An acclaimed Denis Villeneuve sci-fi movie is performing well on Netflix. Villeneuve is an acclaimed Canadian director who became an international sensation with the release of his 2010 French-language feature Incendies. His first English-language feature was the 2013 thriller Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, which kicked off a star-studded run of English-language productions that also includes the 2015 crime drama Sicario, starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, and Josh Brolin.

Denis Villeneuve movies have taken on a variety of genres over the years, but recently he has taken a turn toward science fiction. After helming 2017's Arrival, every movie he has directed since then has been a science fiction title, including the legacy sequel Blade Runner 2049 and the Frank Herbert adaptations Dune and Dune: Part Two. This has paid off, as these movies have so far earned the filmmaker his first three Oscar nominations, with Arrival being nominated for Best...