{"id":748940,"date":"2026-06-20T06:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/748940\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:37:14","slug":"this-is-the-one-netflix-movie-im-streaming-on-fathers-day-and-its-perfect-for-dads-who-love-action-thriller-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/748940\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the one Netflix movie I\u2019m streaming on Father\u2019s Day \u2014 and it\u2019s perfect for dads who love action-thriller films"},"content":{"rendered":"

Father\u2019s Day weekend means one thing: getting my dad to choose a movie. It\u2019s become something of a tradition for us, even alongside our regular trips to the theater each week. Still, there\u2019s something a bit more wholesome about staying in and watching a proper \u201cdad movie\u201d at home. When put on the spot this year, he picked \u201cLand of Bad,\u201d an action-thriller currently streaming on Netflix<\/a>. Clearly, he went straight for something intense and action-heavy, as expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cLand of Bad\u201d is essentially the perfect dad movie. Not only does it star Russell Crowe, but it has enough action to keep your adrenaline spiked, and it very much leans into a tactile feel heavily influenced by classic survival films like \u201cPredator.\u201d While its theatrical run was relatively quiet (grossing around $7 million), the movie found a massive second life on streaming, particularly after landing on Netflix in 2024. So even though I\u2019m not the biggest action fan, I was still very curious about watching this film.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re stuck on what to watch for Father\u2019s Day weekend, or simply need a tense film to add to your watchlist, here\u2019s everything to know about the action-thriller \u201cLand of Bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cLand of Bad\u201d follows Sergeant JJ Kinney (Liam Hemsworth), a newly assigned Joint Terminal Attack Controller, during a high-stakes extraction mission in the southern Philippines.<\/p>\n

When his Delta Force team is brutally ambushed by militants, Kinney becomes the sole survivor on the ground, trapped deep within enemy territory. His only lifeline is Reaper (Russell Crowe), a tech-weary drone pilot operating from an Air Force base in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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As Kinney works his way through the treacherous jungle, hunted by a ruthless extremist group, Reaper serves as his eyes in the sky. Over a tense forty-eight-hour window, Reaper has to orchestrate precision air strikes and guide Kinney toward a distant extraction point before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n

\u2018Land of Bad\u2019 a tense military thriller made for dad viewing<\/p>\n

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A dad movie is often defined as an easy-to-watch, reliably satisfying film that aims to provide popcorn-style entertainment over anything experimental. For that very reason, action movies tend to be the most popular pick, so I thought I already knew what kind of movie \u201cLand of Bad\u201d would be when we first discovered it on Netflix. However, William Eubank\u2019s film turned out to be a truly gripping ride.<\/p>\n

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That all comes down to how it tells its story, splitting between Hemsworth\u2019s character\u2019s life-or-death survival in the wilderness and the everyday civilian atmosphere of an Air Force command centre thousands of miles away. It\u2019s certainly a unique contrast for a war film considering many focus on the camaraderie between men in such a dangerous situation, but \u201cLand of Bad\u201d makes this scenario feel a little more isolating. Even more so when Sergeant Kinney is left alone in the rugged jungles of the Gold Coast for much of the film.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLand of Bad\u201d doesn\u2019t bring much new to the war-action genre, and its twists are fairly predictable, so the story itself doesn\u2019t always do much to keep you invested. Instead, the film holds your attention through its performances, leaning on the long-distance dynamic between Hemsworth and Crowe\u2019s characters, which at times feels more like a character drama played out over comms. Crowe is largely confined to a chair, watching events unfold on a monitor, yet still delivers what ends up being the film\u2019s strongest performance.<\/p>\n

For dads though, \u201cLand of Bad\u201d succeeds as an entertaining thriller thanks to its brutal action sequences and hand-to-hand combat (since my dad adores \u201cJohn Wick,\u201d he\u2019s always been a fan of that fighting style). There\u2019s a strong sense of urgency running through the action, which keeps the stakes feeling consistently high. Overall, \u201cLand of Bad\u201d is not particularly memorable, but it still packs in plenty of tension, practical set-pieces, and explosions to remain consistently compelling. Fans of action-thrillers, including dads, should enjoy it.<\/p>\n

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