Netflix was, once upon a time, a ragtag underdog, a Scrappy-Doo of a service that was still trying to make its way and punch above its weight class. There was a time before the billion dollar action movies, spy franchises, where they had to prove they could deliver genuinely cinematic blockbuster entertainment. And that’s exactly what they managed to pull off when they put together a top-class cast for a heist movie with a difference.
Years after becoming one of Netflix’s biggest original films, Triple Frontier is once again climbing the platform’s charts. Struggling to make ends meet, former Special Forces operatives reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America. For the first time in their prestigious careers, these unsung heroes undertake this dangerous mission for self instead of their country. But when events take an unexpected turn and threaten to spin out of control, their skills, loyalties and morals are pushed to a breaking point in an epic battle for survival.
The film stars Ben Affleck (The Accountant 2) as Tom “Redfly” Davis, Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight) as Santiago “Pope” Garcia, Charlie Hunnam (Rebel Moon) as William “Ironhead” Miller, Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa King) as Ben Miller, Pedro Pascal (The Fantastic Four: First Steps) as Francisco “Catfish” Morales and Adria Arjona (Hit Man) as Yovanna.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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Was ‘Triple Frontier’ Well Received?
Netflix, of course, never likes to disclose exactly what movies do in terms of traditional box office, but prefers to go by minutes and hours. Triple Frontier became one of the platform’s biggest original movie launches in 2019, reportedly reaching over 52 million households during its first month, according to Netflix. What that would translate to at the box office, who knows, but this would probably have done decent numbers.
Critics also responded warmly to what they saw, and the film currently holds a 71% Rotten Tomatoes score, with reviewers praising director J.C. Chandor’s grounded approach, the terrific ensemble cast and willingness to prioritize character over spectacle. But the film has actually become one of Netflix’s most overlooked original movies despite the fact it launched with massive interest. Well, now seems to be the best time to re-examine it, don’t you think?
Triple Frontier is currently streaming exclusively on Netflix worldwide.
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Release Date
March 6, 2019
Runtime
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125 minutes
Director
J.C. Chandor
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Writers
Mark Boal, J.C. Chandor
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Producers
Alex Gartner, Andy Horwitz, Charles Roven, Neal Dodson
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