Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Dwayne Johnson's 2012 family adventure film, has unexpectedly re-entered Netflix's charts fourteen years after its cinema release, resurfacing across several international territories. The resurgence highlights the enduring appeal of Johnson's mid-career run of globe-trotting family blockbusters, a phase that helped cement his status as a crowd-pleasing action star after earlier attempts at more dramatic acting roles.

The film sees Johnson take over the franchise from Brendan Fraser, playing new character Hank Parsons, who reluctantly joins his stepson Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) on a quest to find Sean's missing grandfather after intercepting a coded message. The pair's search leads them to Jules Verne's legendary island, populated by miniature elephants and giant creatures, which is sinking into the ocean and forces the group into a race against time to escape. The cast also includes Vanessa Hudgens, Michael Caine, Luis Guzmán and Kristin Davis; the film grossed $335 million worldwide during its original theatrical run.