The Gritty Crime Thriller Audiences Argued Over Finds New Life on Streaming

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Published Feb 8, 2026, 9:00 AM EST

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Last year, seven years since his last TV role, Eric Bana returned to the small screen in the breakaway crime drama, Untamed. An instant hit with Netflix audiences, the series shot to the top of the streaming charts and did well to outperform some high-profile competition. So impressive was Untamed's first outing that Bana's Special Agent Kyle Turner was quickly confirmed to be returning for a second season.

Ahead of the show's expected return sometime in 2027, a more forgotten Bana thriller is finding its way onto American watchlists. Also featuring Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam, Olivia Wilde, and Kate Mara, the gritty 2012 crime thriller Deadfall first appeared in theaters on December 7, although it spent most of its theatrical run in overseas markets. In the U.S., the film was released in just 17 theaters at its peak, making less than $70,000 across seven quiet weekends. An improved international haul of $1.6 million was unable to turn a box office profit for a movie boasting a $6 million budget.

Sadly, Deadfall was also unable to impress critics, earning just 34% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences were also split by the film, favoring a negative reaction with a 37% score on the same review site. Critic Peter Bradshaw awarded the movie just one star, saying, "The director of The Counterfeiters botches a crime thriller about siblings botching a robbery." However, 14 years on, it's time to make up your own mind, which is exactly what many are doing with Deadfall currently one of the ten most-streamed movies on Tubi.

What Else Is Popular on Tubi?

Deadfall is currently the ninth most-streamed movie on Tubi, so what else is performing better? In eighth place is Cate Blanchett's 2003 movie The Missing, with the Bruce Willis-led comedy The Whole Nine Yards at #7. 16 Wishes is at #6, with Sean Penn's Casualties of War at #5, and Robert De Niro's Ronin at #4. The Substitute is at #3, with the fifth Predator installment, Prey, at #2, and director Chris Stokes' TWIN topping the charts. For anyone yet to see Deadfall, a synopsis reads:

"En route to Canada with stolen casino loot, a thief (Olivia Wilde) separates from her brother (Eric Bana) and falls in with a boxer (Charlie Hunnam) who's on his way home for Thanksgiving."

Deadfall is streaming on Tubi now. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming stories.