The best movies on Hulu right now (January 2026)

By Dan Girolamo and Anthony Orlando Updated January 15, 2026

Hulu remains a popular service with no shortage of content for all ages. Mature audiences can treat themselves to adored adult movies like Predator, Heat, and The Life of Chuck.

Meanwhile, subscribers can stream plenty of charming, kid-friendly content, including School of Rock and The Princess Bride. Below is our guide to the best movies on Hulu this month.

We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on HBO Max, and the best free movies.

In Michael Mann’s classic film, obsessive Los Angeles Police Detective Lt. Hanna (Al Pacino) pursues master thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) as he tries to pull off one last heist before retirement. Despite their mutual respect, both Hanna and McCauley are willing to take each other to the grave in order to do their jobs.

While a highlight of Heat is its iconic action scenes, the movie also explores how Hanna and McCauley’s lives have become consumed by their work. Since Hanna is dead-set on taking down McCauley, his work gets in the way of his relationship with his wife (Diane Verona) and stepdaughter (Natalie Portman), making for an especially gripping crime epic.

Stream Heat on Hulu.

While all the Predator films released before Prey have come to Hulu this January, the franchise’s first movie ranks as the best of the bunch. In the original action classic, a team of elite soldiers embarks on a rescue mission in the Central American rainforest.

Though they take down guerrilla soldiers with ease, the team gets picked off one by one by an invisible hunter from another planet. With conventional weapons not working, team leader Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is forced to rely on his wits and what little resources he has to win this epic battle for survival.

Stream Predator on Hulu.

In Matthew Vaughn’s ultraviolent spy movie, young Eggsy (Taron Egerton) is recruited into the titular spy organization by veteran agent Harry Hart, a.k.a. Galahad (Colin Firth). As Eggsy hones his skills and makes new friends, the Kingsmen investigate a conspiracy orchestrated by tech billionaire Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) that threatens all of humanity.

At times, the film can get too over the top. But overall, Kingsman: The Secret Service delivers a thrilling, hilarious satire of the James Bond films filled with gripping characters and incredible action scenes.

Stream Kingsman: The Secret Service on Hulu.

Based on the novella by Stephen King, director Mike Flanagan’s film begins with schoolteacher Marty (Chiwetel Ejiofor) living in a world on the brink of destruction. As the Internet fails and countless disasters ravage civilization, he races to be with his ex-wife Felicia (Karen Gillan) in an apocalypse somehow connected to Chuck Krantz’s (Tom Hiddleston) death.

The film then takes us back in time to explore Chuck’s life, from his childhood as an aspiring dancer (Benjamin Pajak) to his adulthood as an accountant. Through that, the film presents a heartwarming celebration of human existence as one man embraces life, even in its darkest moments.

Stream The Life of Chuck on Hulu.

Real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie lead this acclaimed body horror film. In it, Tim (Franco) and Millie (Brie) struggle to hold onto their relationship after the death of Tim’s parents and Millie’s failed marriage proposal. It’s as rough as one can expect, but they try to make it work as they move to the countryside. 

But while hiking in the woods near their new home, they fall into an underground tunnel where a supernatural force alters their relationship forever. As Tim and Millie’s bodies become drawn to each other, literally fusing together, the couple races to find a cure before they merge completely.

Stream Together on Hulu.

One of multiple remakes of 1937’s A Star Is Born, this beloved musical romance follows veteran country-rock singer Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) as he battles drug and alcohol addiction. One night, he sees aspiring singer-songwriter Ally (Lady Gaga) perform, and the two hit it off immediately.

Jackson eventually asks Ally to perform alongside him at his concert, jumpstarting the latter’s musical career. Though Jackson and Ally fall in love and get married, they struggle to stick together as Ally’s career soars and Jackson’s addiction worsens.

Stream A Star Is Born on Hulu.

In this prequel to the classic 1976 horror film The Omen, Margaret (Nell Tiger Free), a nun-in-training, travels to Rome to work at a Catholic orphanage. There, she discovers a religious conspiracy to birth the Antichrist in order to instill fear in the public so they will follow the Catholic Church.

Though she suspects that the troubled orphan Carlita (Nicole Sorace) has been chosen to birth the Antichrist, Margaret discovers a shocking truth about her own heritage that changes everything we know about The Omen franchise.

Stream The First Omen on Hulu.

In this comedic fantasy adventure, Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright) is kidnapped by a trio of criminals before her wedding to the loathsome Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). She is eventually rescued by her long-lost love, Westley (Cary Elwes), who became the Dread Pirate Roberts.

The loving couple eventually discovers a dark scheme orchestrated by Humperdinck and the evil Count Rugen (Christopher Guest) surrounding Buttercup’s kidnapping. With the help of Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) and Fezzik (André the Giant), Westley must go and rescue Buttercup once more from the clutches of evil.

Stream The Princess Bride on Hulu.

This Hulu Original from writer-director Brian Duffield was a streaming sensation upon its release. Featuring only a few lines of dialogue, No One Will Save You follows Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever), an isolated woman shunned by everyone in her town, who finds her home invaded by aliens.

Though she tries to leave town, Brynn discovers the aliens have infected and brainwashed the residents. Trapped and alone, Brynn must fight off the aliens before they close in on her.

Stream No One Will Save You on Hulu.

In his horror directorial debut, Weapons director Zach Cregger unleashes a brutal nightmare. Tess (Georgina Campbell) and Keith (Bill Skarsgård) unknowingly reserve the same Airbnb house. As the duo lodge together for the night, they come across a horrific evil hiding in below the depths of their house.

Soon enough, AJ (Justin Long), the house’s true owner, arrives after a scandal threatens his acting career and financial status. Barbarian keeps its audience guessing about who they can trust and what will happen next, making the story especially terrifying.

Stream Barbarian on Hulu.

Director Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin is a riotous black comedy exploring the demise of one of history’s worst dictators. Specifically, it follows the members of Stalin’s (Adrian McLoughlin) Central Committee as they bumble their way to maintain order after his sudden death.

Lavrenti Beria (Simon Russell Beale) tries to wield power from behind the scenes through blackmail and manipulation. As a result, Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi) plans a coup against Beria. The movie is far from historically accurate, given that most of the characters speak in British or North American accents. However, the movie boasts spectacular and hilarious performances from its cast, which includes Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, and Paul Whitehouse.

Stream The Death of Stalin on Hulu.

Before becoming an animation superstar, Jack Black spread his love for rock and roll with fifth-graders in director Richard Linklater’s School of Rock. After being kicked out of a band, guitarist Dewey Finn (Black) has no job or money to pursue a rock career. To make ends meet, Dewey poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school.

After witnessing the children’s musical abilities, Dewey decides to teach them about rock music and form a band as a class project. Entering the class in a Battle of the Bands is so unorthodox that it might just work.

Stream School of Rock on Hulu.

Anora, the reigning winner for Best Picture at the Oscars, is all about a young woman who really wants her Cinderella story to come true. Mikey Madison won Best Actress for her turn as Anora Mikheeva, a sex worker who has gone about as far as she can in life until she meets Ivan “Vanya” Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn). In Ivan, Anora sees a way out and a potential life of ease and luxury thanks to his wealth.

Unfortunately for Anora, she and Ivan underestimated just how far his Russian oligarch parents, Nikolai (Aleksei Serebryakov) and Galina Zakharova (Darya Ekamasova), would go to annul their marriage and keep them apart. When Ivan runs off, he leaves Anora to face his parents’ henchmen alone.

Stream Anora on Hulu.

Nicolas Cage is the thing that goes bump in the night as the title character in Longlegs. The studio made the right choice to withhold Cage’s appearance before the movie was released. For two decades, Longlegs has targeted families and staged their murders to make it appear as if the father killed everyone.

In 1994, FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is on the case, and she’s made it her personal mission to end Longlegs’ reign of terror. While Harker is hunting Longlegs, he’s got his own deadly objectives to meet, and the mystery behind his identity leads directly back to her past.

Stream Longlegs on Hulu.

Serving as a prequel to the 1987 film Predator, Prey gives us the story of a Comanche warrior named Naru (Amber Midthunder) who aspires to be the mighty protector of her Great Plains tribe in the 1700s. One day, a powerful new foe descends on her clan, forcing Naru and her fellow Comanche to summon up all their wits and strength to thwart the combatant extraterrestrial.

Prey is a propulsive and blood-soaked nail-biter of an action film, and one that could effectively stand alone as a singular entity. But in this case, it’s a new entry in a much-loved franchise, and it’s one we’re betting will make plenty of fans happy.

Stream Prey on Hulu.