Netflix is preparing to bring a crime comedy film headlined by Will Smith and Margot Robbie to its streaming lineup. It gives subscribers another chance to watch the 2015 theatrical release. The film is set to arrive on the platform next month.
Focus to stream on Netflix next month
Netflix will soon add Focus, the 2015 crime comedy led by Will Smith and Margot Robbie, to its streaming catalog. The film is scheduled to debut on the platform on February 1, 2026. It gives subscribers access to the con-artist film more than ten years after its theatrical release.
Written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the film follows Nicky, an experienced con artist whose livelihood depends on manipulation and misdirection. His routine is disrupted when he encounters Jess, an ambitious newcomer attempting to break into the same world. Nicky decides to train her, drawing her into big schemes.
Their partnership soon becomes personal, a development that clashes with Nicky’s strict rules about keeping relationships separate from work. Following a major score, he abruptly ends their relationship, only to run into Jess again three years later. The chance encounter forces both to confront unresolved tensions, even as another high-stakes scheme unfolds around them.
Smith leads the cast as Nicky, with Robbie playing Jess Barrett. Other cast members include Rodrigo Santoro as Rafael Garriga, Gerald McRaney as Bucky Owens, and Adrian Martinez as Farhad among others.
Upon its original release in the United States on February 27, 2015, Focus received a mixed critical response. The film currently holds a 55 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 229 reviews, along with a 53 percent audience rating on the site’s Popcornmeter. Dwight Brown wrote, “Focus is a bit too slick, but engaging nonetheless. It doesn’t give up. It doesn’t stop. Or as Nicky puts it, ‘Never drop the con. Die with the lie.’” He also praised Smith’s work in the film.