The Best Movies on Hulu to Watch Right Now (October 2023)

For a long time, Hulu just didn't have the same clout as Netflix. But times are changing, and Hulu is on the rise, with the streaming service even directly competing with Netflix when it comes to prices. While Netflix is often lauded for its large selection of TV shows, Hulu has its own equally impressive library, from award-winning comedy and drama content to guilty pleasure reality TV.

Hulu even came for Netflix’s Oscars glory with its original film Minding The Gap, nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. Beyond the streaming service's original content, Hulu also has some older, more classic titles that Netflix lacks, alongside some of the best movies of the last few years, like Spencer and Palm Springs. They’re also frequently coming out with new, critically acclaimed movies including Crush, The United States vs Billie Holiday and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande that is proving to be crowd pleasers with audiences and critics alike.

From horror movies to sci-fi to comedy to drama, here are the best movies on Hulu streaming right now. If you don't have Hulu yet, sign up now.

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Willem Dafoe, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Toni Collette
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 2h 30m
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% (Critics), 68% (Audience)

The modern king of horror, Guillermo del Toro, is back with his most terrifying film in years. Based on the novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, Nightmare Alley follows Stan Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), a conman with a unique set of skills and an even more peculiar set of problems. The year is 1939, and Stan is seeking a new start without the need for turning over a fresh leaf. He finds it by way of a traveling carnival and a new-fangled science called psychiatry. Warned by the carnie folk not to use this skill for evil, Stan does just that, setting out with a big score already in mind. Playing around in people’s heads for profit is a dangerous game, but when Stan tinkers with a man far more dangerous than one he’s ever experienced, he realizes just how evil evil can get. Crafting a world like no one else can, del Toro brings his unique eye for detail and love of the obscure to a career high, creating a psychological thriller that more than earns the name of nightmare.

Director: Brian Duffield
Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Geraldine Singer
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 33m
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% (Critics), 58% (Audience)

Trading zombies and murderers for terror from above, No One Will Save You proves that the crown of screams still belongs to the extra-terrestrial. Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) is the text-book definition of a loner in that she rarely leaves her house, doesn’t speak to anyone, and all her friends are dead. Great! Complete isolation always adds to the spook-o-meter when a horror movie starts with the classic “bump in the night” fright. Creeping out of her room, Brynn finds that the noise isn’t coming from the front door in normal horror film fashion, but instead from up on the roof. Narrowly escaping the alien’s plan by way of some truly unique action, Brynn wakes the next day to find herself hunted as the only sentient Earthling, and humanity’s only hope. 

Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Edgar Wright, Bill Nighy, Kate Ashfield, Peter Serafinowicz, Lucy Davis, Martin Freeman
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 37m
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% (Critics), 93% (Audience)

If you love Halloween but horror isn’t quite your thing, then look no further because there has never been a better blend of fright and funny than this ridiculous zombie survival flick. Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a nobody. His best friend Ed (Nick Frost) is a bigger nobody. Together they live in a nothing little flat, in a nothing little town outside of London, taking their lives for granted. That all changes when a zombie disease breaks out, upending their dull existence and forcing them to realize all the things they’ve been taking for granted. There are no ex-military killing machines in this movie; only out of shape gamers, I.T. specialists, self-absorbed gossip queens, and posh pale-ale drinkers. And Shaun of the Dead is all the funnier for it. So, if you’re looking for a fright-based film that will leave you wanting more, check out this gem on Hulu streaming and see how a scaredy-cat couch potato like yourself might handle a world ending outbreak.

Director: Julian Higgins
Cast: Thandie Newton, Jefferson White, Tanaya Beatty, Dark Sevier, Jeremy Bobb, Kai Lennox
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 42m
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% (Critics), 50% (Audience)

Former police officer turned university professor Sandra (Thandiwe Newton) moved to Montana with her elderly mother in hopes of a better life. What she finds instead is a growing rage she is forced to confront when a group of racists begin to harass her on her own property. Boiling over with tension, in large part due to Newton’s bone chilling performance and director Julian Higgins brilliant camera work, God’s Country fills you with an anger and fear that will make you feel every twist the story has to offer.

Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Thomasin McKenzie
Genre: Western, Crime
Rating: R
Runtime: 2h 4m
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% (Critics), 42% (Audience)

Cowboys and outlaws are traditionally regarded as an American tale, but the subgenre known as Kangaroo western is about to change that. Based on the Peter Carey novel of the same name, True History of the Kelly Gang tells the story of real-life bushranger (Australian outlaw) Ned Kelly and his gang of outlaws as they lead a revolt against the corrupt police force. Homemade suits of armor, crossdressing shootouts, bare knuckle brawls, and all-around jaw dropping performances from the entire cast make this one of the most entertaining westerns of the past decade.

Director: Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
Cast: Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, Rosy McEwen,
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1h 54m
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% (Critics), 59% (Audience)

A fairytale for the future, Vesper creates a world unlike any you’ve seen before. After humans caused the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem by meddling in ecology they didn’t understand, plants, animals, and large sources of food have all but become extinct. While the rich retreat into flying citadels of technological abundance, others, such as 13-year-old Vesper (Raffiella Chapman), are born and left to fend for themselves. Partially raised, and in part raising her paralyzed father Darius (Richard Brake), whom she can only communicate with via flying drone, Vesper sets out on a quest to undo the earth’s damage and create a better world. Stunning visuals paired with a unique imagination and marvelous execution, Vesper recalls stories such as Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Princess and the Pea, while putting a modern Guillermo del Toro-ian twist on it guaranteed to attract today’s audiences.

Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, Rick Dial, Brady Coleman
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 44m
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% (Critics), 73% (Audience)

Basking in its own absurdity, this true-crime spoof tells the tale of Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), the favorite son of bucolic Texas town, Carthage. Living up to the saying “Bernie, well shucks, he’s the best of us,” the-man-who-can befriends the least-liked member of the community, recently widowed Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine). Fulfilling his regular duties as local assistant mortician, Sunday school teacher, substitute preacher, and choir lead singer, Bernie accepts the added burden of trying to make Marjorie a better person, insisting “there’s good in everyone.” Bernie soon discovers there isn’t and ends up killing her. What ensues after is just as hilarious as what came before, creating a wild ride full of laughs.

Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sean Murray, Vinessa Shaw, Thora Birch
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 36m
Rotten Tomatoes: 40% (Critics), 71% (Audience)

If you think Christmas is king when it comes to holiday movies, you’ve obviously never seen Hocus Pocus. Max Dennison (Omri Katz) is chaperoning his little sister Dani (Thora Birch) during trick-or-treating when he runs into his crush Allison (Vinessa Shaw). In classic ‘90s teen movie fashion, he tries to impress her by doing something stupid and lights a three-hundred-year-old candle said to summon a coven back from the dead. What unfolds next is pure Halloween themed hilarity as the evil Sanderson sisters, Winifred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker), and Mary Sanderson (Kathy Najimy) rise from the grave, dual the twentieth-century, and wreak havoc on the most unholy of holidays, Hallows’ Eve.

Director: Eleanor Coppola
Cast: Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin, Eleanor Jasmine Lambert
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 32m
Rotten Tomatoes: 47% (Critics), 39% (Audience)

Midlife crisis meets French road trip in this story of Anne Lockwood (Diane Lane), a married woman who takes a business trip from Cannes to Paris with her husband’s work partner. Discovering the joys of travel, food, music, and even herself once again, Anne realizes that she still has so much living yet to do. As much a splurge on scenery as it is an exploration of character, Paris Can Wait infuses just the right amount of story so those looking for a light watch while still wanting more than an outright travel video will enjoy it.

Director: Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin
Cast: KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Abigail Cowen, Melissa Roxburgh,
Genre: Romance, Drama
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 55m
Rotten Tomatoes: 49% (Critics), 98% (Audience)

Proof that fans decide a film’s success, this critically bombed darling of the masses offers an inside look at Christian music star, Jeremy Camp’s (KJ Apa) rise to fame, as well as his rocky road with love and faith. Leaving college, Jeremy was sure of only two things – his yearning to become a country star, and his unshakable Christianity. Jeremy’s career starts to take off at the same time he meets a girl named Melissa (Britt Robertson) and falls in love. The pair get married not long after, and life appears to be perfect. That is until Melissa is diagnosed with untreatable cancer, causing him to question his belief. A story of love, loss, and rebirth with some great music mixed in, I Still Believe is a great choice for anybody wanting more faith-based film options on their streaming platforms.

Director: Nicolas Harvard
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Kaylee Bryant, Kate Bosworth, Ving Rhames, Gabriela Quezada, Noel Gugliemi
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1h 32m
Rotten Tomatoes: 32% (Critics), 69% (Audience)

Nineties superstars Ryan Phillippe and Ving Rhames team up in this blast from the past style heist movie guaranteed to make you miss the genre’s best decade. After a friend he brought to a robbery gets killed, master lock picker Miller Graham (Ryan Phillippe) is arrested and sent to prison. Years later he’s released to find his daughter nearing the end of adolescence and a world that’s moved on without him. Swearing to rebuild and fly right, his new beginning is dragged back down to old depths when his dead friend’s widow comes to him begging for his help. Forced to take on a group of gangsters to make amends, Graham must finally decide what kind of man he wants to be in this action-packed crime flick.

Director: Emer Reynolds
Cast: Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid, Lochlann O'Mearáin, Olwen Fouéré, Tommy Tiernan
Genre: Comedy
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1h 34m
Rotten Tomatoes: 51% (Critics), 75% (Audience)

With a string of Oscar nominations as long as other actors’ entire filmography do you really need a list to tell you Olivia Colman makes movie gold? After 13-year-old Mully (Charlie Reid) steals a taxi with Joy (Olivia Colman) and her newborn baby asleep in the backseat, the teenager and mother make a deal: so long as Mully accompanies Joy on her trip and helps to take care of the baby Joy won’t press charges. Mully agrees and the three set out across the scenic Irish countryside. Coming of age drama meets redemption story in this hilarious tale of finding your place in the world whether it be at birth, adolescence, or adulthood, Joyride is one of those timeless tales that’s bound to become an undercover classic.

Director: Russell Crowe
Cast: Russell Crowe, Elsa Pataky, Liam Hemsworth, RZA, Lynn Gilmartin, Matt Nable
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 34m
Rotten Tomatoes: 9% (Critics), 35% (Audience)

Written by, directed by, and starring Russell Crowe, Poker Face follows billionaire Jack Foley (Russell Crowe) as he sets up a less-than-friendly card game at his secluded mansion in Australia. Inviting a group of life-long pals with some very nasty secrets, Foley poisons them with the intention of extracting some answers to questions concerning corruption, suicide, and his wife. Before he’s able to achieve his goal a squad of armed men burst into the house. Foley and his guests hide in a panic room, but when Foley’s family shows up everything changes. Trapped, desperate, and dying, the group of friends must now find a way to trust each other again so they can save Jack’s family and get out of the mansion alive.

Director: Avan Jogia
Cast: Hayley Law, Keith Powers, Famke Janssen, Donal Logue, Elizabeth Saunders
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 37m
Rotten Tomatoes: 78% (Critics), 89% (Audience) 

As a graphic novel come to life, Door Mouse kicks over the opening credits with its unique energy and style and doesn’t stop till the very end. After Doe-Eyes (Nhi Do) disappears, her friend and fellow burlesque dancer Mouse (Hayley Law) starts to investigate. What she finds is that Doe-Eyes isn’t the only disappearance in recent months and decides to team up with her friend Ugly (Keith Powers) to get to the bottom of it. Delving further into the dirty world that she works in, burgundy wallpaper, weapons, and odd sexual kinks create a terrifying feeling of claustrophobia. With no way to retreat Mouse and Ugly are forced to push on. Plunging ever deeper into the mystery of the missing girls and just what does go on beyond the curtain makes Door Mouse one of the most enticing films of 2023 thus far, and an absolute must-watch.

Director: Peter Strickland
Cast: Fatma Mohamed, Asa Butterfield, Gwendoline Christie, Makis Papadimitriou, Ariane Labed
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1h 51m
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% (Critics), 59% (Audience) 

Taking a turn for the totally weird, Flux Gourmet examines life through music which was composed to examine life through food. If that sounds a little strange believe me when I tell you, it only gets odder in the best way. A group of performers attending a college for the arts creates what they call “sonic catering” in an attempt to understand what food means to live and people through the sounds it creates. The true meat and potatoes of this film lie beyond the blender noises though, as the group, comprised of Elle (Fatma Mohamed), the leader who controls the others with an iron fist, Billy (Asa Butterfield), an aspiring artist still trying to find himself, Jan (Gwendoline Christie), a middle-aged woman desperate for companionship, and Stones (Makis Papadimitriou) a struggling journalist going through his mid-life crisis are forced to ask themselves what they really want out of life. Brilliantly cast to deliver as much drama, chemistry, and comedy as possible, the tension between the characters boils over into their stage performance creating hilarious visuals that perfectly capture the inner turmoil we all feel sometimes.

Director: Lee Jung-Jae
Cast: Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Go Yoon Jung, Kim Nam-gil, Hwang Jung-min
Genre: Thriller, Spy
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 2h 11m
Rotten Tomatoes: 70% (Critics), 80% (Audience)

A fictionalized spy thriller set in the real-life aftermath of South Korean President Park Chung-hee’s 1979 assassination, Hunt sees top SK security officials Park Pyong-Ho (Lee Jung-Jae) and Kim Jung-Do (Jung Woo-sung) compete to track down a possible North Korean mole. Starting off as reluctant allies their relationship soon sours when both come to suspect the other is the leak. Pitting raw power against cunning, the two top agents wage war against each other while working to unravel the clues. Packed full of twists and action, Hunt is just another notch on the long list of superb South Korean cinema.

Director: Taran Killam
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Taran Killam, Cobie Smulders, Bobby Moynihan
Genre: Action, Comedy
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 32m
Rotten Tomatoes: 46% (Critics), 28% (Audience)

Marketed as Arnold’s big return to action stardom, Killing Gunther makes us wonder why he ever left. Blake (Taran Killam) is a second-tier assassin tired of being overshadowed by the world’s best, Gunther (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Determined to prove his worth and take over the top rung, Blake hires a camera crew to document his murder of hitman number one. Knowing he won’t be able to take the big man by himself, Blake assembles a team of like-minded and hilarious hitmen, including a pair of crazy sisters, and a one-armed terrorist. Taking things from professional to personal we soon learn Gunther is now dating Blake’s ex, further adding to the hilarity of this oddball action comedy. If you’re looking for explosions and laugh-out-loud absurdity, Killing Gunther is not only your best option, it’s probably your only.

Director: Matt Ruskin
Cast: Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, David Dastmalchian, Chris Cooper, Alessandro Nivola, Morgan Spector, Robert John Burke
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 1hr 54m
Rotten Tomatoes: N/A

Fans of real-life based crime thrillers rejoice because one of the most skin-crawling tales of modern American serial killings has just landed on streaming as a Hulu exclusive. It’s the 1960s and Boston prides itself on a hard-knock police force and sharp-nosed reporters that keep its streets safe and citizens informed. Reporter Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley) is challenging that claim. Noticing a trend of violent crimes carried out against women, Loretta begs her boss and the Boston PD to take a look. She is quickly brushed aside as nothing more than a hysterical woman, so she and fellow female reporter Jean Cole (Carrie Coon) set out to prove them wrong. Uncovering a continuing trail of murder and sexual assault, they publish their findings setting off one of the biggest manhunts in American history.

Director: Andrew Bujalski
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Molly Gordon, Lili Taylor, Avi Nash, Lennie James, Jon Natchez
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1h 33m
Rotten Tomatoes: 43% (Critics), N/A% (Audience)

High-concept, low budget, minimal plot, and maximal character are all terms that have been used to describe director Andrew Bujalski’s peak pandemic creation There There. Shot during the height of covid the film’s very theme was born from necessity, offering an awkward, albeit sometimes the too close-to-home experience of humanity versus isolation. Composed of six two-character scenes, There There was made with absolutely zero face-to-face interaction between cast members all while being shot on an iPhone by a single cameraman. Driven by the pace of its editing, the strength of its acting, and the genuine heart of its script, it’s a monumental achievement that the film works at all. We’re not in the business of sticking movies on this list simply for existing though, and There There shines as an amalgam of indie movie-making meets one-man theater that is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.

Director: Oleg Stepchenko
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Xingtong Yao, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Charles Dance
Genre: Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Kids
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2h 1m
Rotten Tomatoes: 22% (Critics), 23% (Audience)

Kung Fu meets western fairytales in this action-packed adventure the entire family will enjoy. It’s the 18th century and Russia’s Tsar Peter the Great (Yuri Kolokolnikov) has employed British explorer Jonathan Green (Jason Flemyng) to map the country’s easternmost borders. Expecting just another job, Jonathan instead gets himself entangled in a quest to bring down an evil Chinese sorceress who has summoned dark forces and now threatens to destroy the world. If the clips of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan duking it out aren’t enough to get you excited, then the promise of magic, monsters, and massive set designs surely will.

Director: Brian Percival
Cast: Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Nico Liersch, Ben Schnetzer, Roger Allam
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2h 11m
Rotten Tomatoes: 48% (Critics), 73% (Audience)

Based on Markus Zusak’s bestselling novel of the same name, The Book Thief follows Liesel (Sophie Nelisse), a German orphan adopted by a couple just before the start of World War 2. Taught to read by her new father, Liesel escapes her friendless existence with the help of her favorite books. There’s no escaping the horrors going on outside the pages though, and soon a harsh reality by the name of Max (Ben Schnetzer) comes knocking at Liesel’s door. Fleeing the Nazis, starving, and desperate, Liesel and her parents hide Max in their basement. Initially afraid of the stranger, Liesel soon finds a shared love of books with Max and sets out to save as many from the Nazi bonfires as possible to share with her new friend. The Book Thief creates a beautiful story in the ugliest of settings, circumventing the visual horrors of war while distilling its lessons into a heart-wrenching tale of friendship and survival.

Director: Nick Castle
Cast: Kelly Rowland, Duane Martin, Shemar Moore, DeRay Davis, Patrick Fischler
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 30m
Rotten Tomatoes: N/A% (Critics), 70% (Audience)

Broke and desperate for cash in order to pay his way through law school, Derrick (Duane Martin) has resigned himself to go to work with his friend E.J. (DeRay Davis) as an award show seat filler where he is placed next to the popular singer Jhnelle (Kelly Rowland). Trying to explain that he’s in law school, Jhnelle mistakes him for a powerful and well-known lawyer, and the two hit it off. Trapped in a lie he never wanted but not wanting to lose the girl either, Derrick continues his charade only making matters worse as he falls deeper and deeper in love. Funny and heart-warming, The Seat Filler isn’t a groundbreaking take on the genre, but it is a perfect example of how a great cast and solid script will always turn out a movie you’ll love.

Director: Billy Corben
Cast: Sam Burstyn, Jon Roberts, Mickey Munday, Alfred Spellman
Genre: Documentary
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 58m
Rotten Tomatoes: 69% (Critics), 79% (Audience)

With money flowing and a nightlife that never seemed to end, Miami Florida was quickly becoming the party capital of the 1970s and 80s. Businesses flocked to the new era gold rush, and that included the illegal kind. Colombian drug lords saw the opportunity to replace marijuana as the drug of choice with their own product, and Cocaine soon flooded the streets, becoming so prevalent that the price plunged, and the once elite drug became attainable by anyone looking to get their hands on it. With a newly created mass market and law enforcement still hunting marijuana dealers the cocaine business thrived. So much money on the table caused gangs to start getting greedy though and South American turf wars soon erupted on the streets of Miami. Captured through detailed police testimony, old news clips, and interviews with ex-gang members, Cocaine Cowboys paints the true story of Scarface as it spills all the nitty gritty of the Florida drug wars.

Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Cast: Jermaine Fowler, Anna Konkle, Joshua Leonard, Jillian Bell, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 32m
Rotten Tomatoes: 51% (Critics), 21% (Audience)

Lex (Anna Konkle) and Mani (Jermaine Fowler) are two newlyweds ready to take the next step in their relationship and become parents. At least, they thought they were. After dropping a friend’s baby during a destination wedding Lex is left questioning whether she wants to become a mother, while doubts about her ability as a parent leave Mani wondering if he married the wrong person. Dark, silly, and laugh out loud funny, this inside look at modern relationships hits home in all the right ways. If you’re searching for an updated take on This is 40, then The Drop might just be the perfect comedy for you.

Director: Riley Stearns
Cast: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Theo James, Beulah Koale
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 35m
Rotten Tomatoes: 70% (Critics), 62% (Audience)

After being diagnosed with cancer, Sarah (Karen Gillan) opts to have a clone of herself made to carry on after death. Bad news soon changes to good though and she learns her cancer has gone into remission. Given a new lease on life, Sarah attempts to have her clone destroyed, but the clone refuses. Ordered by the courts to engage in a duel to the death to see who gets to live her life, Sarah must train to compete against a genetically engineered super version of herself. A simple, yet creative idea masterfully executed by a stellar cast, Dual is a surefire win for anyone who loves sci-fi, action, or just an all-around good movie.

Director: John Michael McDonagh
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Christopher Abbott, Caleb Landry Jones, Ismael Kanater
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 57m
Rotten Tomatoes: 68% (Critics), 57% (Audience)

Love, loss, sin, hate, and history all find a home in this steamy mystery. Setting out to a Moroccan desert villa at night in hopes of salvaging their failing marriage, David (Ralph Fiennes) and Jo Henninger (Jessica Chastain) accidentally kill a boy in a case of drunk driving. Hoping to cover up their crime, the couple take the body with them to the villa where their friend Richard Galloway (Matt Smith) convinces David to come clean to the police. The next day David goes with the boy’s father to bury him, leaving Jo behind. As the days progress, both Jo and David begin to suspect that the grieving father may be planning more than one funeral, and Richard may have known this all along.

Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman
Genre: Horror, Sci-fi
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 47m
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% (Critics), 50% (Audience)

From the brilliantly twisted mind that brought you A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, director/writer David Cronenberg presents what is perhaps his most disturbing story to date. Set in a near future where much of the world has become overrun with artificial materials, the next stage in human evolution has begun. Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) and his lover Caprice (Léa Seydoux) are performance artists. For their newest show they’ve decided to present the unusual changes Saul’s body has undergone. An absence of pain, extreme healing, and new pleasure centers have even gone so far as to change the experience of surgery into the new sex. A group of radical evolutionists aim to push the boundaries even further though. Tasked with infiltrating this dangerous group, Saul and Caprice must push their own boundaries, but as they change, so do their views, leaving them unsure which side is the right one.

Director: Spencer Squire
Cast: Emma Roberts, Michael Shannon, John Gallagher Jr.
Genre: Horror
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 42m
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% (Critics), 33% (Audience)

Sara (Emma Roberts) and her husband Alex (John Gallagher Jr.) have decided to give up the city life and move to a remote farmhouse with their infant son. The idea of peace and quiet as an aid to healing is a long-held one, but for Sara it seems to be the worst choice. Left alone with her crying baby for hours at a time while Alex goes off on work, Sara is left to stew in her own thoughts. As strange things begin to happen around the house, the new mother is unsure whether it’s all in her mind or if something is out to get her. Working as an allegory for postpartum depression, Abandoned aims to show the debilitating pain, fear, and overall confusion millions of women go through every year.

Director: Christopher Winterbauer
Cast: Theo Taplitz, Lulu Wilson, Jenna Ortega, Lukas Gage, Zane Austin, Azure Brandi, Ryan Alessi
Genre: Comedy
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1h 46m
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% (Critics), 71% (Audience)

Blending modern problems with the ever-present ones of puberty, Wyrm tells the story of middle school nerd Wyrm (Theo Taplitz) as he struggles to let go of his dinosaur-obsessed youth and venture into the world of adulthood. Things used to be simple, but ever since receiving his “first kiss collar”—a scarlet letter-esque accessory marking him as a kiss virgin for his school’s level-one sexuality requirement—he’s become even more withdrawn. Everywhere Wyrm looks, whether it’s his older sister working on her twerk, or classmates getting their collars popped at the bus stop, sex hounds Wyrm’s steps. Recalling the absurdity of Superbad, and the genuine insight of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade, Wyrm will make you laugh, cry, and cringe in a mix of emotions perfectly in sync with its hormone-addled topic.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Cast: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Fran Drescher, Molly Shannon, Chris Parnell, Rob Riggle, Cee Lo Green, Jon Lovitz, Allen Covert
Genre: Comedy, Animated
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 31m
Rotten Tomatoes: 44% (Critics), 72% (Audience)

Joining Hulu streaming just in time for Halloween, this hilarious monster mashup is one the entire family can enjoy. Haunting, ghouling, scaring, and howling takes its toll on a monster, so when a big baddie wants to take a break from all that hard work, they plan a vacation to Count Dracula’s (Adam Sandler) monsters-only Hotel Transylvania. This gathering is for a special occasion though, as it is Dracula’s daughter Mavis’ (Selena Gomez) 118th birthday. Bringing the who’s who of the monster world, the party seems to be going off without a hitch until an unwitting human named Johnny Loughran (Andy Samberg) crashes and falls in love with the birthday girl. Worried about what this means for his monsters-only hotel, Dracula sets out trying to dissuade the other monsters from warming to the annoyingly personable person in their midst.

Director: Debra Neil-Fisher
Cast: Matt Walsh, Eva Longoria, Lea Thompson, Isla Fisher, Keith David, Al Madrigal
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 34m
Rotten Tomatoes: 14% (Critics), 29% (Audience)

Wanting to save their marriage, Dan (Matt Walsh) and Jeanine (Eva Longoria) decide to go on a couple’s weekend retreat. Ditching all electronic devices to force more interaction, the two quickly find they’re out of their element and desperate to get back home. The only problem is without any of their devices they have no idea how to get home, or which direction home even is. Traveling on foot, hitchhiking, talking to strangers, and handling problems themselves, the two realize they’re experiencing the life they’d originally gone looking for, and how much they’d missed it.

Director: Céline Sciamma
Cast: Josephine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse, Margot Abascal, Stéphane Varupenne
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 12m
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% (Critics), 77% (Audience)

Harkening back to the golden age of French cinema, Petite Maman lets its breathtaking visuals and physical performances act as the vehicle for its storytelling. Nelly (Josephine Sanz), an eight-year-old French girl, has just lost her grandmother. While her parents work to clean out the house, Nelly goes off to play in the woods and meets a girl named Marion (Gabrielle Sanz). When it begins to rain the two girls retreat to Marion’s where Nelly admits she’s only visiting due to her loss. Marion responds that she too just lost her grandmother, and that her name was Nelly. Exploring the relationship between age, parents, and death, this twisting tale of mother meets daughter meets grandmother is made even more powerful by its cast’s stunning performance. Just be warned, it’s a tearjerker.

Director: Reed Morano
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Elle Fanning, Paul Giamatti, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Genre: Sci Fi
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 39m
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% (Critics), 39% (Audience)

After a worldwide apocalypse has wiped out most of humanity, Del (Peter Dinklage) has rebuilt his old town into a personal utopia. Content in his solitude, he is shocked one day to find Grace (Elle Fanning), a wanderer full of secrets that may hold the clue to why they both survived. Using mass extinction as an analogy for depression, fear, and self-isolation, I Think We’re Alone Now confronts the scars humanity has left on its characters while they search for a way to heal.

Director: Anna Chai, Nari Kye
Cast: Anthony Bourdain, Massimo Bottura, Dan Barber, Danny Bowien
Genre: Documentary
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1h 25m
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% (Critics), 76% (Audience)

One man’s garbage is another’s treasure, and apparently the same can be said for food in a country where up to 40 percent of food produced is thrown away. Documentarians Anna Chai and Nari Kye, along with some of the world’s top chefs, have decided to explore why that is, and what we can do to change it. Anthony Bourdain, Massimo Bottura, Dan Barber, Danny Bowien, and more culinary geniuses practically scream at the screen as all the odd bits you throw away make their way into their kitchens. Highlighting the amazing transformations of these dirt cheap ingredients into Michelin star delicacies—while also shining a light on the harmful practices of a global food production market—Wasted! The Story of Food Waste secures itself as an important film everyone should try.

Director: Duncan Jones
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright
Genre: Sci-i, Action
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 33m
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% (Critics), 82% (Audience)

Underappreciated and perfectly executed, Source Code tells the story of Army pilot Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he works to solve a train bombing that’s already occurred. Transported back through a victim’s memory, Stevens must repeat the horrible incident eight minutes at a time, exploding repeatedly until he finishes his mission. Even with the explosion foregone, Source Code’s brilliant writing cranks up the tension using personal stakes. As more of the mystery unfolds, Stevens becomes more and more invested in the passengers he’s come to know. Driven by an urge for revenge as much as preventing another bombing, Gyllenhaal delivers a top-notch performance and proves once again that he’s one of the best script pickers in the game.

Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: Amber Midthunder, Dane DiLiegro, Dakota Beavers, Julian Black Antelope, Stefany Mathias, Michelle Thrush
Genre: Sci-fi, Action
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 39m
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% (Critics), 83% (Audience)

Based in the same monster survival universe as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1980s hit Predator, Prey takes a very different approach to avoiding death at the hands of an alien killing machine. The year is 1719, and a young Comanche healer named Naru (Amber Midthunder) has just witnessed a strange light falling from the sky. The next day while out on a hunt with her brother and fellow tribesmen, Naru has the misfortune of finding out just what caused that mysterious light. Trapped and unable to defend her friends and family, Naru is forced to watch as the entirety of her hunting party is slaughtered by a single assailant. Avoiding the common mistakes of most sequels/prequels, Prey introduces a new world to a loved universe. Keeping the lore set up in the original, the differences Prey adds—such as pre-industrial weapons and family dynamics—builds on the already top-tier action while bolstering character development. Fans of the Governator’s 1987 film can relax and rejoice, because this one’s a winner.

Director: Quinn Shephard
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Mia Isaac, Nadia Alexander
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 40m
Rotten Tomatoes: 74% (Critics), 64% (Audience)

Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch) isn’t exactly Ms. Popularity. Desperate to change that fact and impress her crush/coworker Colin (Dylan O’Brien), she fakes a trip to Paris. Hiding out in her Brooklyn apartment with little more than junk food and a goal, Danni sets about photoshopping herself into the French city and posting the work to social media. An ill-timed fake, however, puts her at an attraction moments before a disaster, forcing her to either admit the lie or lean into it for further fame.  Using Emily in Paris vibes to lure its audience in this dark comedy quickly turns to its more serious subject of mental health and social media, offering an engaging and entertaining watch in an unlikely package. Don’t sleep, Not Okay is just another home run for Hulu exclusives.

Director: Sean Ellis
Cast: Alistair Petrie, Boyd Holbrook, Amelia Crouch, Kelly Reilly, Áine Rose Daly, Roxane Duran
Genre: Horror
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 55m
Rotten Tomatoes: 73% (Critics), 54% (Audience)

Scrap the social commentary, dark comedy, and pop culture references, The Cursed is the kind of pure horror that will keep even the bravest up at night. Strange occurrences have been plaguing a small village in 18^th century France. At first thought to be a string of animal attacks the condition of the victims continues to grow ever more brutal until eventually a child goes missing. Desperate to find the boy alive the village strings together an armed mob to hunt down the animal. Things don’t go quite to plan though, and the mob soon finds its numbers whittling down. As the hunters become the hunted, the remaining survivors must fight desperately to find out what kind of monster is pursuing them if they’re to have any hopes of survival.

Director: Andrew Gaynord
Cast: Tom Stourton, Georgina Campbell, Antonia Clarke, Dustin Demri-Burns, Charly Clive, Joshua McGuire
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 34m
Rotten Tomatoes: 89% (Critics), 65% (Audience)

Taking social anxieties a global audience can understand and mixing it with British dark comedy, All My Friends Hate Me is one of the most unique ha-ha-horrors in recent memory. Returning to his hometown after being gone for years, Pete (Tom Stourton) sets about organizing a reunion for his 31^st birthday. As the group of besties try to reignite old times, Pete begins to worry about his place in the group. Odd behaviors soon overshadow the familiar, making Pete sure that not only is he trapped in a house with people he barely recognizes, but his life may be in danger. Tearing the classic growing up and growing apart crises into hilarious little tatters, All My Friends Hate Me earns its spot amongst other social comedy greats such as Birdman and The Lobster.

Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Rubina Ali, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 2h
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% (Critics), 90% (Audience)

Back when Who Wants to Be a Millionaire was TV’s biggest show, writing it into a movie seemed like little more than a gimmick. Slumdog Millionaire quickly proved that theory wrong. Born in the harsh slums of Mumbai, 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) does the seemingly impossible by answering every question on the game show correctly. Accused of cheating, Jamal recounts his life through a series of flashbacks, shedding light on how he obtained the knowledge to go from “gutter scum” to India’s newest millionaire. A heartbreaking tale of love, betrayal, gangsters, and perseverance propelled the struggles of a largely overlooked sector of India’s population into the world’s view and earned the film 10 Oscar nominations. Slumdog Millionaire has managed to outlive the game show that inspired it, remaining one of the highest rated films of the past two decades.

Director: David Frankel
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Adrian Grenier
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 49m
Rotten Tomatoes: 75% (Critics), 76% (Audience)

Flying its chick-flick flag proudly while dodging the connotations that go with such a categorization, The Devil Wears Prada manages a win on every level of filmmaking. Recent college grad Andy (Anne Hathaway) has just landed a spot at Runway magazine. Far from her dream job, Andy decides to put up with the fashion mag in hopes of using it as a launching point for a career in “serious journalism.” Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), Runway’s editor-in-chief, quickly changes Andy’s mind though, transforming her into a mirror image of herself: glamorous, powerful, and lonely. Exploring the friction female ambition and professionalism often creates with more traditional ideas of beauty and relationships, The Devil Wears Prada makes fun of a serious dilemma without dumbing it down. Hathaway’s every-girl charm paired with Streep’s Oscar-winning acting make this guilty pleasure one everyone can enjoy.

Director: Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher
Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Mike Myers
Genre: Music, Biopic
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2h 14m
Rotten Tomatoes: 60% (Critics), 85% (Audience)

With enough pageantry for a Broadway play packed into every concert, this biopic didn’t have to work too hard to bring the life of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) and the band’s rise to the big screen. The year is 1970 and Heathrow baggage handler Farrokh Bulsara has just decided to join up as the lead vocalist of a local band. Changing his name to Freddie Mercury and the group’s to Queen, their first studio album succeeds in catching the attention of Elton John’s manager, John Reid (Aidan Gillen). Following Freddie’s leadership, the band records what Mercury describes as his “masterpiece,” a massive rock-opera titled Bohemian Rhapsody. Panned by critics, battling his own sexuality, and caught in a relationship he no longer feels he can commit to, Freddie turns back to his music to guide him through. Bolstered by an uncanny performance from Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody truly is a journey back in time for any Queen fan.

Director: Eugene Kotlyarenko
Cast: Joe Keery, Joshua Ovalle, Frankie Grande, John DeLuca, David Arquette
Genre: Horror
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1h 33m
Rotten Tomatoes: 68% (Critics), 61% (Audience)

Stepping away from his role in Stranger Things, Joe Keery is the opposite of charming in this found footage-style horror. Kurt Kunkle (Keery) is obsessed with internet fame and isn’t about to let the small fact of having nearly zero followers get in his way. Concocting a terrifying plan to bolster his viewership, Kurt outfits his rideshare app car with cameras and puts his plan into drive. Greasing down his signature locks, Keery proves he has far more range than simply hunky high schooler. Deranged, desperate, and creepy as hell, this performance piece is a must-watch for fans of the actor, or anybody enticed by the prospect of a horror pulled straight from Uber Killer headlines.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Margaret Colin
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2h 25m
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% (Critics), 75% (Audience)

Considered the film that revived the disaster genre, Independence Day imagines what would happen if Earth was targeted by aliens for complete annihilation. Two days before July 4^th, 1996, U.S. Marine Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) is supposed to be enjoying some well-earned vacation time with his girlfriend Jasmine (Vivica A. Fox). Instead, he’s called away after alien spaceships appear over every major city on earth. With the space monsters’ motives clear, it’s up to Hiller, the president, and a crack team of scientists to find a way to stop the invading creatures. Full of high-flying action, explosions, and that classic ’90s Will Smith that everyone loved, Independence Day is the kind of blockbuster best enjoyed with a big screen and even bigger speakers. 

Director: Andrew Ahn
Cast: Joel Kim Booster, Conrad Ricamora, Zane Phillips, Bowen Yang, James Scully, Margaret Cho
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 45m
Rotten Tomatoes: 94% (Critics), 78% (Audience)

The gay rom com of the summer is officially on Hulu. Going back to the sunny oasis of New York’s Fire Island, friends Noah (Joel Kim Booster), Howie (Bowen Yang), Keegan (Tomas Matos), and Max (Torian Miller) arrive for the traditional group vacay. Desperate to find love himself, but swearing to only do so after best friend, Howie, lands a man, Noah does everything in his power to fan the flames of his BFF’s sudden summer love interest, Charlie (James Scully). Bringing the culture to the screen with unabashed truth, Fire Island shows the good and bad of the gay dating scene and creates a bromance comedy minus the bros that will last for the ages… Or at least to the hopeful sequel.

Director: Pablo Larraín
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Amy Manson, Richard Sammel
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 57m
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% (Critics), 52% (Audience)

Like day-old Burger King, the story of England’s royalty, in particular, the implosion of Princess Diana’s and Prince Charles’s marriage has been reheated more times than I’d like to count. Princess in Love (1996), Diana (2013), Whatever Love Means (2005), and The Crown (2016-) have all taken a broadly historical approach to the eventual crumbling of one of the world’s most famous matrimonies. Spencer, however, chooses a different route. The year is 1991, and the royal family is headed to the Queen’s residence to celebrate Christmas. Rumors of the Prince’s extra-marital affairs have turned Diana’s (Kristen Stewart) and Charles’s (Jack Farthing) relationship into a charade meant to uphold the crown’s public appearance.

Director: Mattson Tomlin
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Algee Smith, Raúl Castillo
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 50m

If you love zombie flicks but are sick of zombie flicks, Mother/Android has everything you need. Mankind has outdone itself in creating A.I., entrusting the machines to carry out the dirty tasks for the best price—about free-fitty. That cost grows exponentially though when one night the robots turn on their masters. Georgia (Chloë Grace Moretz) is pregnant with her boyfriend, Sam’s (Algee Smith) child during the uprising and they quickly escape to the woods. Hearing of a human haven in Boston, the couple set out on a harrowing adventure. Sneaking, running, and fighting every step of the way in hopes of reaching the stronghold in time to give birth and secure a future for their child, the couple are pushed to their limits. Unlike your standard zombie scare fare, Mother/Android ups the stakes by making the pack of metal and wire killers alarmingly intelligent, and gives them a few other tricks guaranteed to not only keep you guessing, but entertained.

Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale
Genre: Biopic, Comedy
Rating: R
Runtime: 2h
Rotten Tomatoes: 90% (Critics), 88% (Audience)

If mafia-style kneecapping and lace-clad figure skaters are too crazy an image for you to conjure in your mind, don’t. Just watch I, Tonya. This so-insane-you-can’t-believe-it’s-real, real-life story of a gold medal hopeful/Ice Queen with a killer triple axel, Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) begins with a little girl too poor to buy skating equipment. Skip to the future and Tonya is one of the best figure skaters in the world. She’s also still dirt poor with an abusive mother, an abusive husband, and her only chance of escaping is slipping away because the judges that pick the Olympic team don’t like her. This isn’t a sob story drama though, it’s a comedy. Sebastian Stan and Paul Walter Hauser create one of the funniest and dumbest duos film has seen in years, while Bobby Cannavale brings his oblivious brand of dry-humor to new heights as a news reporter trying to wrap his head around the rise and fall of one of America’s most polarizing sports figures of the past century. You don’t have to care about skating, the Olympics, or even Tonya Harding to love this film. You just have to be ready to laugh.

Director: Jeremy Garelick
Cast: Skyler Gisondo, Vince Vaughn, Grace Van Dien, Eduardo Franco, Dexter Darden
Genre: Comedy
Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: 1h 38m
Rotten Tomatoes: 22% (Critics), 81% (Audience)

If The Purge meets American Pie 2 sounds like a must-watch, or at least a weird enough movie to check out then welcome to The Binge. In a near-future where all drugs and alcohol are banned except for one day a year known as the binge, three high school friends, Griffin (Skyler Gisondo), Andrew (Eduardo Franco), and Hags (Dexter Darden) set out to create an insane night of memories and meet up with Griffin’s lifelong crush Lena (Grace Van Dien). The binge quickly turns out to be more than the three can handle as drugs, violence, parties, experienced bingers, and Lena’s father, Principle Carleson (Vince Vaughn) send the boys spiraling down a fast track of hilarious life lessons. Filling the recent void of teen comedies, The Binge checks off all the genre must-haves and delivers enough new laughs to keep you surprised and feeling nostalgic all at the same time.