Hulu may still be known mostly for TV (and its insistence on reminding people they have live sports) but they also have a pretty impressive catalog of action movies
Looper. Photo: Alan Markfield/Looper, LLC. Hulu may still be known mostly for TV but they also have a pretty impressive catalog of action movies. You may not be able to see a high-powered blockbuster in theaters in 2020, but that shouldn’t stop you from watching one at home! Here are the 30 best.
*Big Trouble in Little China The master John Carpenter directed his cult 1986 hit starring Kurt Russell as the one and only Jack Burton. When he’s called to help his friend escape bandits in Chinatown, he discovers an underworld that includes an ancient sorcerer. Russell is as cool as they come in a film that feels like it’s even more popular and beloved now than it’s ever been.
Conspiracy Theory A film that once felt like it was playing on basic cable channels like TNT every single day has found its way to Hulu. Directed by the great Richard Donner, this timely 1997 thriller stars Mel Gibson as a taxi driver on the edge who believes in basically all the conspiracy theories and turns out to be right on a few of them. Julia Roberts plays the attorney who gets caught up in his web.
The Fifth Element There’s not a lot of great sci-fi on Hulu, but you should fire up The Fifth Element if you’re jonesing for something set in a different time and place in space. And make sure you do so on the biggest TV in your house and with the volume at a level to wake the neighbors. Luc Besson’s vision isn’t exactly a great piece of storytelling, but this Bruce Willis vehicle is a perfect example of the director’s skill with world-building and technical elements.
In the Heart of the Sea Ron Howard has been struggling to make the kind of impact he used to later in his career, but In the Heart of the Sea might be his most underrated recent film. Released in 2015, it stars Chris Hemsworth in a historical drama about the sinking of a whaling ship in 1820, an event that would inspire Herman Melville to write Moby Dick.
*Kung Fu Hustle You have likely never seen a movie quite like this 2004 martial arts action-comedy, Stephen Chow’s masterpiece. Set in 1940s China, the worldwide hit features some of the best stunt work you can find on Hulu, all in service of a movie that often plays like a live-action cartoon. It’s ridiculous and unforgettable.
*Poseidon Disaster movies rule! In 2006, Wolfgang Petersen remade one of the most famous ones of all time, The Poseidon Adventure, once again gathering a cast of famous faces. The modern edition of the story of the sinking ship includes Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett, and Andre Braugher, but it’s most remembered for its Oscar-nominated special effects.
Red Eye One of Wes Craven’s last great films ended up being his most indebted to Alfred Hitchcock. The Master of Suspense would have loved this thriller starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. She plays an average woman on a flight; he plays the terrorist who ends up sitting next to her. It’s taut and clever.
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