Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper’s 2014 flop is now on Netflix

Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper's 2014 flop Serena is now available to stream on Netflix.

Directed by Susanne Bier and set in Depression-era North Carolina, Lawrence stars as the titular wife of an ambitious timber baron played by Cooper. Unable to have children of her own, Serena sets out to murder the woman who bore her husband an illegitimate son.

Based on Ron Rash's novel of the same name, the streaming service is now hosting the movie, which is available to watch in the UK and Ireland.

bradley cooper as george pemberton, jennifer lawrence as serena pemberton wearing vintage clothing standing closely together outdoors with a natural background

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Despite proving to be a successful pairing after sharing the screen on films such as American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook, Cooper and Lawrence were unable to save Serena from becoming a box office flop.

Following its release in cinemas, Serena debuted with just $100,090 in the US during its opening weekend, before amassing a paltry $5.1million worldwide across its run.

Among critics, the film was almost universally panned and it currently boasts a 17% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 112 reviews.

bradley cooper as george pemberton, jennifer lawrence as serena pemberton wearing vintage clothing standing next to a classic car in a wooded area

© 2014 Serena (U.S.) Production

Critics labelled the central performances "wooden" and "lethargic", with Brian Tallerico from RogerEbert.com calling the film "a flat-out disaster, the kind of film that its cast and crew hope gets buried as quickly as possible as they race to move on to other projects".

Meanwhile The Daily Beast's Nick Schager wrote of the movie: "Considering how well Cooper and Lawrence meshed in Silver Linings Playbook, Serena's inert central dynamic underlines the fact that chemistry is as much a byproduct of directorial stewardship as it is of actors' natural chemistry."

The audience score isn't much better, with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes awarding the movie just 24% on its Popcornmeter.

Back in 2014, Digital Spy reviewed Serena, writing: "Bier is digging hard for something deep and yet, at the point when you should be reaching for the hankie, it's only because of so much sweaty desperation."

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