A charming Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock rom-com will be coming to Netflix soon. The 2022 title, which was one of Channing Tatum’s first films to debut as he returned to acting after a years-long break from starring in live-action releases, was well-regarded by critics, earning a Certified Fresh score of 79% on Rotten. Tomatoes and an even better 83% audience score on the review aggregator platform Popcornmeter. It also became the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the year, grossing $192.9 million against its approximately $70 million budget.
The film, The lost cityis scheduled to premiere in Netflix on November 9, according to the streaming platform’s listing. It follows popular novelist Loretta Sage (Bullock), whose stories of romantic adventures are so accurately researched that she is kidnapped by billionaire Abigail Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe) to help him find treasure supposedly hidden in the mythical Lost City. Her only hope for survival is to team up with the hapless Alan Caprison (Tatum), a model who plays her fictional character Dash McMahon on the covers of his books.
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Sandra Bullock romantic comedies like The proposal
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Channing Tatum’s Goofy Characters
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Action romance movies like Romance with the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile
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Post by Daniel RadcliffeHarry Potter roles
Why you should watch The Lost City
Two effervescent stars lead a solid adventure story
The lost city It’s worth watching for fans of romance and adventure. Sandra Bullock’s film shows her and Tatum using every ounce of their razor-sharp charisma to create a prickly but warm dynamic between your mismatched characters. Daniel Radcliffe is also clearly having fun taking on an eccentric villain role, which is another successful entry in the series of eccentric characters he’s played after starring in the Harry Potter movies in titles including Swiss Army Man, Now you see me 2, Miracle Workersand Strange: The Story of Al Yankovic.
The rest of Lost City the cast is also incredibly stacked. That includes appearances from big stars including Brad Pitt like a wannabe savior, The officeOscar Nuñez as a peculiar pilot, and Saturday night live breakout Bowen Yang as moderator. The main supporting role of Beth Hatten is also played by Da’Vine Joy Randolph. At the time, she was probably best known for her television roles in Only murders in the building, Empireand Prime Video High fidelitybut she has since won an Oscar for her performance in 2023 The remnants.
What Screen Rant said about The lost city:
The Lost City has many advantages: a charming cast, genuinely funny moments and some adrenaline-pumping adventures. The film harkens back to the days when these romantic comedy adventures were more constant. – Lost City Review: Bullock and Tatum Charm in Fun Old-Fashioned Adventure
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The lost city Key facts |
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Box office |
US$192.9 million |
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Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score |
79% |
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Rotten Tomatoes audience score |
83% |
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Main prizes |
MTV Movie + TV Awards for Best Performance in a Film – Sandra Bullock (Nominated), Best Team – Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Brad Pitt (Nominated) and Best Villain – Daniel Radcliffe (Winner). People’s Choice Awards for Comedy Movie of 2022 (Nominated), Comedy Movie Star of 2022 – Channing Tatum (Nominee) and Comedy Movie Star of 2022 – Sandra Bullock (Nominee) |
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