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The Big Picture Some way, somehow, Bird Box climbed its way to the top of Netflix's horror movies and became the service's most streamed film in that genre. On one hand, if you remember when this movie hit the streamer, then this should come as no surprise. Bird Box was a phenomenon. Between its lead actor, eerie premise, word of mouth, and release date strategy, there was no way that this movie wasn't going to do well. Well, it did more than that.
These Movies Had the Horror that 'Bird Box' Should Have Had We've all seen tons of movies with similar tones and log lines to this. The Mist quickly comes to mind, with its unseen cosmic monsters, hopeless apocalyptic setting, and even its very gray visuals. Let's not forget the ending of that movie, which somehow manages to be shocking enough to top every single horrifying element that came in the two hours leading up to it.
'Bird Box' Doesn't Want to Do the Hard Work That Comes With Horror As stated before, Bird Box does have horrific elements in it, it just doesn't have the right horrific elements. People aren't going to horror films to watch characters violently kill themselves over and over again. This is an empty scare, it's pure shock just for the sake of twisting your stomach.
How Did 'Bird Box' Become Netflix's Most-Watched Horror Movie? So, how did Bird Box end up becoming the number-one horror movie on Netflix? Well, a couple of factors came into play. For one, Sandra Bullock is one of the most popular actresses working today. When her brand-new movie pops up on a streamer just ready to be fired up, people are going to click on it. They don't have to drive anywhere to go see it or pay for a ticket.
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