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Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once.
He has been writing for Collider for over two years, and has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also writes obsessively about the box office, charting the many hits and misses that are released weekly, and how their commercial performance shapes public perception. In his time at Collider, he has also helped drive diversity by writing stories about the multiple Indian film industries, with a goal to introduce audiences to a whole new world of cinema.
Swing and a miss > measured victory. Also, #JusticeForHan. (He/Him). Sign in to your Collider account follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recapPierce Brosnan has had an interesting 2025; he began the year with a memorable supporting role in Steven Soderbergh's spy thriller Black Bag, delivered a scenery-chewing performance in the Paramount+ series MobLand, and followed it up with Netflix's The Thursday Murder Club. While Black Bag underperformed at the box office, MobLand holds the distinction of being the show that beat Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone on the Paramount+ streaming service. It remains one of the biggest hits of the year, and it finally seems like Brosnan is having fun in his elder statesman years. The actor struggled to break out of his image as James Bond, with several of his post-007 movies flopping at the box office, regardless of genre. Among the earliest was 2004's After the Sunset, a big-budget heist film that's currently available on Netflix, but is set to leave the platform on December 1.
The film also features Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Salma Hayek and future Bond cast member Naomie Harris in supporting roles. After the Sunset was directed by the disgraced Brett Ratner, who was coming off the first two Rush Hour blockbusters. After the Sunset opened to terrible reviews, and tanked commercially. It grossed a hair over $60 million worldwide against a reported budget of $60 million, and is now sitting at an 18% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus on RT reads, "A slick but bland thriller." That same year, Brosnan starred alongside Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction, which flopped as well. He delivered an acclaimed performance in the following year's The Matador, but that movie didn't exactly break out at the box office either.
What Is Pierce Brosnan in Now?
It wouldn't be until 2008's Mamma Mia! that Brosnan experienced the success of a bona fide post-Bond blockbuster. He now has a couple of smaller projects lined up, but the big one on the horizon is the second season of MobLand. Also starring Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Paddy Considine, the gangster drama was executive produced by Guy Ritchie. MobLand emerged as a ratings juggernaut, and it's still among the 10 most-watched shows on the global Paramount+ charts.
After the Sunset is available on Netflix until December 1. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
After the Sunset
Like Follow Followed PG-13 Action Comedy Crime Drama Release Date November 12, 2004 Runtime 97 minutes Director Brett Ratner Writers Craig Rosenberg, Paul Zbyszewski Producers Beau Flynn, James M. Freitag, Jay Stern, Alissa FergusonCast
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Max Burdett
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Salma Hayek Pinault
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Stan Lloyd
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Don Cheadle
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