The Rock goes by a little bit of a bizarre time in his profession. Ever since 2022’s “Black Adam” underperformed and he pretended it did not, the great will he’d accrued all through a number of a long time has been dissipating. The previous WWE star, who just lately returned to his wrestling roots, has appeared to flounder, and experiences of disgusting on-set habits have not helped in that regard. However “Purple One,” his Christmas film for Amazon, appeared to do properly and his aforementioned pro-wrestling return would possibly go some technique to restoring the general public’s religion in a person who at one time gave the impression to be one of many most-liked figures in Hollywood.
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Lengthy earlier than any of this performed out, nonetheless, and even earlier than he grew to become the large film star he finally did, The Rock was starring in some middling motion thrillers in his quest to beat Hollywood. Lately, we have seen a few of these uncared for entries in his filmography resurface, such because the forgotten Johnson motion flop that was given new life on Netflix in December 2024. Now, audiences have rediscovered one more of the person’s lesser-known options in “Snitch,” a 2013 effort from director Ric Roman Waugh.
Waugh, who additionally directed “Angel Has Fallen” and the Gerard Butler-led “Greenland,” which was not your typical catastrophe film, is a former stuntman who labored on every part from “Common Soldier” to “The Crow.” Whereas pairing The Rock with such a director for a criminal offense thriller looks like a no brainer, “Snitch” wasn’t all that well-received upon its preliminary launch, despite the fact that it made a good little revenue. Now, nonetheless, Tubi audiences have uncovered the movie and despatched it into the charts over on the free streamer, which is not going to repair Johnson’s present profession struggles however is one thing, not less than.
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Snitch is not happening and not using a combat on Tubi
“Snitch” relies on DEA informant James Settembrino’s experiences and stars Dwayne Johnson as John Matthews, a father who agrees to go undercover for the DEA as a way to cut back the jail sentence of his son, Jason (Rafi Gavron). Basically, then, “Snitch” reveals you what occurs when The Rock immerses himself on the planet of unlawful narcotics, which feels like a decently entertaining/ridiculous premise for an motion thriller.
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Apparently, Tubi viewers agree. In response to FlixPatrol, a website that tracks streaming viewership numbers throughout the assorted platforms, “Snitch” has been hanging out within the free streaming service’s charts for a while now, and like its hulking star, refuses to be taken down for good. The movie hit quantity 4 on March 28, 2025, rising to quantity three the next day earlier than dropping to seventh place on March 30. “Snitch” then disappeared from the rankings for 2 full days, earlier than resurfacing on April 2 to take the quantity 5 spot. As of April 3, “Snitch” fell to quantity six, however based mostly on its efficiency so far, something may occur because the week performs out.
What’s propelling the Tubi success of “Snitch”? Properly, nothing, aside from the actual fact the film was added to the service on March 1, 2025. It appears, then, that the Tubi audiences had been hungry for brand new motion pictures, and Dwayne Johnson simply occurred to be what they had been searching for. Whereas it is not fairly the profession revitalization the person is probably going hoping for, with a reported 97 million month-to-month energetic customers, Tubi is the largest ad-supported streamer on the market, so charting on the service means it is being watched by a ton of individuals. The query now could be, how lengthy can “Snitch” keep its momentum?
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Snitch will not be the very best or worst Dwayne Johnson movie
Initially launched in america on February 22, 2013, “Snitch” made $57.9 million on the world field workplace, which, in comparison with the greater than $1 billion grossing “Livid 7,” is not all that spectacular for a Dwayne Johnson flick. However contemplating it solely value $15 million to make, that is really a fairly strong efficiency, making distributor Lionsgate a neat revenue. The film was additionally quantity two on the field workplace on its opening weekend with a $13.1 million take, simply dropping out to Common’s “Identification Thief,” which made $14 million.
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Nevertheless you have a look at it, then, “Snitch” wasn’t a flop — not less than not commercially. Critically? That is a special story. The movie at present has a 57% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, which falls to 50% for the so-called “high critics.” Seemingly at situation was the movie’s obscure makes an attempt to critique drug laws whereas additionally appearing as a showcase for the way cool The Rock seems to be when he is doing motion stuff. The London Night Normal was maybe probably the most unforgiving, surmising that “‘Snitch’ desires to be Breaking Unhealthy. When the digicam’s on Johnson, it is simply unhealthy.” Nonetheless, New York Journal was really fairly complimentary of Johnson, with reviewer Bilge Ebiri writing “Ultimately, it is a film that lives or dies on Johnson’s efficiency, and fortuitously, the actor is ideal.”
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“Snitch” did not make /Movie’s listing of the very best Dwayne Johnson motion pictures, however it’s no “Black Adam” and is definitely higher than that point Johnson performed the Tooth Fairy. All of which bodes properly for its future on Tubi, the place it should cope with Sylvester Stallone’s gritty superhero sci-fi “Samaritan,” at present at quantity two on Tubi, if it desires to triumph on the charts.
