Nearly 15 years after it first split audiences down the middle,Prometheus is back in a big way — climbing to the #1 spot on Netflix globally.

And honestly? That tracks. It is the kind of movie people argue about… then secretly rewatch.

Directed by Ridley Scott, the film marked his return to the universe he launched with Alien.

But instead of giving fans a straightforward Xenomorph horror sequel, he went philosophical.

Big questions. Existential dread. Creation myths. Humanity poking the cosmic bear.

The story follows a team of scientists aboard the ship Prometheus, chasing a mysterious star map they believe leads to humanity’s creators — the Engineers.

What starts as scientific discovery spirals into something far darker, blending space exploration with Lovecraftian horror.

The cast is stacked:

• Noomi Rapace as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw

• Michael Fassbender as the chilling android David (arguably the film’s most fascinating character)

• Charlize Theron

• Idris Elba

• Guy Pearce

Financially, it was a win — pulling in over $403 million worldwide against a $130 million budget. Critically? Complicated. Many praised its visuals, scale, and ambition.

The production design — heavily inspired by H. R. Giger — is still jaw-dropping.

The atmosphere is thick, eerie, and beautifully oppressive.

Where Prometheus really shines is when it leans fully into cosmic horror instead of trying to connect every thread neatly back to Alien. It’s bold. It’s messy.

It reaches for huge ideas about gods, creators, and what happens when creation turns on its maker.

Some viewers felt it overreached. Others loved that it even tried.

Now that it’s streaming again and topping charts, it feels like audiences are revisiting it with fresh eyes.

Sometimes a film just needs time to be understood.