Why It Ranks
Extraction’s 12-minute oner is the most ambitious action sequence on any streaming platform. Hemsworth’s physicality is peak MCU-Thor channeled into R-rated brutality, and Sam Hargrave’s stunt coordinator background makes every fight feel authentic.
The Film
Extraction’s 12-minute oner through the streets of Dhaka is the most ambitious action sequence produced for a streaming platform. Chris Hemsworth plays a black-market mercenary extracting a drug lord’s kidnapped son from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and first-time director Sam Hargrave (Chris Evans’s stunt double in the MCU) stages the action with a stunt coordinator’s eye for physicality. The oner — stitched from multiple takes but designed to feel continuous — follows Hemsworth through car chases, rooftop fights, and apartment building brawls without a visible cut. Hemsworth’s commitment to the choreography is total, and the Dhaka setting provides a chaotic urban battlefield unlike anything in Hollywood action.
Fun Facts
Sam Hargrave was strapped to the hood of a car to operate the camera during the one-shot chase sequence.
Chris Hemsworth performed the vast majority of his own stunts, including the rooftop jumps.
The film was the most-watched original on Netflix within its first four weeks of release.
Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Endgame) produced the film and Joe Russo wrote the screenplay.
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