No longer is Hulu just a TV binge-watching platform; it is now a surprisingly amazing destination for movies that you won’t find anywhere else. Are you a fan of fast-paced thrillers, side-splitting comedies, or spine-tingling horror shows? Hulu has got it all to liven up your movie-watching experience. In the mood for something great and new? Here’s a countdown of the best movies currently streaming on Hulu, from number 14 to number 1.
14. Rye Lane (2023)
Think romantic comedies are a thing of the past? Well, Rye Lane is the film to prove you wrong. It’s set on the streets of South London and tells the story of two twentysomethings with battered hearts who wander the streets of the city—and possibly find love again in the process. Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson set the screen ablaze with chemistry in this film, and the director, Raine Allen-Miller, makes the city of London a character in the film. It’s one of the funniest romantic comedies in a long time.
13. How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
Part heist film, part environmental thriller, it’s a film that drops you into the world of high-stakes radicals fighting an oil pipeline, and it’s a world that walks a fine line between activism and extremism, with Lukas Gage and Kristine Froseth in a cast that teeters on the edge of tension at every turn. Sharp, lean, and highly relevant.
12. Thelma (2024)
Action heroes don’t always have to be scraggly and all six-packs. June Squibb is great as a scheming granny of 94 who gets by on her own terms. Thelma is witty, smart, and hard as nails-an action hero film, John Wick, with a Golden Girls spin.
11. Presence (2024)
It’s left up to Steven Soderbergh to disrupt the haunted house paradigm. Presence is told from the ghost’s point of view, a creepy, clever reimagining of the genre. Odd, unconventional, and unlike anything else in Hulu’s catalog.
10. The Order (2024)
Jude Lagivesys delivers a career-high performance as an undercover FBI agent within a racist white supremacist hate group in the Pacific Northwest. Based on true events, this dark, high-wire thriller also stars Nicholas Hoult as a despicable villain. Dark, tense, and uncomfortably timely.
9. Alien: Romulus (2024)
The Alien series returns to form with this one, halfway between the initial two classics. Some scavengers discover what looks like a deserted ship—before the Xenomorph shows up. Scares maestro Fede Álvarez brings them back again without diluting what made the franchise great.
8. The Monkey (2025)
Stephen King stories never fail to find their way to the big screen, but The Monkey is not. Twin brothers tormented by their murdering childhood friend are the focus of this adaptation with Theo James. Darkly comic and creepy in equal proportions, this one toes the thin line of jump scares and gagging humor.
7. A Real Pain (2024)
Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin shine here in this bittersweetly nostalgic dramedy of cousins returning to their grandmother’s cultural roots in Poland. With humor and emotional exploration of family, loss, and memory, it sails along without ever getting too much. Culkin’s Academy Award-winning performance is the peak.
6. Nightbitch (2024)
Amy Adams takes no prisoners with this offbeat horror-comedy about a suburban mother who feels she is transforming into a dog. Director Marielle Heller wrung the ridiculous premise for satirical comedy about contemporary motherhood and identity. Surreal, filthy, and one of Adams’ most transgressive roles.
5. Longlegs (2024)
Few films creep under your skin like Longlegs. An FBI agent pursuing satanic murders, played by Maika Monroe, and Nicolas Cage’s acting, which is chilling and engrossing at the same time, is horror material.
4. Ferrari (2023)
Michael Mann’s glossy biopic tracks Enzo Ferrari across a disastrous summer of 1957. Adam Driver captures the fury of Ferrari, but it is Penélope Cruz who comes alive in the movie with a chilling, icy performance. Sleek, cinematic, and archetypal Mann.
3. The First Omen (2024)
Prequels are usually letdowns, but not The First Omen. Creeping dread, unsettling Vatican intrigue, and Nell Tiger Free’s acting tour de force keep this prequel at horror levels. One of the fright films of the decade.
2. A Complete Unknown (2024)
Timothée Chalamet dissolves into Bob Dylan in this music biopic by James Mangold. Instead of greatest-hits corniness, it’s concerned with Dylan’s teenage years in New York. Featuring Elle Fanning and Edward Norton in its cast, it’s a treat for both Dylan fans and film buffs.
1. The John Wick Series (2014–2019)
You can’t talk about action without talking about John Wick. All four of the original films are available on Hulu, and all four are a ballet of shootouts, solid world-building, and stoic Keanu Reeves’ cool. Dozens of films have tried to copy it, but nothing comes down quite as hard as the original series.
Hulu’s movie slate is its strongest ever, with a mix of blockbusters and sleeper hits, and critical darlings across all genres. From thrills to belly laughs to flat-out scares, this list attests that Hulu is a must-watch for anyone with an interest in genuinely excellent movies.