The Best Movies to Watch on Hulu Now – CNET [CNET]

April 4, 2022 Gael Fashingbauer Cooper technology

hercule-poirot-death-on-the-nile — Kenneth Branagh stars as detective Hercule Poirot in Death on the Nile, which comes to Hulu this week.

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Hulu drops a ton of old movies on the first of each month. Some of the April highlights will include 1999’s Look Who’s Talking, 1986’s Peggy Sue Got Married and 1980’s Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie. Here’s a look at much newer movies coming to Hulu this week, followed by CNET’s full rundown of the very best Hulu originals.

What to watch this week (March 28-April 4)

Monday

Monsters and Men (2018) — A bystander films the death of a black man at the hands of police, which sparks rising tensions in a New York neighborhood as some are moved to take a stand.

Tuesday

Death on the Nile (2022) — Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer. Based on the Agatha Christie detective novel, the movie stars Kenneth Branagh and Gal Gadot.

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) — As a recently widowed senior citizen attempts to swing back into the single life, he gets saddled with his impressionable 9-year-old grandson. As they set out on a road trip across America, high jinks ensue.

Wednesday

Killing Them Softly (2012) — After a rival crook hires a pair of bumbling thieves to rob a card game, mobsters hire a reluctant hit man to settle the score.

Full list of best Hulu originals

Thriller

Fresh (2022)

Hulu

The title Fresh could refer to a number of things in this black comedy thriller starring Sebastian Stan and Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones. Initially, we begin in a tale of modern dating: Noa heads out on another cringe-inducing internet date, until a real-life meet-cute with Steve gives her a glimmer of relationship hope. Fresh is best watched without a hint as to what comes next, but be warned, it’s not for the faint-hearted.

Run (2020)

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Documentary

I Am Greta (2020)

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Minding the Gap (2018)

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Comedy

Plan B (2021)

Hulu

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.