“Leave the World Behind”, directed by Sam Esmail and starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke, has become a surprise sensation on Netflix. The post-apocalyptic thriller appeared in the streaming service's catalog on December 8 and quickly topped the global ratings. The film also showed the best start of this year – 98,7 million hours watched and 41,7 million views. This was reported by kg-portal.ru.
The film follows two families who face each other in the suburbs in the midst of a global cyberattack. Amanda (Julia Roberts) and Clay (Ethan Hawke) rent a luxury house for the weekend to take a break from work and spend time with their children. Their vacation is interrupted by the arrival of two strangers who claim this is their home and they are seeking refuge from the chaos engulfing the world.
In the face of an impending disaster, two families try to find a common language.
