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 paying subscribers have been on the rise. The number has increased 235% since that time, from 22.8 million in the first quarter of 2019 to 53.6 million in the first quarter of 2025.
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 Jan. 12, 2026. IMDb ratings and other data points were added for supplementary insights.
#10. The Abyss
- Runtime: 140 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
- Director: James Cameron
- Cast: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn
- Release date: Aug. 9, 1989
#9. Barbarian
- Runtime: 102 minutes
- Genres: Horror and Mystery
- Director: Zach Cregger
- Cast: Georgina Campbell, Justin Long, and Bill Skarsgård
- Release date: Sept. 8, 2022
#8. The Equalizer 2
- Runtime: 121 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Crime
- Director: Antoine Fuqua
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Ashton Sanders
- Release date: July 19, 2018
#7. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
- Director: Joel Coen
- Cast: George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson
- Release date: Aug. 30, 2000
#6. Superbad
- Runtime: 113 minutes
- Genre: Comedy
- Director: Greg Mottola
- Cast: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse
- Release date: Aug. 17, 2007
#5. The X Files
- Runtime: 121 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
- Director: Rob Bowman
- Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and Mitch Pileggi
- Release date: June 19, 1998
#4. Idiocracy
- Runtime: 84 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Comedy
- Director: Mike Judge
- Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax Shepard
- Release date: Sept. 1, 2006
#3. The Equalizer
- Runtime: 132 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Crime
- Director: Antoine Fuqua
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, and Chloë Grace Moretz
- Release date: Sept. 24, 2014
#2. Heat
- Runtime: 170 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Crime
- Director: Michael Mann
- Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer
- Release date: Dec. 15, 1995
#1. 28 Weeks Later
- Runtime: 99 minutes
- Genres: Horror and Science-Fiction
- Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
- Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, and Jeremy Renner
- Release date: May 9, 2007
