There’s a lot of competition out there in the streaming world, and it can be hard to shuffle through the services to find the best movies to stream right now. Though there are plenty of great movies on Netflix and Amazon still has the platform beat in terms of overall quality, many of the movies on Hulu can’t be streamed anywhere else. The best movies on Hulu can be gritty, family-friendly, and even sci-fi-oriented. So if you’re looking to expand your binge-watching horizons, we’ve found the best movies to watch on Hulu right now.
White Men Can't Jump (2023)
101m
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Stars
Jack Harlow, Sinqua Walls, Laura Harrier
Directed by
Calmatic
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There may be too many reboots in entertainment right now, but this iteration of the Woody Harrelson classic is a fun sports flick for those who are familiar with the original and newcomers alike. Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls play the unlikely basketball hustlers at the movie’s center with a great sense of humor, and modernize the story to make it relevant to today’s streaming audience. Basketball fans should appreciate the references to street ball culture they’ve come to know and love.
Nomadland (2021)
93%
7.3/10
108m
Genre
Drama
Stars
Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
Directed by
Chloé Zhao
Watch on Hulu
From celebrated rookie film genius Chloé Zhao comes Nomadland, a beautiful and wary tale of humanism and the American experience. When Fern (Frances McDormand) loses her home — and her husband not too long after — she takes to the road, living wherever she ends up at night and meeting some interesting people along the way. Nominated for six 2021 Academy Awards, the film took home Oscars for best actress, for Zhao’s directing, and as the year’s best picture.
Prey (2022)
100m
Genre
Thriller, Action, Science Fiction
Stars
Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush
Directed by
Dan Trachtenberg
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Proof that there are great new movies on Hulu, Prey follows a young Comanche woman as she begins to suspect that something otherworldly is attacking her tribe. Thanks to a ferocious central performance from Amber Midthunder, and generally strong direction from Dan Trachtenberg, Prey has some of the best action in the entire franchise, and may also be the installment in this franchise that has the most to say about the world outside of its intricate lore. Prey didn’t get a theatrical release, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t one of the good movies on Hulu.
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
104m
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stars
Ariela Barer, Kristine Frøseth, Lukas Gage
Directed by
Daniel Goldhaber
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A genuinely great thriller with a solid political bent, How to Blow Up a Pipeline follows a group of strangers who come together with the sole mission of disrupting a pipeline that carries oil. The movie goes to great effort to explain how each member of the group got there and is remarkably frank about how devastating the impacts of the oil industry have already been. How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a pretty angry movie, but thanks to its strong cast of largely unknown actors, it’s also compelling from minute one.
No One Will Save You (2023)
93m
Genre
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Stars
Kaitlyn Dever, Elizabeth Kaluev, Zack Duhame
Directed by
Brian Duffield
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An almost completely wordless alien invasion movie, No One Will Save You tells the story of an isolated young woman who suddenly discovers that her town is being taken over by aliens. As she battles to save herself, there are plenty of thrills and surprises that make the whole experience feel utterly satisfying, even though no one says anything. Kaitlyn Dever is key to the movie’s success, as her central performance keeps us locked in, and gives us a firm understanding of who her character is through only her expressions.
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
162m
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Stars
Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie
Directed by
Quentin Tarantino
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Quentin Tarantino’s ode to the Hollywood of the late 1960s, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a sprawling movie that spends much of its running time focused on fading TV star Rick Dalton and his loyal stuntman Cliff. The two tool around Los Angeles together as Rick takes various odd jobs, and we come to learn that he lives next door to Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski. The movie’s final 40 minutes, in which the Manson murders of 1969 come to a very different outcome than they did in real life, is the kind of perversion of history that Tarantino has been so fascinated by in recent years. This time, though, everyone gets a pretty happy ending, all things considered.
Poor Things (2023)
142m
Genre
Science Fiction, Romance, Comedy
Stars
Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe
Directed by
Yorgos Lanthimos
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One of the best movies of 2023, Poor Things tells the story of Bella Baxter, an adult woman who is implanted with the brain of an infant, and has to learn about the world through her encounters with the various men in her life. Director Yorgos Lanthimos brings plenty of aesthetic flair to this story, and the script is wildly inventive and funny. What really makes the movie work, though, is Emma Stone’s daring, utterly committed central performance. No one has ever played a baby as well as Stone does here, and she plays Bella’s evolution into a fully formed adult beautifully as well.
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
152m
Genre
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Stars
Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner
Directed by
Justine Triet
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One of the best and most endlessly discussed movies of 2023, Anatomy of a Fall tells the story of a woman accused of her husband’s murder after he’s found dead outside their home, having fallen from a window above. The movie, which is primarily in German and English, is one of the most riveting crime dramas made in recent years, thanks in large part to Sandra Huller’s hugely compelling central performance. Anatomy of a Fall is about what it means to be married, the nature of truth, and how to keep living for yourself. It’s also, thankfully, a really great time.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
130m
Genre
Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller
Stars
Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Toby Kebbell
Directed by
Matt Reeves
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The middle chapter in the latest completed Apes trilogy, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes sees the ape Caesar firmly established as the leader of a blossoming ape civilization. Humans, meanwhile, are struggling to get by after a pandemic wiped the vast majority of them from the planet. The two sides come into conflict, leading to an explosive battle that’s also a stark reminder that there is good and evil among both the humans and the apes. The CG here largely holds up, and Andy Serkis is remarkable in his central role as Caesar, one that should be at least as widely acclaimed as his Gollum performance.
Ferrari (2023)
131m
Genre
History, Drama
Stars
Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley
Directed by
Michael Mann
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Telling part of the story of Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari is a movie that’s obsessed with why men do things like race cars at over 100 mph. Starring Adam Driver as the titular central character, the movie follows him as he deals with crises both at home and at work. The movie’s brilliance, though, comes from the way it suggests that each of these problems is really all about Ferrari’s core inability to avoid lashing out. Featuring some stunning race cinematography and magnetic performances from Driver and from Penelope Cruz, Ferrari is thoroughly compelling from beginning to end.
The First Omen (2024)
119m
Genre
Horror
Stars
Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga
Directed by
Arkasha Stevenson
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Although it’s ostensibly a prequel to The Omen, The First Omen is a pretty delectable horror movie in its own right. The film is set within the Catholic church in Rome and follows a young nun who begins to question her own faith when she discovers that the church appears to have a hand in producing evil incarnate. With hints of horror classics like Rosemary’s Baby and Possession, The First Omen is genuinely terrifying and sharply directed. Even if you know what happens in The Omen, there’s plenty to admire here, including a remarkable central performance from Nell Tiger Free.
All of Us Strangers (2023)
103m
Genre
Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Stars
Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Carter John Grout
Directed by
Andrew Haigh
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A strange, deeply emotional story about a middle-aged gay man who revisits his childhood homes and begins having conversations with the ghosts of his parents, All of Us Strangers is sad, lush, and beautiful. Featuring a brilliant central performance from Andrew Scott, as well as superb supporting performances from a roster of other actors, the movie is surreal and strange but always in ways that further the story of its central character. While the ending has been divisive, it’s impossible to deny that All of Us Strangers is one of the most interesting movies about grief and the lives we lead after it ever made.
The Creator (2023)
134m
Genre
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Stars
John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan
Directed by
Gareth Edwards
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One of the most impressive blockbusters of the past few years, at least on a visual level, The Creator is set in a world where humanity is at war with artificial intelligence, and it’s not clear who you should be rooting for. Starring John David Washington as a man tasked with taking down a machine-created weapon that turns out to be a young girl, The Creator is filled with carefully constructed set pieces, and features the kind of attention to detail that you rarely get in blockbusters of this scale.
What Hulu movies are leaving in October?
October 4
- The Boogeyman (2023)
October 5
- Cats (2018)
October 6
- See For Me (2021)
October 7
- Standing Up, Falling Down (2019)
- Swift (2019)
October 8
- Monster Family (2017)
- Ozzy (2016)
October 10
- Pil’s Adventures (2021)
October 14
- The Boy Downstairs (2017)
- Funny Thing About Love (2021)
- My Friend Dahmer (2017)
October 15
- Capricorn One (1977)
October 16
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
October 17
- Songbird (2020)
October 19
- Alone at Night (2022)
October 26
- Along Came the Devil (2018)
- Blood (2022)
October 28
- Clean (2021)
October 31
- Christmas on the Farm (2021)
- Damien: Omen II (1978)
- The Final Conflict (1981)
- The Omen (1976)
- Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
- Sea Fever (2019)
What Hulu movies are coming in October?
October 1
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
- All My Puny Sorrows (2021)
- An American Citizen (1992)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
- Barbarian (2022)
- Beyond JFK: The Question Of Conspiracy (1991)
- Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance) (2014)
- Blood In (1993)
- Bogus (1996)
- Cadillac Records (2008)
- Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
- Chasing Papi (2003)
- Coco (En Espanol) (2017)
- The Dancer Upstairs (2003)
- Dashcam (2021)
- Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014)
- Don’t Say A Word (2001)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- El Crimen Del Cacaro Gumaro (2014)
- The Empty Man (2020)
- Evita (1996)
- The Fly (1986)
- From Hell (2001)
- The Happening (2008)
- The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
- The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)
- The Hitman’s Wifes Bodyguard (2021)
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)
- It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023)
- Joy Ride (2001) (2001)
- Just Wright (2010)
- La Cara Oculta (2011)
- La Misma Luna (Aka: Under The Same Moon) (2008)
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
- The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
- Long Shot (2019)
- Ma (2019)
- Miami Rhapsody (1995)
- Miss Bala (2012)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- The New Age (1994)
- Nightmare Alley (2021)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- The Purge (2013)
- The Purge: Election Year (2016)
- Q&A (1990)
- Ready or Not (2019)
- The Return of Tanya Tucker (2022)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Sideways (2004)
- Signs (2002)
- Silkwood (1983)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Stripper (1986)
- Sunchaser (1996)
- Swimfan (2002)
- That Night (1993)
- The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
- The Warrior’s Way (2010)
- Todo Cambia (2000)
- Turtle Beach (1992)
- Unbreakable (2000)
- Underwater (2020)
- We Bought a Zoo (2011)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
October 2
- Abracadaver (2024)
October 3
- Hold Your Breath: Film Premiere
October 4
- Blood for Dust (2023)
October 10
- The Grab (2022)
October 11
- Mr. Crocket: Film Premiere
- Aliens In The Attic (2009)
- Fright Night (2011)
- Sting (2024)
October 15
- The Three Musketeers – Part I: D’Artagnan
- The Three Musketeers – Part II: Milady
October 17
- Butterfly Tale (2023)
October 18
- The Devil’s Climb
- Mayhem! (2023)
October 19
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
- Late Night with the Devil (2023)
October 21
- Carved: Film Premiere
October 24
- The Speedway Murders (2023)
October 25
- Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: Film Premiere
- The Beast Within (2024)
