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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

Netflix's 8 most popular original movies and TV shows that it has shared viewership data for

7. "Money Heist (La Casa de Papel)" season 3 — 44 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

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)

READ MORE: Netflix says 'The Umbrella Academy' was watched by 45 million households in the first month, and it's been renewed for season 2

5. "The Perfect Date" — 48 million

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

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

READ MORE: Netflix won't stop bragging about the millions of people who watch its mediocre original movies

3. "Stranger Things" season 3 — 64 million

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

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

READ MORE: Critics trashed Adam Sandler's 'Murder Mystery,' but Netflix said 73 million households watched it in the first month

1. "Bird Box" — 80 million

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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