Netflix hit dominates charts with 48.9M views this week
STRAW continues to dominate Netflix's charts, securing the top spot and generating a whopping 48.9 million views this week. What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.
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Plane
With 6.3 million views this week, Plane secures the third spot on Netflix's charts. This film tells the story of a determined pilot who fights to protect his passengers from a violent local militia when lightning strike forces him to crash-land on a remote island. If you're looking for an action movie, consider giving this a watch.
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Bee Movie
With 4.8 million views this week, Bee Movie earns the fifth spot on the streaming giant's global charts. In this movie, a worker bee stuck in a dead-end job sues humanity when he learns that they've been stealing bees' honey all along.
Get Hard
With 4.4 million views this week, Get Hard claims the sixth spot on Netflix's global top Sentenced to a long stretch in San Quentin, a hedge fund manager hires an ex-con to toughen him up, unaware his new mentor has never done prison time.
World War Z
With 3.8 million views this week, World War Z lands the seventh spot on Netflix's charts. In this 2013 film, when a zombie pandemic threatens to destroy humanity, a former UN investigator goes on a perilous global mission to find the source of the virus.
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Wonka
With 3.3 million views this week, Wonka claims the ninth spot on the streaming giant's charts. With little money, Willy Wonka sets out to build a chocolate empire with help from an orphan named Noodle while dodging a confectionery crime syndicate.
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