A Glean movie guide
The Best Movies on Hulu Right Now
Hand-picked for April 2026
From brand-new originals to Oscar-winning dramas and essential classics.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
A fresh and funny time-traveling road trip that’s currently the talk of the platform.
Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.
- 02
Predator: Badlands
A high-stakes survival thriller that breathes new life into the iconic franchise.
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.
- 03
Sentimental Value
This Oscar-winning drama offers a deeply moving look at family reconciliation and the acting life.
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
- 04
The Secret Agent
A tense, high-stakes Brazilian spy thriller that earned a 2026 Best Picture nomination.
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
- 05
Anora
A wild, high-energy ride through Brooklyn that won the Palme d'Or for its bold storytelling.
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.
- 06
Anatomy of a Fall
A gripping, complex legal drama that keeps you guessing until the very last frame.
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
- 07
Thelma
A delightful and surprisingly action-packed comedy about a grandmother reclaiming her independence.
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
- 08
Prey
A visceral survival epic that pits a Comanche warrior against a lethal alien hunter.
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.
- 09
Perfect Days
A quiet, meditative masterpiece that finds beauty in the simple routines of everyday life.
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
- 10
The First Omen
A stylish and genuinely unsettling horror prequel that stands out for its atmospheric dread.
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
- 11
The Contestant
A shocking and thought-provoking documentary about the extremes of early reality television.
The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week.
- 12
The Godfather
Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, this crime epic is essential viewing.
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.