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Peter Dinklage's Western 'The Thicket' reaches Netflix top 10 years after Tubi debut

The 2024 Western crime thriller 'The Thicket', starring Peter Dinklage, has entered Netflix's most-watched movies list. Two entertainment outlets say it is drawing a new audience after a low-profile release.

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Image: Collider
Image: /Film

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Centre · 2The Thicket, a Western crime thriller starring Peter Dinklage, has become one of the most-watched movies on Netflix. Centre · 1Collider reports the film is even outperforming Tom Cruise's 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. Centre · 1The film was made by Tubi Films and premiered in 2024 as a Tubi original, available free on that service; Collider says it can also be streamed on Prime Video.

Centre · 1/Film notes that it also received a small theatrical release but little promotional push, despite an 80% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes. Centre · 2Elliott Lester directed the film, adapted from Joe R. Lansdale's novel of the same name; Chris Kelly wrote the screenplay. Centre · 2Dinklage plays bounty hunter Reginald Jones, hired to hunt a killer called Cutthroat Bill, played by Juliette Lewis; Levon Hawke, Esme Creed-Miles, Gbenga Akinnagbe and Macon Blair also appear.

Centre · 1Collider also gives an audience score of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, and describes the film as one that flew under the radar for many viewers. Centre · 2Both outlets place the film in the context of Dinklage's career, including four Emmys for Game of Thrones; Collider adds that he starred in Dexter: Resurrection in 2025 and will not return for its second season.

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Framing
Both entertainment outlets present the film as an overlooked title finding a new audience on Netflix, with Dinklage's Game of Thrones fame as the hook. Collider frames it as a chart story; /Film reads as a recommendation.
Emphasis
Collider stresses the top-10 ranking and the Top Gun: Maverick comparison; /Film stresses Dinklage's career, the plot and Juliette Lewis's performance.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither gives Netflix viewing figures or the exact ranking period beyond 'the last week'. Collider does not mention the theatrical release; /Film does not mention Prime Video or the Top Gun comparison.
Charged language
“Officially a Netflix Sensation”“underrated movies of the last five years”“forgotten Western crime thriller”
For example
“Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage's forgotten Western crime thriller is finding new life in the Netflix top 10.” — Collider
“So hop on Netflix and check out one of the more underrated movies of the last five years.” — /Film

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