Rampage

Rampage is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on HBO Max Amazon Channel and YouTube TV, and it earns its premise rather than just borrowing genre trappings. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. 7,612 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Dwayne Johnson anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Start it on Netflix whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Rampage is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes Rampage work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. Dwayne Johnson and Naomie Harris lead a cast that keeps the bigger ideas grounded in something human. Rampage came out in 2018. The rules of Rampage's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Rampage a chance. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Dwayne Johnson anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract moments feel personal. If you have been burned by ambitious sci-fi before, this is the exception.