On the surface “Unhinged” might seem like a fairly forgettable thriller, and while I can’t deny it’s hardly a landmark picture in the genre, it’s tied to a pretty special memory for me. It was the first wide theatrical release following the forced closure of cinemas across the world due to the global pandemic, and seeing it on the big screen that summer felt very liberating.
Now, more than four years later, the Russell Crowe movie had mostly entirely slipped from my mind, but it’s currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity on Netflix U.S. and just cracked the streaming service’s top 10 list. It’s now rocketed straight to the No. 3 spot behind only “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” and new romantic drama “Lonely Planet”, and it could go all the way to No. 1.
