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Netflix viewers are raving about incredible new romance movie with 24,700,000 views in two weeks

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Published 16:59 24 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Netflix viewers are raving about incredible new romance movie with 24,700,000 views in two weeks

The rom-com stars Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A new rom-com has landed on Netflix starring Liam Hemsworth and it's been branded 'xx' by viewers.

If you've already binge-watched your way through one of the most talked about rom-com series of the year and needed another lovey-dovey movie to scratch that soppy itch then fear not, because the streaming service has once again pulled through.

It may have a title which makes it seem like a David Attenborough wildlife documentary, but it's definitely anything but bar the enviably hot and beautiful destination.

What's Lonely Planet about?

Written and directed by Susannah Grant (co-wrote the screenplay of 2006 movie Charlotte's Web) the film was produced by Grant alongside Sara Timberman (Elementary) and Liza Chasin (co-produced 2022's The Lost City).

The story centers around a writer called Katherine Loewe (Laura Dern) who travels to Morocco in a bid to finish her latest novel however, the trip ends up being a lot more transformative than she expected after meeting a younger man called Owen (Liam Hemsworth).

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The Netflix movie - Lonely Planet - was first released onto the platform on October 11 and has already amassed a jaw-dropping amount of views.

Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth star in Netflix's latest rom-com 'Lonely Planet' (Netflix)
Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth star in Netflix's latest rom-com 'Lonely Planet' (Netflix)

Netflix's 'Global Top 10'

During the week beginning October 7 until October 13, the movie amassed a total of 11 million views and 17,600,000 hours viewed resulting in it making the fourth spot in Netflix's 'Global Top 10,' as per Netflix's Tudum.

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By the second week after its release, it leapt up to the top spot with a total of 13,700,000 views and 21,900,000 hours viewed.

Although, despite accumulating an impressive amount of views, Lonely Planet's Rotten Tomatoes score is a bit conflicting.

Your face when you see the cast (Netflix)
Your face when you see the cast (Netflix)

RottenTomatoes score

It's achieved a pretty measly Tomatometer score of 39 percent and similarly pitiful Popcornmeter of 39 percent.

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However, that's not stopped an outpouring of support for the movie on social media.

One Twitter user said: "Give Laura the Oscar now."

"Turn on your reminders 11 October for this masterpiece. 'Lonely Planet'," another added, while a third commented: "First look? I had a first look of their kiss like a year ago and I NEED THIS LIKE I NEED AIR."

And addressing some people criticizing the film for its presentation of cheating, a YouTube user resolved: "Love this movie just finished watching it. i don't know maybe it's just because i'm older now or i've seen much more in life than a couple years before, but this one hits different.

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"I know many people not liking the "cheating" part but for me this movie is beautiful. Sometimes, it takes one person (or one true love) to know that you are/were."

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Entertainment, Film and TV, Netflix, Sex and Relationships, Social Media, Twitter, Reviews, YouTube

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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