The Platform 2: Spanish Horror Film Is The Top Movie On Netflix

“The Platform 2” is currently the most popular movie on Netflix, according to the platform’s public ranking system.

The Spanish sci-fi horror film is a prequel to 2019′s “The Platform” (“El hoyo”), which follows prisoners living in a tall tower with one cell per level. The residents of this “Vertical Self-Management Center” can eat only from a platform that descends from the top all the way to the bottom and makes two-minute stops on each level.

Although the first film received mostly positive reviews, critics had more mixed responses to “The Platform 2.”

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The most popular movie on Hulu right now is “Hold Your Breath,” a psychological thriller starring Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford, Alona Jane Robbins and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

Set in 1930s Oklahoma, the movie follows a mother who becomes convinced her family is being haunted amid horrific dust storms in the regions. “Hold Your Breath” premiered on Sept. 12 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released on Hulu on Oct. 3.

“Salem’s Lot” is the top movie on Max at the moment. The supernatural horror film also made its streaming debut on Oct. 3.

Based on the 1975 novel by Stephen King, the story revolves around a writer who returns to his childhood hometown in Maine, which he soon learns is being targeted by a bloodthirsty vampire. Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, John Benjamin Hickey and Bill Camp star.

Yet another horror flick premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Oct. 3.

“House of Spoils” stars Ariana DeBose as a young chef haunted by the past owner of the property where she opens her first restaurant. Reviews have been mixed thus far.

Departing from the horror theme this month, the coming-of-age dramedy “Dìdi” is currently trending “on Peacock.

The critically acclaimed film premiered in January at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won multiple awards. Written and directed by Sean Wang, “Dìdi” centers around a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy living in the San Francisco Bay Area.