This Controversial $175 Million Historical Epic is Now a Streaming Hit Again After 22 Years

Some movies are destined to fade from pop culture discourse once their theatrical runs end, especially when audiences have high expectations and the film ultimately fails to deliver. Yet streaming has repeatedly given older movies a second life, with projects that were once divisive suddenly finding an audience again even years after their initial release. In some cases, nostalgia is enough to bring these films back into the spotlight, while others benefit from new viewers discovering them for the first time.