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Movie night with friends: crowd-pleasers on Hulu

Right now the best crowd-pleasers on Hulu in the United States are Memento (2000), Aliens (1986) and Predator: Badlands (2025). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Comedies, action, thrillers and the odd scare: big, well-loved films that work for a room full of people.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

Pick three for me

  1. 1. Memento2000

    Film · 1h 53mMystery, Thriller★ 8.2

    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.

    Stream onNetflixPrime VideoHuluPeacock+9

  2. 2. Aliens1986

    Film · 2h 17mAction, Thriller, Science Fiction★ 8.0

    Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years.

    Stream onNetflixHuluYouTube TV

  3. 3. Predator: Badlands2025

    Film · 1h 47mAction, Science Fiction, Adventure★ 7.8

    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.

    Stream onHulu

  4. 4. Die Hard1988

    Film · 2h 12mAction, Thriller★ 7.8

    High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.

    Stream onPrime VideoHuluPhiloYouTube TV+1

  5. 5. Prey2022

    Film · 1h 40mThriller, Action, Science Fiction★ 7.6

    When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.

    Stream onHulu

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  7. 6. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013

    Film · 2h 26mAdventure, Action, Science Fiction★ 7.4

    After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem.

    Stream onHulufuboTVLionsgate+Fandango at Home Free (free)+1

  8. 7. Apocalypto2006

    Film · 2h 18mAction, Drama, History★ 7.7

    Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him.

    Stream onPrime VideoHuluPeacockVIX+7

  9. 8. A Man Called Otto2022

    Film · 2h 6mComedy, Drama★ 7.7

    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.

    Stream onHulufuboTVYouTube TV

  10. 9. Ready or Not: Here I Come2026

    Film · 1h 48mHorror, Comedy★ 7.5

    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.

    Stream onHulu

  11. 10. The Devil Wears Prada2006

    Film · 1h 49mDrama, Comedy★ 7.4

    A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.

    Stream onNetflixDisney+HuluYouTube TV

  12. 11. Ghostbusters1984

    Film · 1h 45mComedy, Fantasy★ 7.5

    After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.

    Stream onHulufuboTVYouTube TVFandango at Home Free (free)

  13. 12. Bullet Train2022

    Film · 2h 6mAction, Comedy, Thriller★ 7.4

    Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around…

    Stream onHulufuboTVYouTube TV

  14. 13. Hereditary2018

    Film · 2h 8mHorror, Mystery, Thriller★ 7.3

    When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about her ancestry.

    Stream onPrime VideoHuluKanopy (free)Fandango at Home Free (free)+2

  15. 14. The Substance2024

    Film · 2h 22mHorror, Science Fiction★ 7.1

    A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

    Stream onHuluMUBI

  16. 15. Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024

    Film · 1h 56mAction, Comedy, Crime★ 7.3

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

    Stream onHulufuboTVYouTube TV

  17. 16. Rental Family2025

    Film · 1h 50mComedy, Drama★ 7.7

    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.

    Stream onHulu

  18. 17. The Hunger Games2012

    Film · 2h 22mScience Fiction, Adventure, Action★ 7.2

    In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and…

    Stream onHuluLionsgate+Fandango at Home Free (free)Tubi (free)

  19. 18. Alien: Romulus2024

    Film · 1h 59mHorror, Science Fiction★ 7.2

    While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

    Stream onHuluFXNow

  20. 19. The Devil Wears Prada 22026

    Film · 1h 59mComedy, Drama★ 7.0

    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…

    Stream onDisney+Hulu

  21. 20. The Banshees of Inisherin2022

    Film · 1h 54mDrama, Comedy★ 7.5

    Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

    Stream onHulufuboTVYouTube TVFXNow

  22. 21. Babylon2022

    Film · 3h 9mDrama, Comedy★ 7.3

    A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

    Stream onHuluParamount+

  23. 22. Soulm8te2026

    Film · 1h 39mHorror, Science Fiction, Thriller★ 7.4

    After a ruthless tech giant acquires a small robotics company, a grieving engineer is tasked with testing their new AI companion.

    Stream onHulu

  24. 23. War for the Planet of the Apes2017

    Film · 2h 20mDrama, Science Fiction, War★ 7.2

    Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his…

    Stream onHuluHBO MaxCinemax

  25. 24. The Woman King2022

    Film · 2h 15mAction, Drama, History★ 7.6

    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…

    Stream onHulufuboTVYouTube TVFXNow

  26. 25. Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021

    Film · 2h 4mFantasy, Comedy, Adventure★ 7.3

    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.

    Stream onHulufuboTVYouTube TVFXNow+1

  27. 26. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023

    Film · 2h 37mScience Fiction, Action★ 7.0

    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.

    Stream onHuluYouTube TVLionsgate+Tubi (free)

  28. 27. The Equalizer 32023

    Film · 1h 49mAction, Thriller, Crime★ 7.3

    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.

    Stream onHulufuboTVHBO MaxYouTube TV+1

  29. 28. Send Help2026

    Film · 1h 53mHorror, Thriller, Comedy★ 7.0

    Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

    Stream onHulu

  30. 29. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013

    Film · 1h 54mAdventure, Comedy, Drama★ 7.2

    A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

    Stream onHulu

  31. 30. Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995

    Film · 2h 8mAction, Thriller★ 7.3

    New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives.

    Stream onHuluYouTube TV

Questions

What are the best crowd-pleasers on Hulu right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Memento (2000), rated 8.2 out of 10 on TMDB, then Aliens and Predator: Badlands.
How is this list made?
Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?
Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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