Tom Hanks’Forrest Gumpreunion movie has landed on Netflix’s Top 10 chart in the United States following its critical and commercial failure.Hanks is one of the most recognizableand beloved film stars of all time. He won consecutive Academy Awards in 1994 forPhiladelphia, playing a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS, and in 1995 forForrest Gump, playing the titular Alabama man with an IQ of 75 who happens to find himself involved in some of the most major events in recent American history.
Written by Eric Roth anddirected by Robert Zemeckis,Forrest Gumpalso starred Robin Wright as Jenny, Forrest’s childhood friend and love interest.Forrest Gumpwas a massive critical and commercial success, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1994 and going on to win six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. FollowingForrest Gump,Hanks, Zemeckis, Wright, and Roth reunited for another project in 2024, though it was a critical and commercial failure, receiving largely negative reviews from critics and grossing only $15 million against its $45–50 million budget.
Here Lands On Netflix’s Top 10 US Chart
It Ranks 4th For The Week
Herehas landed on Netflix’s Top 10 US chart. Directed by Zemeckis, who co-wrote the script with Roth based on the 2014 graphic novel by Richard McGuire,the 2024 film follows the story of a single spot of landand its inhabitants spanning from the distant past to the 21st century, with the camera set in a fixed position. In addition to Hanks and Wright,Here’s castincludes Paul Bettany and Kelly Reilly, who were also digitally de-aged to portray their characters over different periods.
Here Review: Tom Hanks & Robin Wright’s Onscreen Reunion Is An Ugly, Disingenuous Disaster
There are parts that work & suggest potential, but it’s in the egregious execution that Here falls, taking its entire cast & our goodwill with it.
Now, theForrest Gumpreunion movie is a hit onNetflix.Hereranks fourth on Netflix’s Top 10 movies in the United Statesfor this week. It ranks belowBack in Action,The Menu,Scream VIand aboveSaturday Night,The Boss Baby,The Secret Life of Pets,Renegades,Despicable Me 2, andTrolls Band Together.
Our Take On Here’s Netflix Success
The Film Offers More Than Its Reviews & Box Office Might Suggest
Following its critical and commercial failure, I went into watchingHereon Netflix with incredibly low expectations and ended up being pleasantly surprised. Sure, the film is deeply flawed – its stagey conceit doesn’t always work well and it’s filled with clichés about the passage of time. However, its digital de-aging actually looks better than one would expect and its emotional throughline ultimately hits home.
Similar to other films that employ a stylistic gimmick, such asBirdmanor1917’s one-shot technique, breaking the conceit can often create a powerful moment, asHere’s endingdoes. Ultimately,the movie is a worthy tribute to families and the special places they inhabit.
