Axel F’ has been dethroned on Netflix’s top 10 list by a new film

After being the top movie on Netflix for nearly two weeks, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F has fallen from its #1 spot Netflix’s Top 10 List. This time, it’s not another Netflix original, but a 2023 movie starring Dennis Quaid, Jay Hernandez and Cheech Marin.

This movie is The Long Game, a golf movie. Here is the summary:

“The film tells the true story of the San Felipe Mustangs, a group of Mexican-American youths located in Del Rio, Texas. In the 1950s, the band started playing golf at a white country club in town. Despite the prejudice, the Mustangs overcame these obstacles to become the Texas state champions in 1957.”

It is supposed to be very good, with a review score of 81%. Rotten tomatoes and a really great audience rating of 97%. If you haven’t heard of it, that’s because he just did $3 million worldwide in theatersbut somehow the Netflix audience has now pushed it to what is almost certainly the most anticipated movie in the country, given Netflix’s reach.

As for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, that was a pretty triumphant return for Eddie Murphy to the role that first propelled him to stardom. This also arrived with good reviews and many praises for its performance in particular. No word on a fifth film after the success of this one, but I certainly wouldn’t rule it out at this point. I mean clearly there’s still an appetite for Murphy and this character.

The movie that is third on the list is a Netflix mystery that is actually from Italy, Vanished in the Night, where a couple tries to find their missing children. Netflix’s A Family Affair dropped to #5 after its long reign at the top. And you guessed it, the rest of the bulk of the list is made up of the kids movies that are almost always there, Minions, Super Mario Bros and Shrek. Now we can add two more kids movies to that list, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and 1994’s Little Rascals, of all things.

I don’t exactly expect The Long Game to stay on top that long, but with these solid reviews and a draw like Quaid, it could do very well and it’s nice to have more viewers after its tepid box office showing. Looks like a good movie to watch with my parents when they come to town.

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