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  • 2021-02-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Is a New Movie Starring Tom Hanks 'Dominating Netflix'? (en)
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  • In late February 2021, American readers might have been surprised by a story that pictured actor Tom Hanks with a curious headline. The headline from the We Got This Covered website read: Tom Hanks’ New Movie Has Been Dominating Netflix All Week. The story appeared to an unknown number of Google Discover users. The goal of Google Discover is to display personalized content to Google users that they might find relevant. The headline likely led American readers to believe that a new movie starring Hanks was available to them on Netflix. The company's headquarters after all are located in Los Gatos, California. However, it was all a bit misleading. Not included in the Google Discover card for the story was one important tidbit: the movie was not available to be streamed on Netflix in the United States. The fact was mentioned in the article, but not in the headline or teased in its description. The film was originally released in theaters in December 2020. It received an international Netflix release on Feb. 10, 2021. Also, according to charts on the FlixPatrol website, the movie wasn't dominating Netflix. In terms of numbers, the two films Finding 'Ohana and To All the Boys: Always and Forever were having a better month. As of Feb. 22, News of the World was number 3 for February worldwide. As for the week in reference, New was number 2 behind To All the Boys: Always and Forever. And as of late February 2021, there were no announced plans to bring News of the World to American Netflix users. The movie reunited Hanks and writer/director Paul Greengrass. The pair previously teamed up for Captain Phillips. News of the World is available to rent on multiple streaming platforms in the U.S. for $19.99. The release date for the drop in price appeared to be March 23. A new Hanks film might one day appear on Netflix in the U.S., but this wasn't it. (en)
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