Ever since Netflix started releasing original movies under its platform, the streaming service has been shelling out more money for these projects. Unfortunately, one of the common denominators of most of Netflix's most expensive projects is their negative reviews. Critics have overwhelmingly panned most of these films, but that hasn't necessarily killed them upon arrival. The audience reception differs starkly in many cases, showcasing the divide between critics and viewers when it comes to big-budget action movies. While not all of these works fall into the action genre, most do, as the visual effects and set pieces cost a lot. 4d6933

Five years ago, Triple Frontierpremiered on Netflix and brought three Star Warsstars together for its action heist movie, all of whom appear in different Star Wars movies and TV shows. One of the most rewarding parts of Star Wars is getting to see its various stars come together in other projects, uniting unlikely pairs and groups who wouldn't otherwise have a chance to work together in the Star Wars galaxy. With the Star Wars timeline remaining quite strict in of who can cross paths, these opportunities are a fun way of bringing such actors together.

The overlooked 2019 war action movie Triple Frontier had a star-studded cast that deserves more recognition. Directed by J.C. Chandor, whose other works include A Most Violent Year (2017), All Is Lost (2013), and Margin Call (2011), Triple Frontier is surprisingly just the fourth feature film directed by Chandor, who was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Margin Call. Triple Frontier is based on a screenplay by Chandor and Mark Boal, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and producer of Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty. Triple Frontier is available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Triple Frontier 2 gets an update from one of its main stars. Released on Netflix in 2019, Triple Frontier is an action film surrounding a group of friends who work together to take down the leader of a South American drug cartel using their skills as former special forces operatives. The movie features a star-studded main cast of Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal.

Ben Affleck’s Triple Frontierfinds success on Netflix. Released in 2019, Triple Frontier is a Netflix original action movie starring Affleck as one of five former special forces operatives who forces with his friends to take down a South American drug lord. In addition to Affleck, Triple Frontier stars Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal.

Netflix is reportedly cutting back on movie spending after its expensive investment in J.C. Chandor's Triple Frontier failed to pan out. The company has famously spent billions producing original movies and TV shows in recent years, as part of its efforts to stay ahead in the increasingly competitive field of entertainment streaming. And while they've released more than their fair share of hits during that time (ranging from films like Bright to TV shows like Stranger Things), they're naturally developed a few costly flops along the way.

We've seen a lot of Oscar Isaac on the big screen over the last few decades, though it wasn't until strong roles in films like The Nativity Story and Balibo that he really started to appear in larger films to critical acclaim. Isaac has a busy few years ahead of him as well, as he will be appearing in a number of new films, including the animated The Addams Family and the  Dune remake.

What are the best original movies to watch on Netflix? Now that the streaming service has become a legitimate awards season contender, subscribers are paying more attention to Netflix's original content.

Sporting an all-star cast of some of Hollywood’s most in-demand and diverse leading men, Triple Frontier is the latest Netflix original action movie about a group of ex-military operatives who raid a cartel compound. Bound by the sort of brotherhood forged by being constantly under fire on dangerous missions for the special forces, they decide to pillage a drug dealer’s insanely large payload as compensation for all their unrecognized heroic efforts.

Triple Frontier had a more than impressive cast for a Netflix movie, but the original cast could have been even crazier. Bringing Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, Pedro Pascal, and Garret Hedlund together as an elite team of former soldiers is one of the highlights of the film, as their chemistry is the core element that makes the movie work, but they're hardly the first (or second or third) iteration of the cast in Triple Frontier's long road to the screen.