A huge flop upon release, this sci-fi film has finally found its audience and you can watch it at home

Released in France in March 2023 to general indifference, the sci-fi film 65 – The Land Before is a very effective sci-fi film that suffered quite a flop upon its release and was a flop at the box office. However, it deserves to be seen and appeals to subscribers of the Prime Video streaming platform, who are giving it another chance.

The rediscovered flop

Producer Sam Raimi, 65 – The Before Earth Sees Mills (Adam Driver) travels from the planet Somaris (where he leaves his wife and daughter) into deep space to explore the galaxy. Along the way, an asteroid field causes his ship to crash and the crew to die. Then he discovers an uncharted planet inhabited by dinosaurs… and a young survivor who doesn’t speak his language.

The film is directed by the duo Scott Beck and Brian Woods, who signed the delightful Haunt (2019) and wrote the film Without a Sound (2018), which has achieved some success, leading to sequels and even a prequel that was released in theaters this year. .

However, the fact is that their science fiction movie with dinosaurs did not find its audience at all. With a budget of $45 million, 65 La Terre d’avant collected only 60.7 million worldwide, and over 300,000 admissions in France. Almost no marketing, a title that doesn’t really matter, a headliner with a familiar face thanks to being in the last Star Wars trilogy, but a name not yet known to the general public… Many factors played into these poor results. office.

But after being on premiere video, which allowed it to find a new audience, 65 – The Land Before entered the top 10 most viewed films of the platform last October, and the film deserved it, because it fulfills its promises, providing well-packaged entertainment and collected 1h30. And that’s becoming rare these days.