Usually when a movie dominates the Netflix charts, it’s a film that’s either popular with fans and critics, or one that’s an underrated gem that has finally received some of the spotlight. This time, however, a movie with plenty of bad reviews and backlash has managed to dominate Netflix.
Of course, the success of this particular film isn’t completely unexpected. After all, it has one of Hollywood’s hottest actresses leading the cast. On that note, however, that’s also where the controversy begins. Especially given the plot of the film.
The film has reached number 2 spot on the platform. This placed it just behind the new romantic comedy Anyone But You which stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell.
And, while Sweeney herself is one of Hollywood’s top stars at the moment, so is Jenna Ortega. This particular film stars Ortega as a high school student whose teacher, played by Martin Freeman, begins to have a rather complicated relationship with her. This is partially due to their massive age gap, with Ortega only being 21-years-old and Freeman being 52.
The controversial film, titled Miller’s Girl, has had several cast and crew members speak up to defend the controversial subject matter. Nevertheless, audiences and critics haven’t been kind to the film. Also at the time of this writing, the film has a mere 29% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It seems as though most viewers aren’t happy about the age gap depicted in the picture.
Nevertheless, it’s still performing quite well on Netflix. One can imagine that it’s due to the involvement of Jenna Ortega, someone who’s only continued to grow in popularity in recent years.
With appearances in X, Scream, Scream VI, and the upcoming sequel to Beetlejuice, she’s become a massive household name. So, whether they approve or not, it makes sense that subscribers would want to tune into the latest Jenna Ortega flick to hit Netflix.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the career of Jenna Ortega and any other details regarding the latest titles to top the streaming charts. As for now, subscribers can watch Miller’s Girl via Netflix.