For almost two weeks, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. dominated the streaming charts on Netflix. But now the late sequel to the cult series with Eddie Murphy has been replaced by another film: The German comedy Spieleabend started on Netflix on Friday and became the most popular film titles of the weekend.
What does it take to knock a $150 million blockbuster off Netflix’s throne? It’s simple: Eight German starswho come together in a room and attack each other for 90 minutes. With Game Night, Netflix has created its own counterpart to cinema hits such as The First Name and The Perfect Secret.
German comedy beats Hollywood blockbusters: Game Night is the new number 1 on Netflix
The story of Spieleabend centers around Pia (Janina Uhse) and Jan (Dennis Mojen). The two are newly in love and want to take the next big step in their relationship: Jan is supposed to take Pia to the traditional games night with their friends. What could possibly go wrong? A lot!
You can watch the trailer for Game Night here:
Game Night – Trailer (German) HD
Oliver (Axel Stein), Karo (Anna Maria Mühe), Kurt (Maximilian Meyer-Bretschneider) and Sheila (Taneshia Abt) do not make it easy for the newcomer to find his way into the group. And then Pia’s ex-boyfriend Mathias (Stephan Luca) turns up and makes sure that the situation even more unpleasant becomes.
Jan turns to his best friend Alex (Edin Hasanović) for help. However, Alex has no constructive advice to offer. You probably already guessed it: At game night, we watch one of 90-minute escalation in a confined space until the sparks fly and the characters reveal their dark sides.
You’ve definitely seen the stars from the new number 1 hit Game Night on Netflix
The game night was directed by Marco Petry, who German comedies He is the director of the charming romcom Heiter bis wolkig (2012) and the cheeky teen comedy Doktorspiele (2013). After various cinema and TV productions, Spieleabend marks his first big streaming gig.
Its stars, Janina Uhse and Dennis Mojen, bring clearly more streaming experience Uhse was seen in Betonrausch in 2020 and starred in Berlin, Berlin – The Movie, released on Netflix in the same year. You know Mojen from the Netflix original films Isi & Ossi (2020) and 60 Minutes (2024).
Game night has been streaming since July 12, 2024 on Netflix. It will be interesting to see how long it can stay at number 1 of the most popular films there. In addition to Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F., the thriller Vanished into the Night, the romcom A Family Affair and The Woman King are in the next places.