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Netflix's 8 most popular original movies and TV shows that it has shared viewership data for
8. "Tall Girl" — 41 million
7. "Money Heist (La Casa de Papel)" season 3 — 44 million
Netflix description: "With millions of euros and their lives on the line, nine robbers attempt to pull off the greatest heist of all time."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 100%
What critics said: "If you enjoyed seasons 1 and 2 and maybe even learned some Spanish in the process, this cynical Spaniard has good news for you: You'll enjoy part 3. A lot." — CNet (Season 3)
6. "The Umbrella Academy" season 1 — 45 million
Netflix description: "Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 77%
What critics said: "It has flaws and excesses, but the series nonetheless lands in the sweet spot between comedy and drama, and between a plot-and-action-driven narrative and character exploration." — Boston Globe (Season 1)
5. "The Perfect Date" — 48 million
Netflix description: "To earn money for college, a high schooler launches an app offering his services as a fake date. But when real feelings emerge, things get complicated."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 69%
What critics said: "'The Perfect Date' feels engineered by Netflix algorithms." — Los Angeles Times
4. "Triple Frontier" — 52 million
Netflix description: "They served their country. Now they're scrambling to get by. A daring heist could net them millions — if they make it out alive."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 72%
What critics said: "If you dig shoot-'em-up sequences, 'Triple Frontier' has plenty and they're often the default. Yet what it does well — though not enough — is introduce the complicated motivations of characters and what's led them to this somewhat impossible mission." — USA Today
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3. "Stranger Things" season 3 — 64 million
Netflix description: "When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 93%
What critics said: "It's a real and joyful return to form for the show that has been taken fiercely to the hearts of people who weren't there the first time round and, perhaps even more fiercely, by those who were." — Guardian (Season 3)
2. "Murder Mystery" — 73 million
Netflix description: "An overdue honeymoon. A shocking crime. A roomful of suspects. If Nick and Audrey can stay alive, this could be their best vacation ever."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 45%
What critics said: "It would be uncomfortably cynical to assume that Sandler thinks these novocaine-like comedies are what common people want to watch, but the guy doesn't leave us much choice." — Indiewire
1. "Bird Box" — 80 million
Netflix description: "Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 63%
What critics said: "Is it good? Not really, but it doesn't need to be." — Salon
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