10 Acclaimed Recent Movies That Audiences HATED

The beauty of Netflix's business model is that even mediocre and divisive movies will regularly rack up colossal viewing figures, and that's certainly true of the recent Taron Egerton-starring airport thriller Carry-On.

Critics were generally appreciative of the film's B-movie charms, serving as an oft-absurd throwback to '90s action flicks, resulting in a junky but well-made way to pass two hours, basically.

But in stark contrast to the 88% critical approval rating, Carry-On holds just 51% with audiences, many of whom criticised the script's avalanche of implausibilities and were also less welcoming of the film's overall homage to the high-concept genre thrillers of decades past.

Yet because the barrier for entry was as low as pressing the Netflix button on your TV remote, the middling audience reaction didn't make a dent at all.

Within barely a month of its release, Carry-On had received 160.1 million views on the platform, making it the third most-watched English-language Netflix film ever.