Netflix's 81-Minute "John Wick Meets Bourne" Action Thriller Is Officially a Global Streaming Smash

Netflix has pushed a new action thriller, Blackout, into the global top 10—an 81-minute blend of John Wick-style escalation, Bourne-like amnesia intrigue and an added dose of Die Hard energy, according to the report. The film stars Josh Duhamel as a mysterious man who wakes in a hospital with no memory, then quickly becomes the target of ruthless cartels searching for something he stole. The locked-down hospital setting traps the criminals “with him,” the article says. Abbie Cornish, Omar Chaparro, Nick Nolte and Lou Ferrigno Jr. co-star. Directed by Sam Macaroni, the movie is currently ranked #5 on Netflix’s global chart, though reviews are mixed and Rotten Tomatoes has no critic score. Audience ratings are divisive, with a 45% Popcornmeter.