Most popular movies on Hulu this week
Most popular movies on Hulu this week
Hulu launched in 2007 as a joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corporation and has since become one of the major players in the streaming industry. Since 2019, when the Walt Disney Company became a majority owner of the platform, Hulu's number of paying subscribers has doubled from 22.8 million in the first quarter of 2019 to 50.2 million in the second quarter of 2024.
The popularity of the service has led to an increase in the amount of diverse content available for your ideal movie night. Hulu hosts everything from huge blockbusters to independent films to critically acclaimed originals. The streamer has been particularly successful with its original romantic comedies with films like "Palm Springs" (2020), "Happiest Season" (2020), and "Fire Island" (2022) refreshing the genre and receiving positive reviews from critics and fans.
Outside of their original movies, Hulu is a top destination for watching and rewatching beloved past franchises, carrying everything from "The Planet of the Apes" films to more recent hits like "Dune."
To give you some insight as to what to watch at the moment, Stacker compiled a list of the most popular movies on Hulu using data from Reelgood as of Sept. 30, 2024. IMDb ratings and other data points were added for supplementary insights.
#10. Bad Boys for Life
- IMDb user rating: 6.5 (184K reviews)
- Runtime: 124 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Action & Adventure
- Director: Adil El Arbi
- Cast: Bilall Fallah, Will Smith, and Martin Lawrence
- Release date: Jan. 15, 2020
#9. Aliens
- IMDb user rating: 8.4 (784K reviews)
- Runtime: 137 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Science-Fiction
- Director: James Cameron
- Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, and Lance Henriksen
- Release date: July 18, 1986
#8. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- IMDb user rating: 6.5 (91K reviews)
- Runtime: 122 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Animation
- Director: Jeff Fowler
- Cast: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, and Tika Sumpter
- Release date: March 30, 2022
#7. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
- IMDb user rating: 7 (160K reviews)
- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Comedy
- Director: Tom Gormican
- Cast: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, and Sharon Horgan
- Release date: April 20, 2022
#6. Idiocracy
- IMDb user rating: 6.5 (189K reviews)
- Runtime: 84 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Comedy
- Director: Mike Judge
- Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax Shepard
- Release date: Sept. 1, 2006
#5. Fight Club
- IMDb user rating: 8.8 (2M reviews)
- Runtime: 139 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Director: David Fincher
- Cast: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter
- Release date: Oct. 15, 1999
#4. Dead Poets Society
- IMDb user rating: 8.1 (561K reviews)
- Runtime: 128 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Comedy
- Director: Peter Weir
- Cast: Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, and Robert Sean Leonard
- Release date: June 2, 1989
#3. Smile
- IMDb user rating: 6.5 (179K reviews)
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genres: Horror and Mystery
- Director: Parker Finn
- Cast: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, and Caitlin Stasey
- Release date: Sept. 28, 2022
#2. Dinner in America
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (8K reviews)
- Runtime: 106 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Romance
- Director: Adam Rehmeier
- Cast: Kyle Gallner, Emily Skeggs, and Pat Healy
- Release date: Jan. 21, 2021
#1. Alien
- IMDb user rating: 8.5 (981K reviews)
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genres: Horror and Science-Fiction
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, and Veronica Cartwright
- Release date: May 25, 1979
