Gerard Butler leads one of Netflix’s latest hits.
Butler’s long list of movies includes many projects that found success, and others that grew to become major hits on streaming over the years, with those two sometimes being one and the same. Not too long ago, in June, Butler saw Plane, the action thriller that also featured Marvel’s Luke Cage actor Mike Colter and grossed $74.5 million worldwide, become a global streaming sensation on Prime Video. That happened years after the film’s release in 2023. Now, it is the time that another action thriller Butler starred in alongside a Marvel actor years ago became a major hit on streaming,
How Well Do You Know Action Movies?
“Yippee-ki-yay… let’s see what you’ve got.”
ExplosionsWalk away, don’t look back
Car ChasesFloor it
Fist FightsNo mercy
StuntsGet to the chopper
MayhemBurn it all down
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In the 1988 classic Die Hard, NYPD cop John McClane spends Christmas Eve picking off Hans Gruber’s heavily armed crew one by one inside a single Los Angeles high-rise. What is the name of that skyscraper?
✓ Direct hit! Nakatomi Plaza — the headquarters of the fictional Nakatomi Corporation where McClane (Bruce Willis) is trapped. It was filmed in the real Fox Plaza in Century City, which was still under construction at the time. McClane’s barefoot dash across broken glass remains one of the genre’s defining moments.
✗ Missed! The answer is Nakatomi Plaza. The film was shot in the real Fox Plaza in Century City (then Fox’s own HQ), which is likely why “Fox Tower” sounds plausible — but on screen it’s the fictional Nakatomi Plaza where Hans Gruber’s crew holds the Christmas party hostage.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) introduced the shape-shifting T-1000, a groundbreaking villain that could melt, reform, and morph into anyone. What futuristic material is the T-1000 made of?
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spanclass=” aw-question-text”>Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) was a near-non-stop desert car chase praised for its practical stunts, winning six Oscars. Which director returned to the franchise he created decades earlier to make it?
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labelclass=” aw-option-btn aw-opt-3a ” for=” aw – q3a”>A Zack Snyder
labelclass=” aw-option-btn aw-opt-3b ” for=” aw – q3b”>B George Miller
labelclass=” aw-option-btn aw-opt-3c ” for=” aw – q3c”>C Denis Villeneuve
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p >✓ Direct hit! George Miller created Mad Max with Mel Gibson back in 1979 and returned 36 years later to direct Fury Road, with Tom Hardy as Max and Charlize Theron as Furiosa. The film leaned on real vehicles and stunts in the Namibian desert. Snyder, Villeneuve, and Bigelow are all acclaimed—but the Wasteland belongs to Miller.
p >✗ Missed! The answer is George Miller—the Australian filmmaker (and former doctor) who launched the series in 1979 and came back to direct Fury Road. Zack Snyder, Denis Villeneuve, and Kathryn Bigelow are all major action/sci-fi directors, but none made Mad Max.
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spanclass = “aw-question-text”>In John Wick (2014), Keanu Reeves plays a retired hitman pulled back into a brutal underworld war after Russian gangsters break into his home. What act ignites his legendary rampage of revenge?
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labelclass = “aw-option-btnaw-opt-4a ” for = “aw – q4a”>A They kill his dog
labelclass = “aw-option-btnaw-opt-4b ” for = “aw – q4b”>B They kidnap his daughter
labelclass = “aw-option-btnaw-opt-4c ” for = “aw – q4c”>C They steal his gold
labelclass = “aw-option-btnaw-opt-4d ” for = “aw – q4d”>D They torch his house
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p >✓ Direct hit! They kill his dog—a beagle puppy named Daisy, a final gift from his late wife—and steal his vintage Mustang. That cruelty unleashes “Baba Yaga,” the boogeyman hitman, on the entire criminal underworld. The deceptively simple revenge hook launched one of modern action’s biggest franchises.
p >✗ Missed! The answer is they kill his dog. The puppy, Daisy, was the last gift from John’s dying wife—so when Iosef’s crew beats John and kills the dog (also stealing his car), it triggers the full “Baba Yaga” rampage. It’s the purest revenge setup in modern action cinema.
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spanclass =”question-text “>The Mission: Impossible franchise is famous for its star performing his own death-defying stunts—scaling the Burj Khalifa, clinging to a plane at takeoff, and a HALO jump. Who plays super-spy Ethan Hunt?
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✓ Direct hit! Tom Cruise has played Ethan Hunt since 1996, famously insisting on doing his own stunts—hanging off the Burj Khalifa, strapped to an Airbus A400M, and performing a real HALO skydive. Matt Damon is Jason Bourne; Keanu is John Wick; and Statham headlines Transporter and Expendables films.
✗ Missed! The answer is Tom Cruise. Matt Damon plays a different super-spy (Jason Bourne); Keanu Reeves is John Wick; and Jason Statham has his own action stable. Cruise’s real no-CGI stunt work—the plane, building, skydive—is M:I series’ signature.
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question-text >In The Matrix (1999), Morpheus offers Neo a choice between two pills: one returns him to blissful ignorance; the other reveals harsh truth of reality. Which pill does Neo swallow to wake up?
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✓ Direct hit! Neo takes red pill to learn truth—that humanity enslaved in simulation by machines. Blue pill would have let him wake up in bed believing “whatever you want to believe.” “Taking red pill ” has since become permanent piece of pop-culture shorthand.
✗ Missed! The answer is red pill. Morpheus’ line is key: blue pill ends story safely in bed; but red pill shows “how deep rabbit hole goes.” Neo chooses red; unplugs from Matrix; phrase has outlived film as cultural metaphor.
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question-text >Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000) won Best Picture and gave us roaring line “Are you not entertained?!” Which actor took home Best Actor Oscar for playing betrayed general turned gladiator Maximus?
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✓ Direct hit! Russell Crowe won Best Actor Oscar as Maximus Decimus Meridius; Roman general enslaved and forced to fight for freedom—and revenge on emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). Gerard Butler later anchored 300; but sands Colosseum belong to Crowe.
✗ Missed! Answer is Russell Crowe who won Best Actor Maximus. Gerard Butler led similar spirited 300; Mel Gibson made Braveheart; Brad Pitt fought Troy—all sword-and-sandal adjacent; but Gladiator’s Maximus Crowe.
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✓ Direct hit! Vin Diesel plays Dominic “Dom ” Toretto; loyalty obsessed leader whose mantra family . Brian O’Conner was late Paul Walker’s undercover cop turned ally; Luke Hobbs Dwayne Johnson lawman; Han Lue (Sung Kang) snack loving fan favorite . But wheel belongs Dom.
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At the time of writing,Law Abiding Citizenis seventh most watched movie Netflix United States . Action thriller released theaters October sixteen , two thousand nine . Based reported budget fifty-three million , action packed movie needed finish theatrical run between one hundred six million one hundred thirty-two point five million break even . At end day,Law Abiding Citizencame close high end projection , accumulating one hundred thirty-one point two million worldwide . Now , seventeen years after released , Butler’s R rated revenge thriller managed find new life Netflix shortly after arrival.
Gerard Butler’s Law Abiding Citizen Is Truly Killing It On Netflix
It’s Amassed Major Viewership In Just One Week
If stays at movie’s current pace,Law Abiding Citizenshould climb even higher Netflix US movie chart heading into weekend . At top ranking sci fi thrillerThe Last House, Netflix latest high profile original movie stars Wagner Moura Greta Lee.Law Abiding Citizen focuses Butler’s Clyde Shelton forced watch wife daughter get murdered front during home invasion . Ten years later , Shelton targets Jamie Foxx Nick Rice prosecutor cut criminal deal everyone involved.
Law Abiding Citizen Completely Split Critics & Audiences
A Sequel Was Once In The Works
The R rated action thriller that now become hit Netflix ended up being divisive theatrical release. On Rotten Tomatoes,Law Abiding Citizensits disappointing twenty-six percent critics score earning Rotten label . However , moviegoers much kinder film as revenge flick stands strong seventy-five percent audience score.
In two thousand twenty-two reported Deadline,a Law Abiding Citizen sequel said be development Village Roadshow & Rivulet Films . Plot details kept wraps time . It remains seen whether sequel will move forward,butLaw Abiding Citizen’s new surge Netflix charts should help it.
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