Critics Hated It—Now This Netflix Movie Is Beating Dwayne Johnson On The Streaming Charts
Critically panned shark thriller Thrash has chomped its way to No. 1 on Netflix’s U.S. Top 10, unseating Dwayne Johnson’s big-budget adventure as the streamer’s most-watched movie.
So, apparently it takes more than Dwayne Johnson swinging through the jungle to keep a movie at the top of Netflix in the U.S. The new number one isn't an action adventure blockbuster, but a shark movie called 'Thrash'—and by the way, critics kind of hate it.
Sharks Bite Back
'Thrash' just pushed past 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' to snag the top spot on Netflix’s U.S. movie charts as of April 13, 2026. The data comes from FlixPatrol, which tracks these things obsessively. 'Jumanji' had only just snatched the lead on April 10, so this is a quick turnaround. Now, both movies are doing laps around some other genre staples, like 'Beast,' 'Anaconda,' 'Black and Blue,' and the always-odd 'The Fifth Element.'
The Gory Details
- Director: Tommy Wirkola (who, if you’ve seen 'Dead Snow', knows his way around genre chaos)
- Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Nable, Andrew Lees
- Setting: A coastal South Carolina town mid-wipeout by a Category 5 hurricane
- Plot: Locals ignore evacuation orders, hurricane floods everything, houses collapse—and then, naturally, sharks start prowling through the submerged streets
Critics vs. Viewers vs. Everyone Else
The short version: nobody's impressed—except, apparently, Netflix viewers clicking 'play' anyway. On Rotten Tomatoes, 'Thrash' is scraping by with a 35% critics’ score. Regular viewers are even harsher, cratering the audience score to just 29%. RogerEbert.com didn’t hold back; they called the thing
'an aggressively stupid movie. Its worst sin isn’t its stupid characters doing stupid things; it’s that the whole thing feels remarkably lazy, failing to find any tension or even B-movie thrills.'
And yet, here it is—in the top spot. You'd think in a movie full of sharks, the script could be a little sharper.
Meanwhile, in The Jungle...
For comparison: 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' (the one with Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan hurled into a video game for family-friendly peril) is now bumped down to number two. Aside from pulling bigger box office and a sequel, its Rotten Tomatoes ratings are way healthier, with a 77% from critics.
So if you’re browsing Netflix and wondering why a panned shark flick just leapfrogged a Dwayne Johnson hit—well, that’s the streaming world for you. Sometimes, disaster (literally) wins the race.