A Big Bruce Willis Flop Is Finding A New Audience On Netflix 5 Years Later

Without diving deep into spoilers, «Glass» is a superhero «team-up» film that is a sequel to both M. Night Shyamalan’s «Unbreakable» and «Split.» When the latter was released in 2017, audiences were unaware that the James McAvoy horror pic was a stealth follow-up to «Unbreakable,» which features Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson as dueling superpowered beings. «Glass» functions as the final installment in the director’s Eastrail 177 trilogy and brings characters from the previous two films together. 

«Unbreakable» was a major play for Shyamalan and Willis upon release, as it reunited the duo shortly after they made «The Sixth Sense.» Both «Unbreakable» and «Glass» are two of Willis’ most popular movies, and are must-watches for fans of the action maverick. Viewers shouldn’t just dive right into «Glass,» however. People should watch its two predecessors first to appreciate Willis’ performance and Shyamalan’s world-building fully. «Unbreakable» can be streamed on Max, while «Split» can be watched with a Netflix subscription. 

While «Glass» is a critical flop, it’s worth watching, as it’s one of Willis’ final major roles before he retired. Willis’ health status and condition rapidly changed in 2022 when he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. «Glass» is one of the few mainstream theatrical films that the «Die Hard» star took on before he wrapped up his time as an actor.