A hidden Brian Cox movie is climbing the Netflix streaming charts, and fans are praising the “powerful” and moving story.
After making the rounds at the festival circuit and earning a modest $379,890 at the box office when it was released, Mending the Line is finding a new wave of life as anew movieon Netflix. It even hit the number one spot on the Netflix Top 10 list on March 25.
The synopsis is as follows: “After returning to the United States, a wounded veteran develops a friendship with a headstrong fly fisherman and a talented photographer turned librarian.”
Mending the Line currently has an 80% Tomatometer score and 82% Audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Critical reviews of the movie are middling, with sites like RogerEbert.comgivingthe movie two and a half stars, and The Washington Postgivingit two stars.
But audience-wise, Netflix viewers are praising the film, applauding its “powerful” and emotional themes of trauma and acceptance.
“Watching Mending the Line on Netflix and someone is cutting onions, my god,”one X userwrote.
“Just watched this movie on Netflix called Mending the Line. Damned thing made me cry,”said another.
One usercalled it “powerful and thought-provoking,” whileanothersaid it was “a moving and beautiful film about war trauma and the healing power of nature.”
Mending the Line is now available on Netflix. For more greatnew movies to streamthis month, we’ve got you covered.
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Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
