“I guess I always did dream of being famous.” Those are the first words we hear in the trailer for 2021’s Aileen WUORNOS: American BoogeywomanThis is a story about a notorious female serial killer. “I didn’t take no crap from nobody. ‘Specially men.”
As recounted in Netflix’s summary of This is the film — which is currently one of the top streaming titles on the platform — it tracks the life of Aileen Wuornos. Wuornos is a woman who married a yacht club president in 1976 and went on to cause mayhem in Florida’s high society. The movie stars Peyton List, Tobin bell, and Lydia Hearst. It combines elements from two genres that produce streaming gold on Netflix: True crime with some horror. The result?
Aileen WUORNOS: American Boogeywoman
Aileen WuornosAt the time of writing,, is the #1 movie in the US on Netflix. (Netflix keeps an updated Top 10 list of TV shows and movies every day).
In terms of that full Top 10 movies list, we’ve got the complete rundown at the bottom of this post. Meantime, here’s what else to know about this serial killer drama:
For one thing, the early reviews that have trickled in have … well, pretty much savaged the movie. Take, for example. From Decider: “Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman wants to be another chapter in the Monster story, but it’s not clear who asked for this to be told, and besides that, it reads flimsier than a grocery store tabloid.”It gets worse.
- Common Sense Media: “This is a terrible move that didn’t need to be made.”
- Blu-ray.com: “As with other productions from Farrands, it’s a complete waste of time.”
Twitter users were, however, even more brutal.
Top 10 Netflix movies
“I’m so confused,” One user posted on Twitter. “Was (Aileen Wuornos) supposed to be shit or was it just shit?”
It’s a short story. Be warned. People hate it more than they love it.
What other feature films are hot right now and which ones are not? The streamer keeps track of the most-watched movies on a regular basis. For today, January 26, we’ve got a snapshot of those most-watched movie titles below. Where you’ll also find links to their Netflix landing pages, as well as links to our previous coverage of some of the titles.
You can also check out our ongoing coverage on the new titles that are added to Netflix each week or month.
- The Royal Treatment
- Munich — The Edge of WarCheck out our coverage here
- Aileen WUORNOS: American Boogeywoman
- Annabelle Creation
- Amandla
- Don’t Look UpYou can read our coverage here or here
- Simply accept it
- After We Fell
- My Father’s Violin
- Under Suspicion