Ridley Scott's Napoleon Finds New Life on Streaming

Three years after its theatrical release, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is enjoying a streaming resurgence on Apple TV. FlixPatrol lists the film in Apple TV’s Top 10 in more than 20 countries, including Bahrain, Cambodia and Latvia, bringing the historical epic back into the public eye.

Scott’s film begins during the bloodiest days of the French Revolution and traces Napoleon’s battlefield highs and lows alongside his turbulent relationship with Joséphine, played by Vanessa Kirby. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Napoleon; David Scarpa wrote the screenplay. The film was released November 22, 2023 and runs 158 minutes.

Napoleon underperformed at the box office, earning $222.4 million against a $200 million price tag, and met mixed critical reaction with a 58% critics and audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its renewed popularity on streaming suggests viewers are returning to reassess the director’s polarizing historical epic.

Bahrain, Cambodia, Latvia

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