The Best Movies on Hulu – CNET [CNET]

February 18, 2022 Gael Fashingbauer Cooper technology

the-kings-man-social — The King’s Man, streaming this week on Hulu, explains the creation of the mysterious Kingsman organization.

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A pile of new movies come to Hulu this week, including Oscar-winning The Shape of Water, and Kingsman franchise prequel The King’s Man. Here’s a look at what’s new, followed by CNET’s full rundown of the very best Hulu originals.

What to watch this week (Feb. 14-21)

Monday

The Space Between (2021) — Record-label mailroom employee Charlie Porter (Jackson White) must travel to the home of an eccentric musician, Micky Adams (Kelsey Grammer), in an attempt to force him out of his contract.

Tuesday

District B13 (2004) — Action movie set in a future Paris where a ghetto neighborhood has been fenced in and is overrun by gangs. The film is nicknamed “the parkour movie” for obvious reasons.

Hammer of the Gods (2013) — Steinar, a young Viking warrior in 871 AD, is sent by his father, the king, to find his estranged brother, who was banished from the kingdom years ago.

Oscar Peterson: Black + White (2022) — A celebration of the life and work of legendary Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.

The Shape of Water (2017) — Lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. The film won best picture, best director, best original score and best production design at the 2018 Oscars.

Venus as a Boy (2021) — Hunter (Ty Hodges), a freewheeling artist, meets Ruby (Olivia Culpo), a gorgeous and successful Instagram influencer reeling from the recent death of her father.

Thursday

A House on the Bayou (2021) — Jessica and John Chambers (Angela Sarafyan, Paul Schneider) seek an idyllic getaway with their daughter Anna (Lia McHugh) at a remote mansion in rural Louisiana, but the weekend takes a sinister turn.

Friday

The King’s Man (2021) — As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. The film is a prequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

The Feast (2021) — An affluent family gathers in the Welsh mountains for a dinner party, but find their beliefs and values challenged when a mysterious young woman arrives to be the family’s waitress for the evening.

Full list of best Hulu originals

Documentary

I Am Greta (2020)

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Minding the Gap (2018)

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Comedy

Plan B (2021)

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This road trip comedy covers familiar territory, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. Kuhoo Verma and Victoria Moroles star as odd best friends: one a straitlaced student, the other a slacker who helps the former track down a Plan B pill in conservative small-town South Dakota — within 24 hours of a regrettable first sexual encounter. Following in the footsteps of the fast-paced and fresh Booksmart, Plan B is a witty, bawdy ride that holds nothing back.

Palm Springs (2020)

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Big Time Adolescence (2019)

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Romance

Happiest Season (2020)

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Drama

Nomadland (2020)

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Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland swept up awards at film festivals and unsurprisingly won best picture, best director and best actress at the Oscars. Zhao’s a true workhorse, directing, editing and writing this contemplative and fascinating drama about a woman (Frances McDormand) who leaves her home to travel around the American West. Get this: Members of the supporting cast are real-life nomads playing fictionalized versions of themselves. See this extraordinary piece of filmmaking from the director who’ll bring her unique lens to Marvel’s Eternals later this year.