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Date : Wed Nov 08 2023 15:45:05

Netflix's #1 movie this week is a dark thriller that came out of nowhere

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Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:25:08 +0000

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Locked In is a smash hit on Netflix, but no one will blame you if you've 
never heard of it.

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The number one most-watched English-language movie on Netflix this week is 
something of a surprise, considering it's a new Netflix movie up against 
films that have had a lot more noise and promotion around them. It's a twisty 
thriller called Locked In , and it's beaten out the likes of Netflix's Pain 
Hustlers (starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans) and critical smash 
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (in the US, that is), which also debuted 
last week. 

It's a psychological thriller about a woman, Katherine (Famke Janssen, of 
X-Men and GoldenEye fame), who wakes up after a car accident with locked-in 
syndrome, meaning she's awake but can't move any part of her body except her 
eyes. Her nurse (played by Anna Friel of Pushing Daisies ) works out a way to 
communicate with Katherine, and discovers a world of murder and cruelty as 
the events leading up to Katherine's injuries unfold. 

For how twisty the story is about to become, I'm just going to quote directly 
from Netflix's site, because this movie sounds eventful for something 96 
minutes long: "Through flashbacks, we see snapshots of Katherines life just 
after she adopts her late best friends daughter, Lina. Lina idolizes 
Katherine and quickly becomes close with her chronically ill son, Jamie. 
Later, Lina and Jamie get married much to Katherines dismay, as Jamie is the 
heir to his late fathers manor, where they all live. As Lina and Katherines 
relationship deteriorates, Lina bonds with Jamies doctor, Robert, and 
tragedies befall Katherines family." 

Good lord. Anyway, it's nice to see a relatively low-key thriller rocket to 
the top of the list despite pretty much just getting one trailer a month ago 
and some limited previews before launch, compared to the bombast around other 
new Netflix movies . 

The reviews and user ratings for Locked In haven't been overwhelmingly 
successful so far, so it probably won't join our list of the best Netflix 
movies , but that won't stop me from jumping on this movie ASAP. There's 
nothing I love more than a three-star thriller  Double Jeopardy , Along Came 
A Spider , In The Line of Fire , The Bone Collector  They're all classics to 
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rk-thriller-that-came-out-of-nowhere


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