Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier’s pulse-pounding thriller “Rebel Ridge” is one of the best Netflix original movies of the year, and both critics and audiences have responded to its exciting action set pieces, fascinating characters and engrossing, twist-filled story. It boasts a stellar 95 percent rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and it’s currently the No. 1 movie on Netflix.
Aaron Pierre gives a breakout performance as former Marine Terry Richmond, who faces immediate hostility from the police in the Louisiana town of Shelby Springs when he attempts to bail his cousin out of jail. Don Johnson is entertainingly despicable as the power-hungry police chief, who comes to regret making an enemy of the resourceful, determined Terry.
