Maika Monroe’s 2022 serial killer movie has landed on Netflix’s Top 10 chart in the United States. Despite making her debut in the dramaAt Any Price, Monroe first made waves with leading roles in the thrillerThe Guestand theA24 horror movieIt Follows, which many consider one of the best horror films of the 2010s, and quickly established her as a certified scream queen. Afterward, however, Monroe opted for the sci-fi actionerIndependence Day: Resurgenceand the neo-noirHot Summer Nights.
Monroe made her return to the horror genre with the psychological thrillerGreta, the horror-comedyVillains, and the sci-fi horror filmSignificant Other. Still, Monroe maintained a constant presence in other genres, appearing in the dramaHoney Boyand the action-thrillerGod Is a Bullet.In 2024, Monroe broke out in an even bigger way by leadingLonglegs, playing the FBI agent tasked with tracking down an occultist serial killer played by Nicolas Cage. The horror movie was a huge hit, making $126 million at the box office on a budget of less than $10 million.
Watcher Lands On Netflix’s Top 10 US Chart
It Ranks 6th This Week
Watcherhas landed on Netflix’s Top 10 chart in the United States. Written and directed by Chloe Okuno (V/H/S/94) in her feature debut,the 2022 psychological thriller stars Maika Monroeas a young American woman who moves to Bucharest with her husband and starts to suspect that a stranger watching her from a nearby apartment window may be aserial killer. The movie also stars Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, Tudor Petruț, Mădălina Anea, Cristina Deleanu, Daniel Nuță, and Ciubuciu Bogdan Alexandru.
Two Of Maika Monroe’s Recent Horror Movies Are Trending On Streaming, But This Creepy Thriller From 10 Years Ago Is Still Her Best
Maika Monroe has several great horror movies to her name that are available on streaming, but her first horror role is actually still her best.
Now, three years after its release,Maika Monroe’s horror moviehas become a hit onNetflix.Watcherranks sixth on Netflix’s Top 10 movies in the United Statesthis week. It ranks belowVenom: The Last Dance,Despicable Me 4,Counterattack,To Catch a Killer,Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and aboveSonic the Hedgehog 2,Sicario,Ted 2, andTrial by Fire.
What Watcher’s Netflix Success Means For Maika Monroe
She’s One Of The Best Scream Queens In Independent Cinema
The success ofLonglegs, especially with it now streaming on Hulu, is likely what’s driving audiences to check out Maika Monroe’s last serial killer movie,Watcher, on Netflix. BeforeLonglegsbecame Neon’s highest-grossing film domestically and the highest-grossing independent film of 2024,Watcherbroke similar ground by recording the biggest opening weekend ever for IFC Midnight/Shudder.Watcherfeatures another outstanding performance fromMaika Monroe, proving that, in independent cinema, she is one of the best scream queens working today.
