‘Mind-bending’ Netflix thriller retains followers ‘glued to the display screen’ | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Netflix has launched a gripping new Spanish thriller that actually warrants a spot on the summit of your streaming queue this week.

Arriving on the platform final Friday (twentieth February), it has already sparked appreciable buzz amongst viewers captivated by its distinctive storyline.

Helmed by David Victori, Firebreak is a tense psychological thriller centring on a household confronting overwhelming challenges and an unthinkable ethical quandary.

When a younger woman vanishes within the woodland close to their residence, her mom Mara (portrayed by Belén Cuesta) battles in opposition to the clock to find her earlier than she falls sufferer to an encroaching wildfire.

Review platform Tom’s Guide praised the compelling thriller, branding it amongst the “most intense movies of 2026” to this point.

They famous that Firebreak is “packed with twists” and presents “high stakes, emotional urgency, and a constant sense that the situation could tip in an even darker direction at any moment”.

An enthusiastic evaluate on Rotten Tomatoes described it as a “nerve-wracking and intense film”, although cautioned that sure features of the household drama may show irksome for some audiences.

Acclaim prolonged to Letterboxd the place one viewer awarded Firebreak 4 stars, commenting: “Honestly I was glued to the screen the entire time the tension was so real and that ending caught me completely off guard.

“The performances had been prime notch, they captured panic and frustration so successfully. A tightly paced thriller that stored me hooked.”

Another viewer confessed: “This film had me guessing each second just for me to be utterly unsuitable!”

Meanwhile, an IMDb user described the film as both “thoughts and emotion bending”, continuing: “I like the film. In my opinion, it has a singular story line and plot twist.

“Some very annoying characters, but understandable because these types of people exist in real life, and real life people are sometimes worse than fiction. It will make you keep engaged emotionally and even sometimes make you feel enraged.”

Spanish choices have emerged as a few of Netflix’s most vital successes, from excellent collection similar to Money Heist and Elite to thriller photos The Platform and Society of the Snow.

Firebreak seems set to change into the streaming big’s subsequent worldwide sensation, so make sure you be a part of the joy from the outset.

Firebreak is offered to stream on Netflix.

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