# “Prey”, “Fire Island” & the 14 Other Best Movies on Hulu in 2022

From left: Amber Midthunder and Dane DiLiegro in _Prey_. Photo Courtesy: David Bukach/Hulu/Everett Collection

It seems like there’s a new streaming service every month, but, without a doubt, one of the leading platforms is Hulu. Known for quality, Emmy-winning originals, like _The Handmaid’s Tale_ , and supporting fresh voices, as is the case with _PEN15_ , Hulu hosts more than just quality TV shows. In fact, it also offers a theater-quality slate of movies. From originals like _Prey_ and _Fire Island_ to some recent big-name films, like _Spencer_ (2021), here’s a look at the best movies to watch on Hulu right now. 

## **Hulu’s Subscription Options**

If you’re a student, you can get one of the best deals in streaming: Hulu’s ad-supported plan comes in at just $1.99 per month. But, if you’re not a student, the regular ad-supported plan is comparatively low-cost at just $6.99 per month (or $69.99 annually). 

Hulu — with its many streaming options — is featured on a laptop screen. Photo Illustration Courtesy: Chesnot/Getty Images

Both the ad-supported and no ads plans offer access to the same streaming library, so if you think it’s worth it to pay a little more just to skip the ads, it’ll set you back $12.99 per month. If you are interested in streaming live TV, Hulu has a package deal that includes Disney+ and ESPN+ as well as on-demand content, all conveniently offered together for $69.99 per month. 

This package comes with ads, much like a basic cable subscription, but for $75.99 per month you can have access to all three streaming services and live TV without commercial interruptions.

## **Hulu Original Movie Premieres** in 2022

### **_Prey_****(2022)**

Amber Midthunder and Dane DiLiegro in _Prey_. Photo Courtesy: David Bukach/Hulu/Everett Collection

The latest installment of the _Predator_ franchise is taking things back to basics with this tale of a Comanche warrior (Amber Midthunder) who has to fight to survive against a technologically superior enemy who hunts humans for sport. As the hunter becomes the hunted, she has to use everything she’s learned — and everything at her disposal — to defeat this seemingly invincible enemy and save her tribe.

### **_Not Okay_****(2022)**

From left: Dylan O’Brien and Zoey Deutch in _Not Okay_. Photo Courtesy: Nicole Rivelli/Searchlight Pictures/Everett Collection

This modern take on the boy who cried wolf for the internet age follows the misadventures of Dani (Zoey Deutch), a graphic designer working a thankless job for an internet publication. When she stumbles into internet fame during a fake vacation that she fabricates to impress her love interest at work, her lies get more and more complex. At first, she relishes her fame — but the internet has a funny way of changing all that. 

### **_The Princess_****(2022)**

From left: Veronica Ngo and Joey King in _The Princess_. Photo Courtesy: 20th Century Studios/Everett Collection

This isn’t your typical fairy tale. Far from being content to wait in the tower to be rescued, this particular princess, played by the powerful Joey King, is ready to rumble. When her kingdom’s castle is seized by a jilted suitor (Dominic Cooper), the titular hero must escape from captivity in the tower to fight her way through an army of thugs and save her kingdom.

### **_Good Luck To You, Leo Grande_****(2022)**

Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack in _Good Luck To You, Leo Grande_. Photo Courtesy: Searchlight Pictures/Everett Collection

A recently widowed British school teacher (Emma Thompson) is looking for romance and finds it in a most unlikely place when she hatches a plan to launch a more sexually adventurous life after her retirement. This charming single-location film leverages the chemistry of its leads and its whip-smart dialogue to create a story that’ll be hard to forget. 

### **_No Exit_****(2022)**

When she hears news that her mother has been hospitalized in Salt Lake City, a young woman (Havana Rose Liu) who’s confined to a drug treatment facility decides to escape and make a perilous cross-country journey to be there for her family. 

Havana Rose Liu in _No Exit_. Photo Courtesy: Kirsty Griffin/Hulu/Everett Collection

However, when she’s caught in a blizzard and forced to stop at an isolated visitor center in the mountains, she makes a discovery that forces her to make hard decisions. And, to make matters worse, she might not be able to trust anyone she meets. 

### _Fire Island_ (2022)

We’ve already raved about how much we love _Fire Island_ — one of our picks for best movies of 2022 so far. Directed by Andrew Ahn (_Driveways_), this modern-day, queer retelling of Jane Austen’s _Pride & Prejudice_ is set on the titular New York island, which has long been a welcoming vacation destination for gay folks.

Star Joel Kim Booster (_Big Mouth_) also penned the screenplay, making for an authentic, lived-in experience. The film portrays not just what it’s like to be queer, but queer _and_ Asian — and queer _and_ Asian _and_ not the chiseled, white, masculine-of-center gay man that’s more “palatable” to straight people and, sadly, some queer people, too. 

From left: Matt Rogers, Zane Phillips, Tomas Matos, Joel Kim Booster, Torian Miller and Bowen Yang in _Fire Island_. Photo Courtesy: Jeong Park/Searchlight Pictures/Hulu/Everett Collection

 _Fire Island_ is a top-tier rom-com — something that recalls the height of cozy ’90s rom-coms, all while staying fresh, inclusive, sharp and exceedingly funny. The film also found a perfectly stoic-yet-charming-and-surprisingly-soft co-lead in Conrad Ricamora (_How to Get Away With Murder_), who plays the Darcy to Booster’s Elizabeth Bennett. Plus, comedic greats like _SNL_ ‘s Bowen Yang and stand-up legend Margaret Cho (_The Flight Attendant_) round out this incredible cast. 

## **Recently Released Hulu Original Movies**

### **_The Valet_****(2022)**

From left: Eugenio Derbez and Samara Weaving in _The Valet_. Photo Courtesy: Karen Ballard/Hulu/Everett Collection

Mired in the middle of a sudden divorce, a valet parking attendant (Eugenio Derbez) gets more than he bargains for when he agrees to pretend to be the new boyfriend of a Hollywood actress (Samara Weaving) to distract the press from her affair with a married man. As friendship blossoms between them, neither of their lives will ever be the same.

### **_Run_****(2021)**

From left: Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen in _Run_. Photo Courtesy: Eric Zachanowich/Hulu/Everett Collection

This chilling portrayal of a twisted relationship between an overprotective mother (Sarah Paulson) and her disabled daughter (Kiera Allen) features a vicious twist that evokes the best of Alfred Hitchcock. When she discovers that there’s more to her ailments than she knew, will the daughter be able to escape her mother’s control?

### **_Plan B_****(2021)**

From left: Kuhoo Verma and Victoria Moroles in _Plan B_. Photo Courtesy: Brett Roedel/Hulu/Everett Collection

This timely comedy follows a teenage girl (Kuhoo Verma) who finds herself in desperate need of a plan B pill after a rough night and a regrettable encounter. Since she needs parental consent to acquire one in her hometown, she enlists the help of her best friend (Victoria Moroles), and the two take a road trip to find the pill. 

### **_The United States vs. Billie Holiday_****(2021)**

Andra Day as Billie Holiday in _The United States vs. Billie Holiday_. Photo Courtesy: Takashi Seida/Hulu/Everett Collection

Jazz legend Billie Holiday (Andra Day) finds herself targeted by the United States government during the 1940s after she releases her then-controversial song “Strange Fruit”. Based on true events, this film contrasts the adoration of her fans with the elements of America that wanted to silence Holiday — and her protest song — at all costs.

### **_Palm Springs_****(2020)**

Andy Samberg in _Palm Springs_. Photo Courtesy: Chris Willard/Hulu/Everett Collection

Slacker wedding guest Nyles (Andy Samberg) and the maid of honor Sarah (Cristin Milioti) have a chance encounter at the latter’s sister’s wedding — but a rather wild series of events leaves the two stuck in a time loop. Both blessed and cursed to remain wedding guests day after day, our protagonists try to pass the time and look for answers, all while a relationship between them blossoms.

## **Critically Acclaimed Movies** on Hulu (Fall 2022)

### **_Nightmare Alley_****(2021)**

Cate Blanchett in _Nightmare Alley_. Photo Courtesy: Searchlight Pictures/Everett Collection

Guillermo del Toro’s take on film noir tells the story of a former carnival-performer-turned-high-society-headliner (Bradley Cooper) whose life takes a turn into darkness when he meets a psychologist (Cate Blanchette) with veiled intentions. When he agrees to pose as a true medium to bilk a guilt-stricken billionaire of his fortune, the ex-performer’s life becomes a nightmare from which he cannot awaken. 

### **_Spencer_****(2021)**

Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in _Spencer_. Neon/Everett Collection

Amid marital difficulties that leave her careening toward divorce from Prince Charles, Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) must cope with the fallout while spending the holidays at the royal retreat at Sandringham Estate. Stewart’s performance drives this biopic of a desperate woman trapped in the eye of a public hurricane — of a woman who’s haunted, and just doing her best to protect her family and herself. 

### **_Pig_****(2021)**

Nicolas Cage in _Pig_. Photo Courtesy: Neon/Everett Collection

When his prize pig is kidnapped during a home invasion at his secluded cabin, a mysterious woodsman (Nicolas Cage) must return to the city of Portland to reclaim what was lost. But in this surreal take on restaurant culture, the woodsman’s past as a master chef may make that task more complicated than it seems.

### **_Benedetta_****(2021)**

Charlotte Rampling in _Benedetta_. Photo Courtesy: IFC Films/Everett Collection

In this savage portrayal of life in a 17th-century Italian convent, director Paul Verhoven pulls no punches in allowing Benedetta (Virginie Efira) free reign to shock and appall the audience. When she experiences visions of Jesus and shows signs of stigmata, the church tries to use Benedetta for their own ends — but she has plans of her own, and engages in a torrid love affair, all while trying to survive the black plague.

### **_Shirley_****(2020)**

From left: Odessa Young and Elisabeth Moss — who plays author Shirley Jackson — in _Shirley_. Photo Courtesy: Neon/Everett Collection

Fantasy and reality blur in a film that sees Elizabeth Moss (Hulu’s _The Handmaid’s Tale_) portraying esteemed horror writer Shirley Jackson. This fictionalized account of her life is set during the early 1950s — when Jackson was working on completing her novel _Hangsaman_. 

Inspired and terrified by a young couple lodging with her and her husband, Jackson’s obsession with a missing girl starts to blur, bleeding into her relationship with the young pregnant woman who’s living with her.