Every week, Netflix reveals its Top 10 lists for the week prior, ranking its most-viewed movies and TV shows. One of the week’s top films from March 3-9 is not an original movie or a recent blockbuster but a 10-year-old crime drama starring Emily Blunt. While it may seem like a random movie to be trending, Sicario, the 2015 thriller featuring Blunt as an FBI special agent tasked with apprehending a lieutenant in a Mexican drug cartel, was written by Yellowstone showrunner Taylor Sheridan and has several other huge names attached, boosting its star power and appeal.
Sicario is a great crime thriller that was nominated for three Oscars: Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Sound Editing. In hindsight, what truly sets the film apart is the fact that it was directed by Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve, who would go on to direct Blade Runner 2049 and the Dune sequels, and
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