Netflix fans say they’re ‘moved’ by a movie based on a true story which was awarded a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.
With winter in full swing, what better way to while away the days than with a gripping feature film?
The streaming giant is on a roll with its psychological thrillers – and as 2025 gets underway, the genre is proving popular.
Fans are loving a gritty British crime series hailed as ‘addictive’ and an ’11/10′ Tyler Perry movie praised for its ‘twists and turns.’
But attention has turned to a war film with ‘masterful storytelling’, which released on new year’s day.
Sat at number three on the global Netflix film charts – just behind action-packed Carry On and animated children’s movie The Secret Life of Pets 2 – it’s been rated 97 percent by fans on Rotten Tomatoes.
Drawing directly from the history books, the film tells the remarkable story of Norway’s greatest war hero, Gunnar Sønsteby.
Set in 1940, Sjur Vatne Brean plays the young apprentice whose quiet life is turned upside down when Nazi Germany invades as World War Two breaks out.
Sønsteby goes on to lead the Oslo Gang, who carry out countless daring acts of sabotage that forever changed the fate of the nordic country.
Titled Number 24, you can watch the trailer below:
Lisa Loven Kongsli, Ines Høysæter Asserson, August Wittgenstein and Mark Noble also star.
Viewers have since taken to social media to share their thoughts on the film – and it comes highly recommended.
Posting to X, one person praised: “Excellently delivered sabotage scenes, moving debates about collaboration & tough decisions in times of war.”
A second said: “If real stories from Word War II interest you, then you should watch Number 24 on Netflix… it is gripping.”
And urging their followers to watch Number 24, another fan wrote: “I was so moved, I just had to share it with you.”
While a Rotten Tomatoes critics score is yet to be calculated, fans left glowing reviews for Number 24 on the site.
One described its storytelling as ‘masterful,’ while another claimed it’s the ‘best film I’ve seen of an actual person discussing World War Two.’
Another praised the way director John Andreas Andersen kept true to the story’s ‘original timeline’, while orchestrating a ‘terrific audience pull to the current day.’
Number 24 is available to stream now on Netflix.
