Chris Pratt‘s war thriller is coming to fire up Netflix’s charts.
Pratt is one of the most recognizable stars in the industry. The actor has appeared in several high-profile projects over the years, with Pratt’s list of best movies and TV shows featuring releases of many different genres. While he first conquered fans worldwide for his comedic timing in projects like Parks and Recreation, the actor has since become a bona fide action star. Getting cast by James Gunn in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise as Star-Lord helped make that possible, but Pratt was already dabbling in the genre before then, and one such project is now coming to Netflix.
Blockbuster Star · From Parks to the Galaxy Chris Pratt Trivia Challenge
🚀Marvel MCUWho?… Star-Lord, man
🦖Jurassic WorldLife finds a way
😂Comedy TVAndy Dwyer forever
🎬Voice RolesEverything is awesome
💥Action HeroLeading man era
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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Pratt plays a half-human outlaw who was abducted from Earth as a child and raised by a band of space pirates called the Ravagers. He insists everyone call him by his self-proclaimed outlaw name. What is it?
✓ Correct! Star-Lord — a.k.a. Peter Quill — is the charismatic leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy. The role transformed Pratt from a sitcom favorite into one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars practically overnight when the first film premiered in 2014.
✗ Miss! The answer is Star-Lord. Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill coined the outlaw name himself, though almost nobody in the galaxy had actually heard of him. “Who?” “Star-Lord, man… legendary outlaw?” remains one of the MCU’s most quoted moments.
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On Parks and Recreation, Pratt’s lovable goofball Andy Dwyer is the enthusiastic frontman of a band that went through hilariously bad name changes — Scarecrow Boat, Nothing Rhymes with Orange, and more. What is the band’s best-known final name?
✓ Correct! Mouse Rat is the iconic band name that stuck, known for their hit single “5,000 Candles in the Wind” (a.k.a. “Bye Bye Li’l Sebastian”). Andy was originally only supposed to appear in Season 1, but Pratt was so funny that the writers made him a series regular.
✗ Miss! The answer is Mouse Rat. While Scarecrow Boat, Rad Wagon, and many other terrible names were used throughout the show, Mouse Rat was the band’s signature identity. Fun fact: Pratt actually played guitar and sang on the show — those performances were real.
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In the Jurassic World franchise, Pratt plays velociraptor trainer Owen Grady, who raised a pack of four raptors from birth. He has a deep bond with the pack’s alpha, who becomes central to every film in the trilogy. What is the alpha raptor’s name?
✓ Correct! Blue is the clever velociraptor with a distinctive blue stripe who became the emotional heart of the Jurassic World trilogy. Delta, Echo, and Charlie are the other three raptors in Owen’s pack, but Blue is the only one who survives all three films.
✗ Miss! The answer is Blue. All four options — Blue, Delta, Echo, and Charlie — are raptors in Owen’s pack, but Blue is the alpha and the one with the deep personal bond with Owen. She even became a mother in Jurassic World Dominion.
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Pratt voiced the cheerful, perfectly ordinary construction worker who accidentally becomes “The Special” — the prophesied hero destined to defeat the evil Lord Business and save the LEGO universe. What is this character’s name?
✓ Correct! Emmet Brickowski is the lovably average hero of The LEGO Movie (2014). Fun twist: Pratt also voiced the villainous Rex Dangervest in The LEGO Movie 2, making option C a sneaky trick answer — it’s also a Chris Pratt character, just not the original hero!
✗ Miss! The answer is Emmet Brickowski. Benny is the 1980s spaceman, Vitruvius is Morgan Freeman’s wizard character, and Rex Dangervest is actually another Pratt character from the sequel. Emmet’s theme song “Everything Is Awesome” became an inescapable earworm.
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Before becoming an action star, Pratt appeared in the 2011 Brad Pitt film Moneyball, playing a real Major League Baseball player — a catcher-turned-first-baseman who was terrified of playing his new position. Who did Pratt portray?
✓ Correct! Pratt played Scott Hatteberg, the Oakland Athletics catcher whose nerve damage forced a switch to first base. For the role, Pratt gained weight and nailed the everyman vulnerability of a player fighting to stay in the game. It was an early sign of his dramatic range beyond comedy.
✗ Miss! The answer is Scott Hatteberg. David Justice was played by Stephen Bishop, Chad Bradford by Royce Clayton, and Jeremy Giambi by Nick Porrazzo. Pratt’s portrayal of the anxiety-ridden Hatteberg was one of Moneyball’s most endearing subplots.
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In The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Pratt voiced the iconic Nintendo plumber. The film became a massive hit, grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide. Who voiced Mario’s brother Luigi in the film?
✓ Correct! Charlie Day voiced Luigi, perfectly capturing the nervous, lovable younger brother energy. Jack Black voiced Bowser, Seth Rogen played Donkey Kong, and Keegan-Michael Key was Toad. The film’s all-star cast helped make it the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time.
✗ Miss! The answer is Charlie Day. Jack Black stole scenes as the villainous Bowser (and sang “Peaches”), Seth Rogen voiced Donkey Kong, and Keegan-Michael Key played Toad. Day’s anxious Luigi was the perfect comedic foil to Pratt’s heroic Mario.
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Pratt took a darker turn starring as Navy SEAL Commander James Reece in The Terminal List, an Amazon Prime Video thriller about a soldier seeking revenge after his entire platoon is ambushed. The series is based on a best-selling novel series. Who wrote the books?
✓ Correct! Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL himself, wrote The Terminal List novel series. Pratt and Carr became close friends, and Pratt served as an executive producer on the show. The series was a massive hit for Amazon, and a prequel series is in development.
✗ Miss! The answer is Jack Carr. While Vince Flynn (Mitch Rapp series), Brad Thor, and Tom Clancy are all legendary thriller authors, it was former Navy SEAL Jack Carr who created James Reece. Carr’s real military background gave the stories an authentic edge that attracted Pratt to the project.
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Before Hollywood, a 19-year-old Pratt was living out of a van in Maui, Hawaii, waiting tables and hanging out on the beach. He was discovered by a director who cast him in a short horror film called Cursed Part 3. Who discovered him?
✓ Correct! Actress and director Rae Dawn Chong (Tommy Chong’s daughter) discovered Pratt while he was waiting tables at a Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant in Maui. She cast him in her short film, launching a career that would eventually lead to billion-dollar franchises. One of Hollywood’s wildest origin stories.
✗ Miss! The answer is Rae Dawn Chong. James Gunn would later direct him in Guardians of the Galaxy, Judd Apatow produced Parks and Recreation, and Greg Mottola directed other comedies — but it was Rae Dawn Chong who first spotted Pratt waiting tables in Hawaii and launched his career.
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Are you a legendary outlaw — or did you just hear of Star-Lord for the first time?
Zero Dark Thirty will arrive on Netflix in the United States on Saturday, August 1. It will be one of the many movies and TV shows that will be added to the streaming service on the first day of the upcoming month, as Netflix is used to doing every month. Zero Dark Thirty is not the only action thriller set to come to the streamer on that day, with all Fast & Furious movies between the original and Paul Walker’s last, Furious 7, also arriving on Netflix. Other noteworthy releases include Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nightcrawler, Minions, Anaconda, multiple Chucky movies, and more.
Soldiers in Zero Dark Thirty hold weapons while rushing in the desert
Zero Dark Thirty focuses on the long operation to find and kill Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, the terrorist organization behind the 9/11 attacks. The film follows the team responsible for tracking the criminal right after the unforgettable date, exploring the many years of investigative work that it took to finally pin down bin Laden, leading to the fateful 2011 operation where bin Laden was shot and killed. The R-rated war thriller was released in theaters on January 11, 2013. Zero Dark Thirty amassed $132.8 million worldwide, making it a box office hit.
The R-rated thriller had a reported budget of $40 million, which means it needed to finish its global run in the $80 million to $100 million range to break even. It made more than that, and this profitable turn suggests that Pratt’s action movie will once again become a popular release when it arrives on Netflix, positioned to shoot up the streamer’s US chart upon release. The film’s solid box office run was achieved after it became a universally beloved release. Zero Dark Thirty holds a near-perfect 91% critics’ score and a high 80% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Zero Dark Thirty‘s success also comes from the star-studded cast that was put together to tell such a significant story. Besides Pratt, who plays Justin Lenihan, a SEAL Team 6 operator, the R-rated war thriller that is coming to Netflix in August features major names like Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Kyle Chandler, Jeremy Strong, Mark Strong, James Gandolfini, and many more.
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who is behind multiple successful action movies, such as Point Break, The Hurt Locker, A House of Dynamite, and more, and with strong performances from Pratt and others, Zero Dark Thirty is poised for Netflix success.
