A Great Underrated Horror Movie Is Dominating Netflix Today – We Got This Covered

An underrated horror movie is trending on Netflix today. Were all familiar withThe Silence of the Lambsand theHannibalTV series, but 2002sRed Dragonis not as widely remembered as those two entries in the Hannibal Lecter saga. The movie was added to Netflix at the beginning of the month, though, and its going down a treat with viewers, as Red Dragoncurrently sits at number 10 on the streaming sites list of its most-watched films.

Red Dragonis the third and final movie to feature Sir Anthony Hopkins as the infamous cannibal, though it was the fourth overall for the series, as Brian Cox was the first actor to play the part on screen in 1986s Manhunter.In fact, that pic was also an adaptation of the Red Dragonnovel by Thomas Harris.

For those unfamiliar, the plot sees Edward Nortons FBI agent Will Graham forced to ally with Lecter in order to hunt down a mysterious serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy. As directed by Brett Ratner, the film also features Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Mary-Louise Parker in supporting roles. If you havent seen Red Dragonbut are a fan of the TV show, its worth a watch as the series loosely adapted the same story in its third season, with Richard Armitage taking on the role of killer Francis Dolarhyde, whos portrayed by Ralph Fiennes here.

Red Dragonwas released one year after 2001sHannibal,the first sequel toSilence that was directed by Ridley Scott. Despite Scotts involvement in the previous entry, this one is actually considered a big improvement on its predecessor, as Ratners film sits at a decent 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences being slighter kinder, rating it 74%. Meanwhile, Hannibalis classified as rotten at 39%. That makes it the third highest-rated Hannibal production, behindSilence(96%) and the TV show (92%).

If you havent already, why not check outRed Dragonon Netflix this week? Its certainly worth your time.

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A Great Underrated Horror Movie Is Dominating Netflix Today - We Got This Covered