Blacklight isn't currently available on Netflix UK and Ireland, sadly. However, NOW TV and Sky Cinema subscribers can catch the movie on those platforms.
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Action flicks have proven to be extremely popular during the holidays. The Die Hard festive genre (it is a Christmas movie) has added one more entry to the canon with airport thriller Carry-On.
The Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman two-hander continues being amongst the most watched movies on Netflix for the third week in a row.
The streamer's number one film in 53 countries, Carry-On stars Egerton as Ethan, an unambitious TSA officer at LA International Airport whose Christmas Eve shift takes an unexpected, dangerous turn.
After being given an earpiece, Ethan is contacted by a mercenary known as The Traveller (Bateman), who orders him to let through a mystery bag onto a flight.
Carry-On is available to stream on Netflix.
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