17 Million People Watched ‘The Irishman’ on Netflix

There can be no question that the Martin Scorsese film “The Irishman” is one of the most celebrated films of 2019. It is a crime drama that tells the life story of a man who claimed to have killed Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino are the actors who star in the film. It was produced by Netflix at a cost of more than $150 million. This high cost was mainly the result of technology that was used to make many of the actors look much younger than they currently are. The anticipation for the film has been huge. There are many experts who believe the film has a great chance of winning many of the Oscars in the most significant categories next year.

The high level of anticipation concerning “The Irishman” was proven by the fact that more than 17 million people in the United States watched the film during the first five days of its release. The film had already been released in theaters in early November in order to make it eligible for Academy Award consideration. The large number of viewers makes the film one of the most successful in the history of Netflix. “Bird Box” was the smash hit of last year for the streaming giant. It looks like “The Irishman” will surpass the viewer totals that “Bird Box” had in 2018. The critical response to the film has been nothing short of amazing. There are some regular viewers who have said that the movie is much too long. It does clock in at 210 minutes. However, the movie has a lot of ground to cover. The majority of the film is told over a period of 20 years.

Martin Scorsese had shopped the film around to all of the major studios. However, Netflix was the only one that was willing to pony up the dough that was needed to make such an epic picture. Some of Scorsese’s most legendary films have come in the genre of crime. He had not directed a movie in this genre in quite a long time. There are many critics who have called the film a masterpiece and one of the best films of Scorsese’s career. It is a popular belief that he is going to win the Best Director Oscar for this film. It remains to be seen if that will be the case.