Hulu top 10 movies — here's the 3 worth watching right now

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These 3 movies are definitely worth watching this week

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The best streaming services, including Hulu, come with deep content libraries. While that's great, because we get endless hours of TV shows and movies, it can be a bit of a struggle to figure out what to watch. Luckily, Hulu has a top 15 shows and movies collection that gives you a look at what’s trending on the platform. 

After going through what's popular this week, we've narrowed down three of Hulu's current top 10 movies that stand out from the rest. The "Alien" franchise and "Planet of the Apes" franchises both make appearances in the top 10, but only the latter has its latest movie already on Hulu. There are also some new entrants to the Hulu top 10 this week, including a new Hulu original movie starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Sanaa Lathan and a 2023 horror movie about a harrowing trip to the depths of the ocean.

So without further ado, here are the three movies worth watching right now in Hulu’s top 10 movies.

This is based on the Hulu top 15 movies and shows as of Thursday, August 29.

BEST MOVIES IN THE HULU TOP 10

'The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat' (2024)

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Based on the 2013 novel of the same name, "The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat" stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Odette, Sanaa Lathan as Barbara Jean and Uzo Aduba as Clarice. This group of friends — dubbed "The Supremes" by Big Earl (Tony Winters), who owns a local restaurant — have been through so much together, with a friendship spanning decades. But now, they must survive the biggest test of their friendship yet.

Because this movie spans decades, many characters have actors playing younger versions of themselves, including Odette, Barbara Jean and Clarice. The acting performances are the primary draw of the movie, but fans of the 2013 novel will also find this to be an enjoyable adaption based on early reviews.

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'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' (2024)

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In the earlier "Planet of the Apes" movies, the ape Caesar rose to power in a world dominated by humans. But in "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" apes are already the dominant species, with humans either subjugated or left scavenging in the wild.

Set generations following Caesar's rise the ape King, Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand), has his sights set on further cementing his dominance over apes and humans alike. But when a young ape named Noa (Owen Teague) befriends a human scavenger Mae (Freya Allan), Proximus' plans are thrown into chaos. If you need to catch up on this movie franchise before watching, the previous three movies — "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" and "War for the Planet of the Apes" — are all available on Hulu as well.

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'The Dive' (2023)

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It's tough to get more intimate than a story about three friends but this horror film about two sisters only has a cast of five. In "The Dive," May (Louisa Krause) and Drew (Sophie Lowe) set out to a beautiful remote location for a day of diving. However, things go bad fast once a landslide pins one of the sisters 28 meters deep. The other sister must reach the surface for help but only has 20 minutes to return before it's too late.

This movie also features some flashbacks, with Shire Richardson and Stella Uhrig as the younger versions of May and Drew. At just 91 minutes, the movie plays out in real-time, which is always an interesting conceit. Just a quick spoiler warning: don't watch the trailer past the 1:20 mark, as it potentially spoils the movie with a bizarre editing choice. 

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HULU TOP 15 MOVIES AND SHOWS RIGHT NOW

  1. "Only Murders in the Building" s1 ep1 "True Crime"
  2. "The Bachelorette" s13 ep3 "Week 3"
  3. "WWE Monday Night Raw" s24 ep1229 "Mon, Dec 12, 2016"
  4. "The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat" (2024)
  5. "General Hospital" s61 ep239 "Thu, Aug 15, 2024"
  6. "Reasonable Doubt" s1 ep1 "Can't Knock the Hustle"
  7. "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" (2024)
  8. "Futurama" s1 ep1 "Space Pilot 3000"
  9. "Alien: Covenant" (2017)
  10. "The Dive" (2023)
  11. "After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun" s1 ep2 "Show Me the Money"
  12. "Step Brothers" (2008)
  13. "Alien" (1979)
  14. "Prometheus" (2012)
  15. "MasterChef" s9 ep1 "The Judges Do Battle"

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Malcolm McMillan
Malcolm McMillan
Senior Streaming Writer

Malcolm McMillan is a senior writer for Tom's Guide, covering all the latest in streaming TV shows and movies. That means news, analysis, recommendations, reviews and more for just about anything you can watch, including sports! If it can be seen on a screen, he can write about it. Previously, Malcolm had been a staff writer for Tom's Guide for over a year, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), A/V tech and VR headsets.

Before writing for Tom's Guide, Malcolm worked as a fantasy football analyst writing for several sites and also had a brief stint working for Microsoft selling laptops, Xbox products and even the ill-fated Windows phone. He is passionate about video games and sports, though both cause him to yell at the TV frequently. He proudly sports many tattoos, including an Arsenal tattoo, in honor of the team that causes him to yell at the TV the most.