Pierce Brosnan will be best known to many viewers for playing iconic British superspy James Bond. The Irish actor first took on the role in 1995 withGoldenEye, returning for three sequels of varying success and quality.Brosnan’s tenure as Bondended withDie Another Dayin 2002, but he remained a common sight in movies in the years afterward. Even during his tenure as Bond,Brosnan branched out to star in a handful of projects in other genres, affirming that he is more than just 007.
Shortly after making his debut as 007, Brosnan appeared inMars Attacks!(1996) fromdirector Tim Burton, playing professor Donald Kessler. The following year, he took on the disaster genre withDante’s Peak, starring opposite Linda Hamilton in Roger Donaldson’s volcano thriller. Prior to his third outing as Bond, Brosnan also starred inThe Thomas Crown Affair(1999), John McTiernan’s romantic crime caper. There’s one late 1990s movie starring Brosnan, however, that flew under the radar, and viewers are now finding the movie on streaming.
Robinson Crusoe Becomes A Global Netflix Hit
The Pierce Brosnan Movie Is Finally Experiencing Success
28 years after its quiet release,Robinson Crusoeis a big hit on Netflix. Co-directed by Rod Hardy and George Miller (not the George Miller behind theMad Maxfranchise), the adventure survival movie is anadaptation of Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel of the same name. The feature film stars Brosnan as the title character, a Scottish gentleman and former Navy officer who becomes shipwrecked on a desolate island after fleeing his homeland following an accidental murder.Robinson Crusoehad a very limited release in the late ’90s and went largely unseen.
Now,Netflixdata reveals thatRobinson Crusoehas become a success with viewers, and it ranks as the tenth most popular movie on the streaming service globallyfor the week of March 31 – April 6. With 3.4 million views and 5.1 million hours viewed, the Brosnan film falls behind other titles likeThe Electric State(2025),Con Mum(2025), andKraven the Hunter(2024).Robinson Crusoewas a top 10 movie in 22 countries during the week in question, including Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. Check out the full global top 10 chart below:
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Robinson Crusoeis not currently available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
What This Means For Robinson Crusoe
The Survival Movie Is Finally Finding Its Audience
Robinson Crusoedidn’t release theatrically in the U.S. in 1997, nor did it in the U.K. As a result,it went widely underseen, and there aren’t many reviews available, meaning it doesn’t even have aRotten Tomatoescritics' score. The audience-driven Popcornmeter score, however, isn’t glowing at only 39%. Due to its very limited release, it’s also challenging to properly judge the movie’s box office performance, withBox Office Mojoreporting that the film grossed only $183,886 worldwide.
