Ad Vitam Is Now One of Netflix's Most-Watched Films

Ad Vitam has climbed into Netflix’s Top 10 Most Popular Non-English Movies globally, registering 63,100,000 views and 103,000,000 hours viewed. The action thriller now sits at number nine on the all-time list, joining hits such as Troll and The Platform. Directed by Rodolphe Lauga and led by Guillaume Canet as Franck Lazarev, Ad Vitam — Latin for "for life" — plays like "Bourne meets Taken." The film follows a former special agent who, after surviving an attempted murder, must find his kidnapped, heavily pregnant wife Léo while confronting a conspiracy tied to his past with the French Elite Intervention Squad (GIGN).

Critical reaction has been mixed: the movie holds a 38% "rotten" score on Rotten Tomatoes, with detractors calling out a "threadbare plot" and a "superficially stimulating ride," but many viewers praised the gritty practical effects, car chases and fight scenes.

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