In Just 24 Hours, This Star-Studded Sci-Fi Comedy Soared to the Top of Netflix's Most-Watched Movies List

Still from 'They Cloned Tyrone.'
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Talk about serious buzz! The new sci-fi comedy film,They Cloned Tyrone,just arrived on Netflix, and it's clearly caught the attention of streamers. The flick just jumped into the top spot on Netflix'slist of most-watched moviesonlytwenty-four hoursafter it was uploaded to the site. Now, it sits above other recent hits, like the Pierce Brosnan-led comedyThe Out-Lawsand the highly-anticipated thrillerBird Box Barcelona. Check out the trailer below.

The star-studded affair features John Boyega (The Force Awakens), Jamie Foxx (Ray) and Teyonah Parris (If Beale Street Could Talk) as three unlikely collaborators who find themselves teaming up to solve a strange government conspiracy after one of them (Boyega) seemingly gets cloned.

ThroughoutThey Cloned Tyrone, the trio tries to solve the scientific mystery while navigating their retrofuturistic world, and things get quite complicated (and comical) in the process.

Not only isThey Cloned Tyroneclearly a hit with viewers, but it also won glowing reviews from critics. Currently, the genre-bending film has an impressive92-percent scoreon Rotten Tomatoes, and its critical consensus reads: “They Cloned Tyroneis provocative, clever sci-fi with an exceptional cast.”

The trending movie had a limited theatrical run a week before its release to Netflix, and it originally premiered at the American Black Film Festival on June 14.

In addition to its impressive leads,They Cloned Tyronealso features stars like Kiefer Sutherland (24), David Alan Grier (Streamers), J. Alphonse Nicholson (Just Mercy), Tamberla Perry (All American: Homecoming)等等。

Any movie that can get people to tune inon the same weekendthat芭比娃娃andOppenheimerhit theaters must bereallygood.

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