This sci-fi action movie is Netflix's most-watched movie of the year. Alan Ritchson is an industry unto himself. The Reacher star launched a hit Prime Video series that's returning next month with a spinoff in tow. Meanwhile, his upcoming revenge thriller Motor City already looks like a gritty cult classic. But it turns out that we may already know what Ritchson's biggest success of 2026 will be. According to data recently released by Netflix, this military sci-fi thriller drew 147 million views during the first half of 2026. Not only was it Netflix’s most-watched movie with 11 million more views than The Rip, but it also recorded 44 million more views than Netflix’s most-watched television series during that same time period. If you haven’t watched it yet, then now’s probably the time so you can see what all the fuss is about. That's right, the only thing bigger than Alan Ritchson’s biceps is War Machine’s absolutely staggering Netflix view count. Co-written and directed by Patrick Hughes (The Hitman’s Bodyguard), War Machine stars Ritchson as a nameless soldier grappling with the trauma of losing his brother in the line of duty. Aliens invade the planet while Ritchson’s character
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The streaming service is having a moment, but it needs plenty of hits to compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney. The streaming service is having a moment, but it needs plenty of hits to compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney.…
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The streaming service is having a moment, but it needs plenty of hits to compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney. The streaming service is having a moment, but it needs plenty of hits to compete with the likes of…
Read original at The Verge →Amid slowing streaming market, Netflix still produces hits that help make it default service for quarter of Britons Netflix is neck-and-neck with the BBC as the default service Britons turn to when they switch on their…
Read original at The Guardian →This sci-fi action movie is Netflix's most-watched movie of the year. Alan Ritchson is an industry unto himself. The Reacher star launched a hit Prime Video series that's returning next month with a spinoff in tow.…
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The streaming service is having a moment, but it needs plenty of hits to compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney. The streaming service is having a moment, but it needs plenty of hits to compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney.
View source →Amid slowing streaming market, Netflix still produces hits that help make it default service for quarter of Britons Netflix is neck-and-neck with the BBC as the default service Britons turn to when they switch on their TV, according to…
View source →This sci-fi action movie is Netflix's most-watched movie of the year. Alan Ritchson is an industry unto himself. The Reacher star launched a hit Prime Video series that's returning next month with a spinoff in tow. Meanwhile, his upcoming…
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