New on Netflix: Rated 4.2 out of 5, one of the best sci-fi movies of recent years is finally available to stream

It is a major science fiction novel in literature that has inspired many important works of pop culture such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter.

After two adaptations – one rejected for the big screen by David Lynch in 1984 and another for the small screen by John Harrison in 2000 – but also after several missed opportunities, including the first attempt aborted by Alejandro Jodorowsky in 1975, this important SF work has. Once again brought to the big screen.

Thanks to Denis Villeneuve (Fires, First Contact, Prisoners) DuneFrank Herbert’s first novel, published in the 1960s and dealing with themes such as ecology, transhumanism, geopolitics, religion and mysticism, was subject to modern and broad public adaptation, not to mention demanding.

A new forbidden SF saga

If you missed it at the cinema or want to watch it again, know that Dune is finally available for legal streaming on Netflix. This first installment was a huge success upon its theatrical release, grossing over $401 million at the box office.

Winner of six Oscars, Dune was voted by AlloCiné audiences as the 2nd best film of 2021 and received a score of 4.2 out of 5. The sequel, Dune: Second Part, hit theaters this year with even more insane success: grossing over $711 million and an AlloCiné rating of 4.5 out of 5.

While you wait for the third film, Dune 3, in production, you can catch up on the first installment of Dune on Netflix, which tells the beginning of the epic adventure of Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet.

This young man, both talented and brilliant, is destined to experience an extraordinary destiny that is completely beyond his reach. Because if he wants to save the future of his family and people, he will have to go to the most dangerous planet in the universe.

This planet is the only one that can provide the most precious resource in the world, which can increase the power of mankind tenfold. As evil forces fight for control of this planet, only those who can overcome their fear will survive…

The rest of the cast includes Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem and Charlotte Rampling.

The movie “Dune” is available on Netflix.