Hulu is quickly becoming one of the best streaming services out there, boasting an impressive library of titles to choose from. The site has become home to the Alien franchise, as well as new releases from 20th Century Studios and more. But with so much to choose from, it can be difficult to whittle down the best movies on Hulu. That's where we come in.
Below, you'll find a mix of 10 of the best new and old titles ready to stream on Hulu. There are recent hits like Sam Raimi's first horror movie in almost two decades, classics like Donnie Darko, and even Oscar-winning titles. Plus, there are a few hidden gems below too, starring actors such as Cillian Murphy and Collin Farrell. We regularly update this page with the best new releases to keep your watchlist looking fresh.
If you're planning to settle down in front of the TV tonight, you've come to the right place. When you're done here, make sure to check out our lists of the 10 best Hulu shows and the best shows on Disney Plus too.
The 10 best Hulu movies
10. Presence
Year: 2024
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh's innovative supernatural thriller is coming to Hulu on June 3. A haunted house story with a difference, Presence is told entirely from the spirit's point of view. Taking place within a recently renovated house, the ghost observes a new family – Lucy Liu's Rebekah, Chris Sullivan's Chris, and their kids, Tyler (Eddy Maday), and Chloe (Callina Liang) – move in. When Tyler's new friend Ryan (West Mulholland) becomes a regular visitor, however, the "presence" starts to become more active...
Shot in secret during 2023, Presence offers a fresh take on one of the oldest storytelling traditions. Soderbergh puts us in the position of the spirit, silently watching a family that is slowly falling apart. Meditative and moving as well as occasionally genuinely eerie, this is a true one-off.
9. The Banshees of Inisherin
Year: 2022
Director: Martin McDonagh.
Starring Irish acting legends Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin takes place on a fictional island off the coast of Ireland during the Irish Civil War in 1923. But the film isn't exactly about war, but rather how conflict can creep into our everyday life and affect our actions even when we don't expect it, causing a ripple effect that impacts those around us.
After knowing one another pretty much their whole lives, Colm (Gleeson) one day turns around to Pádraic (Farrell) and tells him that he no longer wants to be friends. Pádraic doesn't take this well, and repeatedly tries to mend the once iron-strong bond with the help of his sister (Condon) and a local oddball (Keoghan). That sounds pretty simple, right? But set against the harsh backdrop of a distant war and rising fear in the community, a squabble between friends results in a heartbreaking conclusion.
8. Send Help
Year: 2026
Director: Sam Raimi
After 17 years, Evil Dead helmer Sam Raimi returned to the horror genre in 2026 with Send Help, and it was certainly worth the wait. The movie follows Rachel McAdams' awkward employee, Linda Liddle, whose struggle to climb the corporate ladder is made even worse when nepo baby Bradley (Dylan O'Brien) takes over the company. In a bid to prove herself, she agrees to accompany him on a business trip. However, disaster strikes when the flight goes full-on Lost and crash-lands on a desert island.
With just Linda and Bradley surviving the wreckage, the pair attempt to put their grievances aside in order to survive. But, as we know with any Raimi movie, life-or-death situations always seem to bring out the worst in people. The director's flair for the dramatic and silly, mixed with a stellar performance from McAdams, makes Send Help a fun yet slightly scary must-watch for any movie night.
7. Prey
Year: 2022
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
There's a diabolical simplicity to the pitch behind Prey, the latest entry in the Predator franchise: What if a Predator hunted in a different period in history? Instead of having a Predator go up against the deadliest, Schwarzenegger-esque modern warrior with all the guns and ammo that entails, Prey is set in the Great Plains in the early 1700s. Amber Midthunder plays Naru, a Comanche woman whose desire to be a warrior instead of a healer, as her tribe would have her be, is tested to the extreme when an alien hunter searches for its quarry where the buffalo roam.
Prey is a fun, refreshing change of pace for Predator, and it will have you wondering why there aren't more movies like this. Have a Predator fight samurai, or gladiators, or pirates, or have a Predator square off against a battalion of Allied forces in World War II. The possibilities that Prey unlocked should be endless.
Read our Prey review for more insights ahead of Predator: Badlands.
6. Predator: Badlands
Year: 2025
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Once you've finished watching Prey, you might want to move on to Trachtenberg's newest entry to the franchise. However, Predator: Badlands is nothing like you've seen before, as it flips the sci-fi series on its head, making the Predator the hero of the story who has to be careful of who he trusts. No matter if you're an avid franchise fan or a total newcomer, Badlands is a standalone movie with no prior knowledge necessary.
Starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, the seventh Predator installment follows a young Predator who is cast out of his clan and sent to a hostile planet where he must prove himself as a worthy warrior. However, on the hunt for the most fearsome beast he can find and kill, he stumbles upon a Weyland-Yutani Corporation android, and the two form an unlikely alliance.
For more, see our Predator: Badlands review.
5. Late Night with the Devil
Year: 2023
Director: Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes
This recent horror is a terrific showcase for its star, David Dastmalchian. He plays Jack Delroy, the host of a late night talk show called Night Owls. Still grieving the death of his wife Madeleine, Delroy returns to work. It's Halloween, and the show is about to air a paranormal special. His guests for the show include parapsychologist Dr June Ross-Mitchell (Laura Gordon), who brings her latest study, 13-year-old Lilly D'Abo (Ingrid Torelli), who is said to be possessed by a demon.
Late Night with the Devil is a huge amount of fun, moving from a kitschy, camp tone to some genuinely unnerving scares. Dastmalchian excels as Jack Delroy, making the character both arrogant and sympathetic. Witty and original, this is a great modern horror movie.
4. Small Things Like These
Year: 2024
Director: Tim Mielants
Cillian Murphy has long been one of our best actors, but his career has really stepped up a notch post-Oppenheimer. Small Things Like These may not be as grandiose a production as his Nolan collaborations or the forthcoming third 28 Years Later film, but this gripping drama was still one of the best films of 2024.
Murphy plays a good-natured and hard-working coal merchant named Bill Furlong. When Bill stumbles upon a dark secret at the heart of his community, it puts him on a collision cause with Emily Watson's stern Sister Mary. This dark 1980s-set drama is a wonderful showcase for Murphy's undeniable talents and a powerful story about a bleak real life chapter in Ireland's history.
3. The Secret Agent
Year: 2025
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Nominated for four Academy Awards at the 2026 Oscars, The Secret Agent is one of the best and brightest pictures to come out of the past year or so. Set in the late '70s, the movie follows a technology teacher named Marcelo, who moves away from São Paulo to seek a normal life away from violence. However, although he uses the guise of the annual bustling Carnival to sneak away quietly, his nosy neighbours and the chaos of the city soon make his move a living hell.
Exploring Brazil's tense political climate and life under military dictatorship, The Secret Agent puts the viewer in the shoes of a man desperately wanting to escape his past. It's not difficult to see why the movie took home both the award for Best Director and Best Actor for Marcelo star Wagner Moura at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
2. Donnie Darko
Year: 2001
Director: Richard Kelly
25 years since it first blew minds – and made Jake Gyllenhaal a star – Richard Kelly's cult mystery thriller still fascinates. Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie, a troubled teenager with a sinister imaginary friend, who may turn out to be more real than he realises. Things seem to be looking up when Donnie starts dating Gretchen Ross (Jena Malone), but if his visions are correct, then the end of the world is coming soon...
Blessed with an iconic '80s soundtrack and a dreamy logic that recalls David Lynch's work, Donnie Darko is wonderfully atmospheric and perplexing. All the pieces for solving this eerie mystery are there, but Kelly smartly leaves it up to the viewer to piece it all together.
1. Anora
Year: 2024
Director: Sean Baker
The year's big winner at this year's Oscars was this heartbreaking, hilarious comedy-drama from director Sean Baker. Mikey Madison gives an outstanding performance as Ani, an American sex worker who ends up falling for Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the playboy son of a Russian oligarch. The two marry and look set for a happy life together, but Vanya's parents are far from pleased with the arrangement...
Anora starts out like a twisted fairytale, but quickly morphs into a tragic nightmare. Vanya's parents send a squad of goons to forcibly annul the marriage, leading to a stomach-knotting home invasion sequence and an unexpected tour of nocturnal New York. Despite all of this, it remains a genuinely funny film even as it arrives at its touching, painful, yet entirely believable conclusion.
Find out what we made of this year's Best Picture winner in our full Anora review.
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