Failure to Launch did exactly that back in 2006, at least with critics. The 18-year-old romantic comedy that teamed up Matthew McConaughey with Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker had problems finding professional praise nearly two decades ago, but Failure to Launch has suddenly become a streaming success. McConaughey and SJPs rom-com currently ranks No. 7 on Netflixs Global Top 10 (per Tudum). And during its first week among the 10 best movies, the film amassed 7.8 million hours viewed and 4.8 million views. (This is globally; it’s streaming on Paramount+ in the United States, or for free with ads here on Pluto TV.)
Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parkers critically panned 2006 comedy finds success on streaming. Read More