Queue it now: John Cena and Brie Larson’s 84% RT sex comedy leaves your streamer
A 2015 romcom with Amy Schumer, Brie Larson and John Cena — sitting at 84% on Rotten Tomatoes — is about to leave Netflix, so catch it while you can.
Time to act fast if you want one last dose of Trainwreck on Netflix—because its run on the service is coming to a screeching halt.
Trainwreck drops off Netflix for UK and US subscribers on 1 September 2026.
This 2015 rom-com was a bit of a curveball in its day—not your average boy-meets-girl affair. Amy Schumer not only takes the lead as Amy Townsend, but actually wrote the thing. It's directed by Judd Apatow, so you get that sweet spot between punchline-heavy gags and genuine emotional messiness. If you caught it at the time, you’ll remember it as the movie that unleashed John Cena’s very odd comic timing, and showcased Brie Larson before her Marvel era.
What’s the story?
The setup is classic Apatow/Saturday Night Live territory: Amy, magazine journalist, is firmly against long-term relationships, thanks to a dad who more or less taught her that monogamy's for mugs. Commitment is off the table, one-night stands are not. Then she’s handed an assignment to write about sports doctor Aaron Conners (played in awkwardly earnest mode by Bill Hader) and, predictably, her ironclad rules start to wobble. The rest is a messy, occasionally raunchy ride through relationship disasters, awkward family dinners, and deadpan supporting turns from Vanessa Bayer, Colin Quinn (as her dad), and Cena himself as one of Amy’s more high-maintenance boyfriends.
The numbers (and the critics)
If you’re wondering whether it’s actually good: critics lapped it up. At last count, Rotten Tomatoes had it at an 84% score off nearly 300 reviews, which is pretty robust for a sex comedy. Audiences were a bit less enthusiastic, with the audience score around 65%—still not a flop, but suggests some jokes land better with a press pass in hand.
Box office-wise, Trainwreck did the job: it pulled in about $140.8 million globally, which is quadruple its $35 million production budget. Not just an American hit either; roughly $30 million came from outside the US, so it had legs beyond its home turf.
- First released: 17 July 2015 (US cinemas)
- Director: Judd Apatow
- Writer: Amy Schumer
- Main cast: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Vanessa Bayer
- Rotten Tomatoes: 84% critics, 65% audience
- Box office: $140.8 million worldwide (budget: $35 million)
- Leaving Netflix: 1 September 2026 (confirmed for UK and US at least)
Just a heads-up for anyone planning a streaming binge—if John Cena flexing his serious acting muscles or Brie Larson’s deadpan sibling routine is your thing, clock’s ticking.