The Revenant, Alejandro Iñárritu's 2015 survival drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, has become a popular streaming title on HBO Max, drawing renewed attention years after its cinema release. The film's continued success on the platform highlights the lasting appeal of its brutal frontier story and acclaimed performances, particularly Hardy's turn as the villainous fur trapper John Fitzgerald.

The film grossed $533 million worldwide and holds a 78% score on Rotten Tomatoes, having earned 12 award nominations including Best Picture and a Best Supporting Actor nod for Hardy, and won Best Director, Best Actor and Best Cinematography. Based on the real-life experiences of 19th-century frontiersman Hugh Glass, the plot follows DiCaprio's Glass as he is mauled by a bear and left for dead after Fitzgerald kills his son, prompting a gruelling quest for survival and revenge.