{"id":277340,"date":"2025-07-20T12:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/277340\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T12:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:30:15","slug":"quickly-forgotten-81-rotten-tomatoes-wwii-epic-with-a-4-time-oscar-nominee-is-still-a-global-streaming-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/277340\/","title":{"rendered":"Quickly Forgotten 81% Rotten Tomatoes WWII Epic With a 4-Time Oscar Nominee Is Still a Global Streaming Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saoirse Ronan<\/strong><\/a> may only be 31 years old, but she\u2019s already a four-time Oscar nominee for her work in films like Atonement<\/strong>, Brooklyn<\/strong>, Lady Bird<\/strong>, and, of course, Little Women<\/strong>. However, last year she starred alongside a future Beatles <\/strong>star in a quickly forgotten WWII movie that\u2019s still a streaming hit. Ronan features opposite Harris Dickinson<\/strong> (The Iron Claw<\/a>) in Blitz<\/strong><\/a>, the period drama telling the stories of a group of Londoners during the German bombing of the British capital in WWII. Blitz<\/strong> is currently streaming on Apple TV+<\/strong>, and although it\u2019s no longer charting in America<\/a>, it is in countries such as Belarus, Cyprus, and Belize. Blitz earned scores of 81% from both critics and audiences on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, and it grossed only $1.4 million in theaters during an extremely limited release.<\/p>\n

Blitz comes from the mind of Steve McQueen<\/strong><\/a>, who both wrote and directed the film. It was McQueen\u2019s first directorial feature since he helmed Widows<\/strong> in 2018 \u2013 the R-rated heist thriller starring Viola Davis<\/strong> and Liam Neeson<\/strong><\/a>. McQueen\u2019s most famous work came five years before Widows with 12 Years a Slave<\/strong>, the 2013 Best Picture-winning period drama led by Chiwetel Ejiofor<\/strong>. The film was also produced by Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/a>, and it\u2019s another McQueen classic that\u2019s currently in the middle of a run of streaming success. McQueen\u2019s most recent work before 12 Years a Slave was Shame<\/strong>, the 2011 psychological thriller starring Michael Fassbender<\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s unclear what McQueen is going to work on next, but fans can rest assured that whatever he sets his sights on is likely going to be a hit.<\/p>\n

What Else Is Streaming on Apple TV+ Right Now?<\/p>\n

The most popular film on Apple TV+ right now is Guy Ritchie<\/strong>\u2019s Fountain of Youth<\/strong><\/a>, the critically panned adventure thriller starring John Krasinski <\/strong>and Natalie Portman<\/strong>. It\u2019s followed closely by The Gorge<\/strong>, the sci-fi epic led by Miles Teller<\/strong><\/a> and Anya Taylor-Joy.<\/strong> The Gorge premiered much earlier in the year, but it had no trouble overtaking the more recent Echo Valley<\/strong>, which stars Sydney Sweeney<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>opposite Julianne Moore<\/strong>. Taron Egerton<\/strong>\u2019s Tetris<\/strong> also remains a streaming hit on Apple TV+, along with Wolfs<\/strong>, the hitman thriller starring George Clooney<\/strong><\/a> and Brad Pitt.<\/p>\n

Blitz is one of the most popular movies on Apple TV+<\/a> in the world at the time of writing. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Ronan and McQueen\u2019s future projects.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 1, 2024<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteve McQueen<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteve McQueen<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n