# Goodbye ‘X-Men,’ Patrick Stewart’s Netflix Thriller Is Even Better

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/goodbye-x-men-patrick-stewarts-netflix-thriller-is-even-better/
- Published: 2026-10-31T10:03:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T10:37:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/patrick-stewart-green-room-x-men-streaming-netflix-november-2026/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Stewart’s villain in *Green Room* sharply contrasts with his best-known roles.
- The 2015 thriller follows punk musicians trapped after witnessing a murder.
- His calm, businesslike menace gives the film much of its impact.

## Summary

Sir Patrick Stewart’s performance as a ruthless white supremacist in the thriller *Green Room* is being highlighted as one of his most striking screen roles. The 2015 film showed how he could turn the warmth and authority audiences associated with Captain Picard and Charles Xavier into a quiet, chilling menace.

Directed by Jeremy Saulnier, the 95-minute film follows a punk band trapped in a neo-Nazi-run bar after witnessing a murder. Stewart plays Darcy, the group’s calculating leader, whose seemingly calm promises give way to escalating brutality as he tries to protect his organisation. The article credits Stewart’s restrained performance and the film’s stark realism with making its depiction of the group especially disturbing.

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