TMDb/Bungo Stray Dogs the Movi Celebrity Idris Elba fights a deadly lion to save his daughters in the survival thriller Beast, now a top Netflix movie. A gripping man vs. nature story. April 18, 2026 AceShowbiz - Idris Elba stars in the gripping survival thriller Beast, which recently climbed to the No. 4 spot on Netflix's most-watched movies in the United States. This intense film features Elba as a widowed father doing everything he can to protect his daughters from a deadly lion, delivering a fresh take on the classic man-versus-nature genre.