Streaming platform Netflix has long been not very transparent about the number and views of products in its catalog. Therefore, it was impossible to know exactly how successful a film or series was in terms of the audience.

However, some time ago, the company began publishing these metrics on a page that aggregates the top 10 across multiple categories, including most watched movies on netflix in English as well as in regions other than the United States.

Check the updated data for June 2023 below. Currently, the calculation is based on the division between the number of hours watched and the length of the filmgenerating an estimate of completed views.

10. Abstinence from love

This mixture of drama and romance is based on the book of the same name, showing the growing passion between a couple with different principles and backgrounds. Released on streaming in 2022, it was the most viewed feature film on the platform for a few weeks for a year. The success has already led the team to speculate that a sequel could happen, though the story has yet to be determined.

Summary: The singer of convenience marries a military man who is going to war, but the tragedy turns their fictitious relationship into reality..

Original name: purple hearts
Duration: 2h4min
Direction: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Throw: Sofia Carson, Nicholas Golitsyn, Chosen Jacobs, Kat Cannings, Linden Ashby
Number of hours of assistance: 265.1 million
Average views: 127.2 million

9. Double shift

Released in 2020, the feature film that combines comedy and mystery is the first Mark Wahlberg exclusively for Netflix. The production, which was based on the book series, was not as well received by critics, who generally considered the result to be unoriginal and lacking in innovation in the proposed genres. It should also win the sequel, which was confirmed in the same year, but no new details have been revealed yet.

Summary: Spencer, an ex-cop and former prisoner, and aspiring fighter Hawk team up to investigate a conspiracy involving the deaths of two Boston officers.

Original name: Spencer Confidential
Duration: 1h51min
Direction: Peter Berg
Throw: Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Bokeem Woodbine, Ilisa Schlesinger
Number of hours of assistance: 238.9 million
Average views: 129.1 million

8. Redemption

Launched in 2020, Save considered one of the best original action films on Netflix, especially for its bolder gunfight and explosion scenes. The script is in collaboration with Joe Russoone of the brothers in charge of directing Chris Hemsworth How Thor V Avengers: Endgame. The sequel, Extraction 2, debuted on the streaming platform in June 2023 and is set to enter the top 10 soon.

Summary: In Bangladesh, mercenary Tyler Rake struggles to survive on a mission to rescue the son of a crime lord.

original name: Extract
Duration: 1h58min
Direction: Sam Hargrave
Throw: Chris Hemsworth, Rudraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Huda, Golshifte Farahani, Pankaj Tripathi
Number of hours of assistance: 266.9 million
Average views: 135.7 million

7. Glass Bow: Mystery of Knives

Mystery films in which the culprit is discovered only at the end of the plot are common, but few manage to captivate the viewer with bright twists and curious characters. This feature film is a sequel to the acclaimed Between Knives and Secrets, which is not a Netflix original and doesn’t have to be watched to understand the story. The only common element here, aside from director Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi), is Benoit Blanc, the offbeat detective played by Daniel Craig.

Summary: Famed detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to unravel the mystery of a billionaire and his motley circle of friends.

Original name: Glass Bow: Mystery of Knives
Duration: 2h21min
Direction: Ryan Johnson
Throw: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr.
help hours: 320.3 million
Average views: 136.3 million

6. Little big heroes

A mixture of comedy and action for kids, the 2021 feature film features a group of young heroes who need to save their parents, who are also the protectors of the Earth. Direction from Robert Rodriguezbest known for his films about violence, but equally known in film for productions such as the franchise. little spies This The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl.

Summary: Aliens are taking over Earth’s superheroes. Now their children must learn to work together to save their parents and the planet.

Original name: We can be heroes
Duration: 1h40min
Direction: Robert Rodriguez
Throw: Yaya Gosselin, Pedro Pascal, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Akira Akbar, Christian Slater
Number of hours of assistance: 231.2 million
Average views: 137.3 million

5. Hidden agent

The action and spy film, released in May 2022, attracted attention for several reasons: assembled a strong cast, Russian brothers for new cooperation outside Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and this is one of the most budget projects ever made by Netflix. The production was the most viewed on the platform for a year.

Summary: An undercover CIA agent uncovers compromising agency secrets and is hunted around the world by a sociopathic dissident with a price on his head.

Original name: gray man
Duration: 2h19min
Direction: Anthony RussoJoe Russo
Throw: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura
Number of hours of assistance: 299.5 million
Average views: 139.3 million

4. Bird box

One of Netflix’s biggest feature film phenomena and the oldest on the list, Bird Box adapts the book of the same name about a planet devastated by monstrous threats that are deadly if you meet their eyes. The success has already spawned at least one spin-off set in Barcelona that tells a different perspective on the apocalypse.

Summary: A mysterious presence is destroying much of society. Five years later, the survivor and her two children went in search of shelter.

Original name: bird box
Duration: 2h04min
Direction: Suzanne Beer
Throw: Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, Trevante Rhodes, Sarah Paulson, B. D. Wong, Jacki Weaver
Number of hours of assistance: 325.3 million
Average views: 157.4 million

3. Project Adam

This mix of comedy, sci-fi, drama and action brings Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) in the original time travel storyline. The climate of the 1980s is intensely present thanks to Shawn Levydirector best known for Night at the Museum and participation as an executive producer in the series very strange things.

Summary: After accidentally traveling back in time to 2022, fighter pilot Adam Reid teams up with his 12-year-old self to save the future.

Original name: Project Adam
Duration: 1h46min
Direction: Shawn Levy
Throw: Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Walker Scobell, Zoe Saldana
Number of hours of assistance: 281 million
Average views: 157.6 million

2. Don’t look up

Released in late 2021, when the world was still going through hard times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Don’t Look Up captivated audiences by showing two scientists trying to convince the rest of humanity that tragedy is just around the corner. is a great metaphor for the political polarization seen in some countries, and how science is sometimes ignored by sectors such as the press and big business. Mixing comedy and drama, the production has a great cast, as well as a story and script by Adam McKay (The Big Short, Vice).

Summary: Two astronomers discover a deadly comet headed for Earth and embark on a media tour to warn humanity. But no one seems to care.

Original name: Don’t look up
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes
Direction: Adam McKay
Throw: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance
Number of hours of assistance: 408.6 million
Average views: 171.4 million

1. Red alert

Another action and spy film, this is also the second production on the list with Ryan Reynolds in the main lineup. Production figures are impressive the number of views is much higher than second place — so much so that at least two sequels related to the original are already in development.

Summary: An FBI agent is on the hunt for the world’s most wanted art thief. He just didn’t expect his target to be a partner in arresting a very smart bandit..

Original name: red notice
Duration: 1h58min
Direction: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Throw: Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos
Watching hours: 454.2 million
Average views: 230.9 million

What about movies in other languages?

No film that is spoken in a language other than English is in the current top 10 on Netflix based on the number of views. However, two productions achieved close-to-rank figures: mountain troll and Spanish Well. At least for now, there are no Brazilian productions on the list.

10. faithful husband (2022, Denmark) – 47.3 million views
9. Below zero (2021, Spain) – 48.6 million views
8. Nothing new on the front (2022, Germany) – 52.1 million views
7. Black crab (2022, Sweden) – 53.9 million views
6. My name is Revenge (2022 – Italy) – 56.4 million views
5. Undercover agent (2023 – France) – 56.6 million views
4. blood red sky (2021 – Germany) – 60.9 million views
3. Through my window (2022 – Spain) – 61.1 million views
two. Well (2019 – Spain) – 82.8 million views
1. mountain troll (2022 – Norway) – 103 million views

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So, what’s your favorite movie among the Netflix originals that are in this most-watched ranking? Did you miss any production? Leave your opinion in the comments!

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Source: Netflix