A forgotten 2011 Jason Statham action film climbs to Netflix’s top charts

In some ways, Netflix really is the new Blockbuster Video (or Hollywood Video, or whatever rental chain my old comrades preferred to frequent). Once you marched past the rows stacked with endless copies of the latest release at your local Blockbuster, you could discover films and TV shows that either flew under the radar or were deemed too scandalous for mainstream tastes. (Stumbling across the grotesque cover art for horror B-movies and being mildly traumatized by it was practically a rite of passage for people of a certain age.) There isn’t nearly the same selection on Netflix—especially not now in His Library increasingly consists of the service’s originals – but it also allows certain older, somewhat forgotten titles to find new life, however fleeting.

Admittedly, it’s easier to understand why certain movies or series abruptly crack Netflix…