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Netflix Officially Revives Sylvester Stallone’s Beloved Action Thriller Before the Remake
Sylvester Stallone’s 1993 survival thriller *Cliffhanger* arrived on Netflix on 1 November, giving the cult favourite a new audience ahead of a planned 2027 reboot. The streaming release could renew interest in the original as the new film moves forward without Stallone.
Directed by Renny Harlin, *Cliffhanger* follows a mountain-rescue expert drawn into a search for $100 million after a plane heist goes wrong. It earned $255 million worldwide on a $70 million budget. The reboot, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, is described as a father-daughter kidnapping story starring Pierce Brosnan and Lily James.
In short
- *Cliffhanger* is now streaming on Netflix.
- The 1993 film made $255 million worldwide.
- A reboot starring Pierce Brosnan is planned for 2027.
Explained simply
Cliffhanger is a 1993 action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone as a mountain-rescue expert. Directed by Renny Harlin, it centres on a search for stolen money after a plane heist goes wrong.
The film earned $255 million worldwide against a reported $70 million budget and later developed a cult following. A planned reboot, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, has Pierce Brosnan and Lily James in a father-and-daughter kidnapping story, and is expected in 2027 without Stallone.