Last year, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical debuted on Netflix to critical acclaim and widespread popularity. Much of its early attention can probably be attributed to the love people have not only for the original story from Dahl, but also the love for its very first film adaptation. The 1996 non-musical film still holds a special place in many hearts, as evidenced by its recent, unexpected leap through the Netflix Top 10.
The 1996 Matilda stars Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, and Mara Wilson, and has been popular with movie fans for nearly 30 years. Matilda recently made its way back to Netflix and has been enjoying another run of success.
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Thursday’s edition of the Netflix Top 10 Movies list features Matilda in the sixth overall position. Just one day prior, Matilda was the 10th-most popular film on the service, so things are moving in the right direction for the family classic.
You can check out a full rundown of Thursday’s Netflix Top 10 Movies list below!
1. Woody Woodpecker
“A rascally bird with a distinctive laugh pecks back with a vengeance when his forest habitat is threatened by a slick lawyer building his dream home.”
2. Killers
“After a whirlwind romance, Jen and Spencer settle into married life — until Spencer’s secret past as a hit man shakes up their suburban bliss.”
3. Dredd
“Enforcing the law in a violent dystopian society, Judge Dredd and a new trainee fight their way through a tower block to bring down a drug boss.”
4. Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
“Tens of thousands of former Boy Scouts have come forward with claims of sexual abuse. How did such a massive cover-up happen?”
5. Basic
“When an Army training mission goes horribly wrong during a hurricane in Panama, a former Ranger tried to unravel conflicting accounts of what happened.”
6. Matilda
“Fed up with mistreatment at home and at school, a gifted young girl uses her newly discovered powers to stand up for herself and her fellow classmates.”
7. Don’t Worry Darling
“In a gleaming, picture-perfect experimental community in the desert, a housewife’s life unravels at the seams when she begins to ask unwelcome questions.”
8. You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
“BFFs Stacy and Lydia are both planning epic bat mitzvahs. But it all unravels when a popular boy — and middle school drama — threaten to ruin everything.”
9. The Eagle
“With only one ally, an injured Roman warrior bent on restoring his family name sets off on a quest to find his missing father’s legion and lost emblem.”
10. Obsessed
“A successful executive with the perfect job and perfect wife finds his life failing apart when a sexy office temp sets out to seduce and destroy him.”
