Russell Crowe has spent the last few months bouncing between streaming platforms like a man who cannot decide which screen he deserves. First his crime thriller The Get Out became a surprise hit on Prime Video. Then his Western drama The Weight arrived in theaters to strong reviews. A week later, he showed up in Netflix’s psychological drama Unabomber, which promptly topped that streamer’s viewership rankings. Now two of his movies are moving to Paramount+, and Collider has rounded up the details.
September was a busy month for the actor, and now is the ideal moment to catch up on his most recent work. Rohan Naahar, a News Writer for Collider who covers everything from Marvel to the Oscars, reported on the actor’s current run. His reporting paints a picture of a performer who has become a fixture across multiple projects at once.
The Month of September
The Get Out kicked off September with a streaming surge, reaching the top spot on Prime Video’s domestic viewership chart shortly after its debut on the service. Not long after, The Weight hit theaters, and Collider refers to the film as Crowe’s best-reviewed movie in nearly three decades. One week later, Crowe played a supporting role opposite Jacob Tremblay in Unabomber, and that movie promptly took the number-one spot on Netflix’s viewership rankings.
Crowe fans who want to see him again won’t have to wait long: two of his films arrive on Paramount+ this month.
What’s On Paramount+
The first film on the list is Noah, the biblical epic that grossed $360 million worldwide against a reported budget of $160 million in 2014. The second is a more recent thriller, part of the ongoing phase of Crowe’s career in which he has been playing mostly character roles in small-scale movies.
A few exceptions exist in the shape of Kraven the Hunter and Thor: Love and Thunder, yet for the most part Crowe’s work has leaned towards more serious fare, including Nuremberg and The Pope’s Exorcist.
Crowe’s Recent Career
The trend is plain to see: Crowe keeps showing up in modest productions, mostly in character parts, with a few bigger outings that break the routine. Those exceptions stand out all the more for how rarely they occur amid his otherwise steady stream of smaller work.
Here is how the recent lineup breaks down:
- The Get Out — streaming hit on Prime Video
- The Weight — best-reviewed movie in nearly three decades
- Unabomber — top Netflix viewership ranking
- Noah — biblical epic on Paramount+
- A recent thriller — also on Paramount+
The Coen Quiz
Collider.com has put together a lighthearted test to match you with a Coen Brothers film. It poses eight queries, covering money, disputes, employment, ambition, quick fixes, troubles, remarks, and conclusions. The outcome points to which style suits your nature.
It is a curious aside, yet it serves as a reminder that Crowe’s career has turned into something resembling a personality test. If you were casting yourself, which part would you choose? The Coen Brothers present four very different options.
The Quiz Results
Four films from the Coen Brothers form the basis of this quiz: The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Fargo, and No Country for Old Men. Each title deals with money, trouble, and other people in its own distinct manner. The questions are crafted to uncover which of these approaches suits your personal nature best.
The findings are amusing. They tell you which film you would survive and why it suits you, along with what it would cost you to be there.
The Paramount+ Lineup
This month, Paramount+ is adding two movies starring Crowe, and they represent opposite ends of his recent output. One is a big-budget action picture, while the other is a smaller thriller. Together, they span the range of his recent filmography.
While the quiz offers a welcome diversion, the actual tale concerns Crowe’s present streak. He has remained a steady fixture across both big and small screens, and the Paramount+ selection now lets viewers revisit his latest output.
The Numbers Behind Noah
Noah grossed $360 million worldwide against a reported budget of $160 million in 2014. The table shows the scale of the biblical epic’s achievement.
| Film | Gross | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Noah | $360 million | $160 million |
Anyone familiar with Crowe’s filmography will find the Paramount+ slate this month a pleasant addition. Both his biblical epic Noah and the more recent thriller are arriving on the same service at once.
Source material: “Russell Crowe's Gritty Detective Thriller Officially Finds a New Streaming Home,” Collider.
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