David Ayer’s 2014 war film, Fury, lands on Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart. From the director of 2016’s Suicide Squad, the 2014 war film follows a five-man American tank crew who undertake a deadly mission behind enemy lines in the heart of Nazi Germany during the final weeks of the European theater of World War II. Brad Pitt leads the Fury cast as the battle-hardened tank commander Don “Wardaddy” Collier alongside Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs, and Scott Eastwood.
Now, the 2014 war film has found new success on Netflix. For the week of January 29–February 6, Fury was watched for 7.3 million hours and received 3.3 million total views. It ranked in ninth place for the week in front of Dennis Quaid’s sports movie The Hill, which is enjoying its second week in Netflix’s Global Top 10.
Fury Ending Explained
David Ayer’s 2014 World War II film starring Brad Pitt has a powerful yet satisfying ending that highlights the brutality and consequences of war.
How Was Fury Received?
As opposed to Ayer’s follow-up film Suicide Squad which was panned by critics, Fury received positive reviews for its lead performances and harrowing combat sequences. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 76% percent score with a Critics Consensus that reads, “Overall, Fury is a well-acted, suitably raw depiction of the horrors of war that offers visceral battle scenes but doesn’t quite live up to its larger ambitions.” Under Ayer’s direction, Fury was especially able to capture the high casualty rates suffered by American tank crews who, in the relatively cheap M4 Sherman, were ill-equipped against the superior German Panzer tanks.
In addition to its critical success, Fury was also received enthusiastically at the box office by audiences. The film grossed an impressive $211 million at the worldwide box office, nearly tripling its estimated production budget of $68–80 million. On Rotten Tomatoes, its audience score of 84% exceeds its critics’ score, both of which rank among the best scores for David Ayer movies alongside End of Watch. As opposed to all the critically panned flops and box office failures that frequently appear in Netflix’s Global Top 10, Fury is a film that deserves to be there.
Fury
Brad Pitt stars as tank commander Don “Wardaddy” Collier in David Ayer’s war movie Fury. Set during the end of World War II, the film follows the Allied forces breaking through into Nazi Germany as Don and his crew pilot their tank known as Fury into enemy lines in gruesome battles to capture critical stronghold points and help secure victory in the war.
