Netflixis losing aTop Gun-esque movie starring Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel. While the streaming service is known for original movies and TV shows includingStranger Things,Orange is the New Black,Wednesday,Carry-On, andLeave the World Behind, their library is also populated with titles that are licensed from other companies. As these licensing agreements expire or change quite often, every month there are usually quite a few titles either joining or leaving Netflix.
TheTop Gun-inspired movie that is departing the platform soon is one of these licensed titles, and it is particularly star-studded. Jamie Foxx is a well known multihyphenate who is a stand-up comedian and musician along with being a decorated actor, havingwon an Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charlesin the 2004musical biopicRay. He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor that same year for his work inCollateral. Jessica Biel is similarly well known and has earned an Emmy nomination for her performance in USA Network’sThe Sinner.
Stealth Is Leaving Netflix
It Came Out The Year After Ray
Stealthis set to leave Netflix. The 2005 movie, which was directed byThe Fast and the Furious' Rob Cohen, wasset in the near future and followed a team of US Navy pilots(Foxx, Biel, andYellowstonestarJosh Lucas) training an AI jet that is malfunctioning and could start a world war. The movie was a box office bomb, grossing $79.3 million against a $135 million budget. It was also lambasted by critics and currently holds a dismal 13% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Stealthalso starred Sam Shepard, Joe Morton, and Richard Roxburgh.
According to the latest update fromWhat’s on Netflix,Stealthis set to leave Netflix on February 1, which is less than three weeks from the time of writing. The beginning of the month is a common time for licensing contracts to expire, and it is one of nearly two dozen titles that are being removed from the streamer on that day. The other most prominent titles on that slate include the21 Jump Streetmovies, the first twoDespicable Memovies, and 2021’sDune.
What This Means For Stealth
It Is Still Available Elsewhere
AlthoughStealthwas a flop at the time,its star-studded cast and prescient AI themes may make it more appealing to modern audiences. While it will no longer be numbered among the roster ofNetflixmovies, it will still be available on demand on a variety of platforms including Prime Video, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Apple TV, and Google Play starting at $3.99. It is unclear if it will ever return to streaming, as it is a Sony Pictures Releasing title, and they do not have their own proprietary platform, so it will need to be licensed again elsewhere.
Stealth
Cast
Stealth is a 2005 action film in which three pilots, part of a covert military program, endeavor to manage an artificial intelligence program. As tensions rise, they work to prevent the AI from launching actions that could potentially trigger a global conflict.
