There’s no doubt that Russell Crowe was among the rare actors who could open a movie and receive high critical praise for his performances. But recent years have seen the Oscar-winning star focus on mid-budget genre fare such as the action-thriller Unhinged, the horror movie The Pope’s Exorcist, and the recent WWII drama Nuremberg. He has appeared in a few big-budget studio movies, but mostly in supporting roles or extended cameos. For instance, he was a part of three superhero movies — Man of Steel, Kraven the Hunter, and Thor: Love and Thunder. The latter film, of course, starred Chris Hemsworth as the titular Marvel icon. Crowe also worked with Hemsworth’s two brothers, Liam Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth, in a thriller that’s currently streaming on Netflix, but only for a little while longer.
The film was directed by William Eubank, who broke out with the sci-fi movies Love, and The Signal, and then directed the Alien-inspired creature feature Underwater, starring Kristen Stewart. His 2024 movie with Crowe and the Hemsworth brothers received a theatrical release, but was only able to gross around $7 million against a reported budget of $20 million. The film received mostly positive reviews, but instantly became an audience favorite. This explains its staying power on streaming and PVOD, where it has long since redeemed itself following its box-office underperformance.
Here’s How Long You Have Left to Watch Russell Crowe’s Military Thriller on Netflix
We’re talking, of course, about Land of Bad. The film holds a 66% critics’ score and a “Verified Hot” 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The aggregator website’s consensus reads, “Thanks to some exciting set pieces and a smartly assembled cast, Land of Bad stands as a solid survival thriller in spite of an overall reliance on genre formula.” The movie follows a squad of American soldiers who are ambushed during an operation in the Philippines, and are left with the support of only a drone pilot, played by Crowe. Land of Bad is currently streaming on Netflix in the United States, but it’ll leave the service on July 18. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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February 16, 2024
- Runtime
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113 Minutes

