Netflix’s Sci-Fi Apocalypse Film Dominates Streaming Charts Regardless of 60% RT Rating

After incomes solely a 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, The Nice Flood is now dominating Netflix’s high 10 chart. Directed by Byung-woo Kim, the movie chronicles one girl’s makes an attempt to save lots of her baby after a devastating worldwide flood begins to eat their house constructing.

Solely three days after its launch on the streaming service, The Nice Flood at present stands as the preferred film on Netflix worldwide. The apocalyptic sci-fi thriller comes forward of titles like Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua (2025), The Grinch (2018), Wake Up Lifeless Man: A Knives Out Thriller (2025), and The Croods: A New Age (2020).

Starring Kim Da-mi, Park Hae-soo, Lee Dong-chan, and Kwon Eun-sung, the movie hasn’t fared significantly effectively with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The Popcornmeter rating is available in under the critics’ rating, and at present sits at a lackluster 43%.

The Nice Flood opinions are typically praise-worthy of the film, significantly the primary act because the flood devastation leaves humanity scrambling to outlive. What occurs after that, together with deeper exploration of the characters and a few sci-fi twists, has confirmed extra divisive.

Though the film evidently makes storytelling decisions that do not work for all critics and viewers, its newfound success speaks to the continued reputation of South Korean content material on Netflix. The largest success story, after all, is Squid Recreation, which launched its closing season this previous summer season, however motion pictures like Mantis (2025), Ballerina (2023), Kill Boksoon (2023), Peninsula (2020), and #Alive (2020), amongst others, have all been viewership hits.

Trying extra broadly on the reputation of worldwide content material on Netflix, The Nice Flood follows the success of Below Paris (2024), Nowhere (2023), Brick (2025), and Exterritorial (2025). These sorts of high-concept, non-English movies can actually join with subscribers beneath the correct circumstances, no matter how optimistic opinions are.

That being stated, it is nonetheless early days for The Nice Flood, and it isn’t essentially shocking to see a brand-new launch ascend the Netflix charts. What can be a marker for the movie’s total success is whether or not it may retain its place within the high 10 over the weeks to come back.

It is also too early to say whether or not The Nice Flood may get a sequel. If the film finally ends up dominating the Netflix high 10 for the rest of December and into January, it is definitely attainable that Netflix may order a sequel. This additionally would not be with out precedent, as Netflix ordered an Below Paris sequel, for instance, following the primary film’s success.