Looking for a great movie to watch on Hulu? In the month of July, you won’t have to look far. Already home to an existing library of classics, they’ve added a fresh batch of high-rated titles for your viewing pleasure.
To determine the best movies to stream on Hulu Plus this July, 24/7 Tempo developed an index using average ratings on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon, and a combination of audience scores and Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator, as of June 2022, weighting all ratings equally. We considered only movies with at least 5,000 audience votes on either IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes that are streaming on Hulu Plus. Documentaries were not considered. (Data on streaming availability, current as of this month, comes from the streaming guide Reelgood, and directorial credits are from IMDb.)
Click here to see the 50 best movies to stream on Hulu this month
If you haven’t yet seen Stephen Chow’s action comedy masterpiece “Kung Fu Hustle,” prepare for a wild cinematic experience. Speaking of wild cinema, Boots Riley’s 2018 satire “Sorry to Bother You” is quite unlike anything we’ve ever seen, and so too is John Carpenter’s 1986 genre mash-up “Big Trouble in Little China.” All three titles were added to the Hulu library in the month of July. (On Hulu and elsewhere, these are the best comedy movies available to stream right now.)
Other recent additions include the award-winning biopics “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Milk,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and “127 Hours.” The 2011 dramedy “The Descendants” also arrived this month, and it finds George Clooney playing a man of many vulnerabilities. Watch it back-to-back with “Sideways” – also available on Hulu – for an Alexander Payne double-header. (Here are the Best Picture nominees and winners you can stream right now.)
50. Prometheus (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (584,143 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 68% (263,434 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 73% (307 reviews)
> Directed by: Ridley Scott
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49. Rio (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (215,395 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 71% (90,348 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 72% (150 reviews)
> Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
48. Independence Day (1996)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (549,444 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 75% (977,721 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 68% (77 reviews)
> Directed by: Roland Emmerich
47. Burn After Reading (2008)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (320,674 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 65% (187,981 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 78% (250 reviews)
> Directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen
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46. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (237,668 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 76% (995,807 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 71% (165 reviews)
> Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
45. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (300,719 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 61% (33,121,539 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 83% (84 reviews)
> Directed by: Bobby & Peter Farrelly
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44. Working Girl (1988)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (54,575 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 67% (33,636 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 84% (43 reviews)
> Directed by: Mike Nichols
43. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (390,264 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 76% (572,038 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 75% (196 reviews)
> Directed by: David Frankel
42. Reign Over Me (2007)
> IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (94,484 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 81% (150,438 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 64% (154 reviews)
> Directed by: Mike Binder
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41. The Young Victoria (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (59,786 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 74% (164,756 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 76% (156 reviews)
> Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallée
40. World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (38,145 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 67% (51,829 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 88% (119 reviews)
> Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait
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39. Taken (2008)
> IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (580,382 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 85% (739,058 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 59% (177 reviews)
> Directed by: Pierre Morel
38. Fly Away Home (1996)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (24,593 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 70% (58,692 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 87% (46 reviews)
> Directed by: Carroll Ballard
37. Flight (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (337,582 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 75% (153,387 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 77% (238 reviews)
> Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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36. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10 (486,836 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 85% (23,599 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 60% (411 reviews)
> Directed by: Bryan Singer
35. Unstoppable (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (191,012 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 72% (104,757 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 87% (194 reviews)
> Directed by: Tony Scott
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34. Run (2020)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (59,044 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 74% (1,255 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 88% (138 reviews)
> Directed by: Aneesh Chaganty
33. The Square (2017)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (59,444 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 71% (4,132 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 85% (215 reviews)
> Directed by: Ruben Östlund
32. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (51,020 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 71% (19,433 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 90% (211 reviews)
> Directed by: Sean Durkin
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31. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (130,965 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 82% (136,551 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 74% (62 reviews)
> Directed by: John Carpenter
30. Sorry to Bother You (2018)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (70,459 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 70% (6,418 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (311 reviews)
> Directed by: Boots Riley
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29. Easy A (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (372,419 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 77% (129,164 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 85% (192 reviews)
> Directed by: Will Gluck
28. Margin Call (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (122,167 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 74% (20,059 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 87% (172 reviews)
> Directed by: J.C. Chandor
27. Better Off Dead… (1985)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (42,918 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 87% (55,519 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 76% (25 reviews)
> Directed by: Savage Steve Holland
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26. The Fifth Element (1997)
> IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (449,151 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 86% (587,454 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 71% (68 reviews)
> Directed by: Luc Besson
25. The Shape of Water (2017)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (393,136 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 72% (26,084 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 92% (459 reviews)
> Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
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24. Logan Lucky (2017)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (140,497 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 76% (27,867 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 92% (284 reviews)
> Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
23. Arthur Christmas (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (54,530 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 76% (15,497 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 92% (169 reviews)
> Directed by: Sarah Smith
22. The Descendants (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (236,758 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79% (70,034 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 87% (268 reviews)
> Directed by: Alexander Payne
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21. Pleasantville (1998)
> IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (125,076 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79% (230,983 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 85% (97 reviews)
> Directed by: Gary Ross
20. Booksmart (2019)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (106,360 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 77% (4,116 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 96% (376 reviews)
> Directed by: Olivia Wilde
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19. An Education (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (131,559 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 80% (55,006 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (197 reviews)
> Directed by: Lone Scherfig
18. In the Line of Fire (1993)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (98,094 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79% (55,121 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 96% (71 reviews)
> Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
17. Predator (1987)
> IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (387,266 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 87% (389,324 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 82% (49 reviews)
> Directed by: John McTiernan
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16. Looper (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (550,438 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 82% (180,475 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (269 reviews)
> Directed by: Rian Johnson
15. Nomadland (2020)
> IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (126,891 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 82% (573 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 94% (416 reviews)
> Directed by: Chloé Zhao
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14. Prisoners (2013)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10 (637,815 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 87% (108,697 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 81% (253 reviews)
> Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
13. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10 (881,334 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 93% (491,108 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 74% (213 reviews)
> Directed by: Ron Howard
12. Sideways (2004)
> IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (185,184 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79% (197,759 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 97% (233 reviews)
> Directed by: Alexander Payne
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11. 127 Hours (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (360,403 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 85% (95,966 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (238 reviews)
> Directed by: Danny Boyle
10. La La Land (2016)
> IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (537,558 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 81% (71,726 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 91% (464 reviews)
> Directed by: Damien Chazelle
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9. Moneyball (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (391,423 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 86% (92,018 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 94% (267 reviews)
> Directed by: Bennett Miller
8. Léon: The Professional (1994)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10 (1,081,769 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 95% (274,510 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 74% (65 reviews)
> Directed by: Luc Besson
7. Palm Springs (2020)
> IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (130,989 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 88% (2,596 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 95% (241 reviews)
> Directed by: Max Barbakow
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6. Milk (2008)
> IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (169,030 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 89% (178,067 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (245 reviews)
> Directed by: Gus Van Sant
5. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (19,816 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 88% (52,290 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 97% (58 reviews)
> Directed by: Brian Gibson
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4. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
> IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (132,732 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 89% (228,109 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 91% (190 reviews)
> Directed by: Stephen Chow
3. Dead Poets Society (1989)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10 (449,222 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 92% (307,300 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 84% (58 reviews)
> Directed by: Peter Weir
2. The Breakfast Club (1985)
> IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (372,267 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 92% (556,906 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 89% (65 reviews)
> Directed by: John Hughes
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1. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (329,016 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 93% (75,039 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 87% (54 reviews)
> Directed by: Sergio Leone
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