Best Movies on Hulu – August 2026

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

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• Netflix
• Hulu
• Paramount+
• Starz

Director

Ava DuVernay

Starring

David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

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• Hulu
• YouTube TV

Director

Barry Jenkins

Starring

Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe

Remy, a rat, possesses a palate far more refined than that of his fellow comrades. He aspires to become a chef, one who creates rather than scavenges. When fate leads him beneath one of Paris's finest restaurants, he forms an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker to pursue his culinary ambitions. As his double life unfolds, Remy must navigate the suspicions of the calculating Head Chef Skinner, the disapproval of Remy’s own colony, and the foreboding presence of renowned food critic Anton Ego, whose judgment can make or break a chef's legacy.

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• Disney+
• Hulu

Director

Brad Bird

Starring

Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

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• Disney+
• Hulu

Director

Jon Favreau

Starring

Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Starring

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch

Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

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• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Sundance Now

Director

Tom Tykwer

Starring

Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup

A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

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• Hulu

Director

Sean Baker

Starring

Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov

A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.

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• Hulu

Director

Justin Kurzel

Starring

Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• Fubo

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Starring

Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

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• Hulu

Director

Matt Reeves

Starring

Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Toby Kebbell

When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.

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• Prime Video
• Hulu

Director

Adele Lim

Starring

Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu

When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late. But as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers... and when June unravels secrets about her mom, she discovers that she never really knew her at all.

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• Prime Video
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo

Director

Will Merrick

Starring

Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung

An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.

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• Hulu

Director

Hikari

Starring

Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto

Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

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• Hulu

Director

Dan Trachtenberg

Starring

Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Ravi Narayan

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.

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• Disney+
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Wonder Project

Director

Gurinder Chadha

Starring

Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo

Director

Craig Gillespie

Starring

Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Starring

Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

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• Prime Video
• Hulu
• Paramount+

Director

Christopher Nolan

Starring

Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

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• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Sling TV Orange and Blue

Director

Emile Ardolino

Starring

Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

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• Disney+
• Hulu

Director

Jon Favreau

Starring

Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

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• Prime Video
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo

Director

Marc Forster

Starring

Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Cameron Britton

Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore — whose unconventional approach and antics on the green courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin — is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

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• Hulu
• Starz
• YouTube TV
• Philo

Director

Dennis Dugan

Starring

Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

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• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo

Director

Adil El Arbi

Starring

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

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• Hulu
• Starz
• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Jason Reitman

Starring

Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon

The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.

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• Netflix
• Disney+
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Sam Raimi

Starring

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco

A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of finding her biological father to walk her down the aisle.

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• Hulu
• Starz

Director

Phyllida Lloyd

Starring

Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan

When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.

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• Hulu
• YouTube TV

Director

Catherine Hardwicke

Starring

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

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• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Olivia Newman

Starring

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

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• Hulu
• FXNow

Director

Roland Emmerich

Starring

Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• YouTube TV

Director

Alex Kurtzman

Starring

Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella

The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo

Director

Neill Blomkamp

Starring

Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom

Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

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• Hulu

Director

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Starring

Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar

Andy Sachs returns to Runway as Miranda Priestly navigates a new media landscape and Runway's position within. The duo reconnect with former assistant Emily Charlton, now the head of a luxury brand that possesses funding which could ensure Runway's survival.

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• Disney+
• Hulu

Director

David Frankel

Starring

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt

A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.

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• Prime Video
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Ruben Fleischer

Starring

Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

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• Netflix
• Prime Video
• Hulu
• Peacock
• AMC+
• Philo

Director

Christopher Nolan

Starring

Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano

64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.

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• Netflix
• Hulu

Director

Francis Lawrence

Starring

Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage

Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each could be Sophie’s biological father.

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• Hulu

Director

Ol Parker

Starring

Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Pierce Brosnan

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.

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• Netflix
• Hulu
• Fubo
• Philo
• AMC
• Sony Pictures Core

Director

Kathryn Bigelow

Starring

Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler