Adam Driver’s Overlooked Sci-Fi Thriller Surges to the Top of Streaming Charts

Adam Driver's dinosaur adventure from 2023, 65, just decided to wake up and make noise on streaming — long after most people wrote it off as one of last year's box office 'meh' moments. If that’s news to you, you’re not alone. The movie didn’t exactly set theaters on fire, but suddenly it's climbing the HBO Max charts like some sort of Jurassic comeback story.

So, Why Is 65 Trending Now?

Here’s what’s going on: 65 has shot up to the #5 spot on HBO Max’s Top 10 in the US, according to FlixPatrol’s numbers from January 10th to 12th, 2026. Not just a one-day fluke either — it held that high ground for three days straight. In streaming terms, that suggests more people suddenly care about Adam Driver trying not to get eaten by dinosaurs than, say, a dozen new murder podcasts combined.

Quick Recap: What Even Is This Movie?

• Premise: Adam Driver plays a space pilot (Mills) who crash-lands on what he thinks is some random planet, but — surprise — it’s actually Earth, only 65 million years in the past. Dinosaurs everywhere. He's got a young survivor (Ariana Greenblatt's Koa) with him and they’re both just trying to not become fossils.
• Release details: The movie hit theaters back in March 2023, brought to us by Sony Pictures with directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who also wrote A Quiet Place (so yes, there’s pedigree here).
• How it did: The film cost about $45 million to make and brought in a bit over $60 million around the world (including some international sales that barely nudged the dial). Not a bomb, not a hit — just there.
• Cast: Major faces here are Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, and Chloe Coleman.
• Reception: The critics weren’t impressed: Rotten Tomatoes had it at 34% (ouch), IMDb says 5.4/10 from users. Audiences on Rotten Tomatoes were kinder with a 64% score, which feels about right for a movie about laser guns vs. dinosaurs.

A Streaming Surprise

Most forgotten sci-fi flicks quietly rot in VOD purgatory, but 65 is apparently the exception. FlixPatrol says the movie picked up six daily 'ranking points' (the way they track popularity) each day over that key stretch in January, and the trailer got another 2,500 new views just recently — not to mention action on international YouTube channels and social media.

Basically, something is suddenly clicking with audiences. Maybe people just can’t get enough of dinosaurs, or maybe it’s that Adam Driver 'grimly surviving' energy. Either way, the streaming bump is real.

So, Should You Watch It?

This isn’t going to be anybody’s new favorite classic, but if you’re curious about what you missed (or ignored) in theaters, 65 is now sitting right there on HBO Max for your streaming pleasure — or at least your background-noise needs.

Adam Driver, dinosaurs, and guns. Still not enough? That’s on you.