Kevin Costner made headlines lately principally as a result of controversial ultimate season of Yellowstone, however earlier in 2024 he additionally obtained some not-so-great press for a film that’s making one other spectacular streaming run. Costner stars in, directs, and wrote the script for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, the Western epic that’s well-regarded as his ardour mission. The three-hour movie was launched over the summer time and solely earned $31 million on the worldwide field workplace towards a $100 million finances; such a poor efficiency that its sequel was faraway from the discharge schedule totally. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 was added to Netflix simply earlier than the tip of 2024 and shortly made its manner into the streamer’s prime 10, sitting at #10 on the time of writing. The movie earned scores of 51% from critics and 70% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Along with Costner, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 additionally stars Avatar veterans Sam Worthington and Giovanni Ribisi, in addition to Danny Huston. This was not the primary time in his profession that Costner stepped behind the digital camera to direct a movie, however it was his first directorial credit score in additional than 20 years. Earlier than Horizon, Costner most lately helmed Open Vary, the 2003 western epic that he additionally starred in alongside Robert Duvall and Andor star Diego Luna. Costner additionally directed two movies earlier than that, making his debut in 1990 on Dances with Wolves, one other Western that additionally stars Tantoo Cardinal, and The Postman, a dystopian sci-fi thriller that additionally stars Larenz Tate and Will Patton. Costner may even direct the second, third, and fourth installments within the Horizon film franchise if the third and fourth ever make it to the large display.

What Else Is Streaming on Netflix?

Because of a wave of exits and new arrivals to kick off the brand new yr, the Netflix prime 10 has been shaken up like by no means earlier than. Each the Tom Hardy-led Mad Max: Fury Highway and its Chris Hemsworth-starring prequel, Furiosa, are within the Netflix prime 10 after leaving Max on the finish of 2024. Different films to depart Max and discover success on Netflix at the beginning of 2025 embody Dune: Half Two, the sci-fi epic starring Timothée Chalamet, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the kaiju thriller starring Dan Stevens.

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 stars and was written and directed by Kevin Costner. Keep tuned to Collider for extra streaming updates and watch Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 on Netflix.

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