The 7 best new movies on Hulu in January 2022

If you’re trying to figure out what to watch on Hulu, you’ve come to the right place. The streaming service has added a number of great library movies this month, ranging from under-seen hidden gems to reliable classics. Below, we’ve put together a list of the best new movies on Hulu in January 2022, using the new lineup of releases as a guide to steer you towards some movies you might not have known were now available on the streaming service. .

beautiful creatures

During the YA adaptation boom of the 2010s, a romantic gothic fantasy called “Beautiful Creatures” got lost in the shuffle, but it’s more than worth rediscovering. Based on the book of the same name by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, the film is set in South Carolina and follows a teenage girl named Lena who is new to school and may or may not come from a family of witches. She forms a relationship with a teenager (played by “Solo” star Alden Ehrenreich) against her family’s wishes, and drama ensues. Written and directed by Richard LaGravenese, the film has a wonderful flavor of Southern Gothic romance and stars Viola Davis, Jeremy Irons, Emmy Rossum and Emma Thompson.

Courage under fire

If you like legal thrillers like “A Few Good Men,” check out “Courage Under Fire.” Released in 1996, the film stars Denzel Washington as a lieutenant colonel serving in the Gulf War who is tasked with determining whether Captain Karen Walden (played by Meg Ryan) deserves to be the first woman to receive the title. Posthumous Medal of Honor. Washington’s character conducts a series of interviews with servicemen who served under Walden, but receives conflicting stories that unfold in flashback to what happened on the fateful night of his death. Directed by Edward Zwick, the film also stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn and a young Matt Damon, and was shot by Oscar-winning DP Roger Deakins.

Master and Commander: The Other Side of the World

There’s a reason fans have been clamoring for a ‘Master and Commander’ sequel ever since the Best Picture nominee was released in 2003 – it’s a great movie with great characters and leaves the door open for many more stories to come. to come. Russell Crowe directs Patrick O’Brian’s adaptation which is set during the Napoleonic Wars and follows a ship’s voyages on the high seas. Paul Bettany co-stars as a surgeon with a Darwin-esque fascination with science, and the action directed by Peter Weir is magnificent.

Red Mill!

Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann rocked audiences with his explosive, wild, and downright romantic 2001 musical “Moulin Rouge!” The film is both fantastical and tragic as it is set in 1900 Paris and follows an aspiring writer played by Ewan McGregor who falls in love with a performer and courtesan played by Nicole Kidman. The film is a musical jukebox but offers unique renditions of classic songs ranging from Elton John to Madonna to The Police, all told through Luhrmann’s unique cinematic lens.

panic room

David Fincher admitted that with his 2002 thriller “Panic Room” he was really trying to create the ultimate date movie. To that end, he succeeded. The claustrophobic thriller stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart as a mother and daughter living in their new apartment in New York City who are besieged one night by intruders. They quickly hide in the apartment’s high-tech panic room, only to discover that what the intruders want is inside this room, and they don’t leave. Jared Leto is hilarious as one of the criminals, Forest Whitaker is an ace as a conflicted thief, and Dwight Yoakam (of all people) is absolutely creepy.

Sense and sensitivity

If you’re in the mood for some great period drama, you can’t go wrong with “Sense and Sensibility.” Director Ang Lee’s 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen was written by Emma Thompson, who also co-stars and won an Oscar for her adapted screenplay. The film follows sisters from a wealthy English family who have to deal with sudden poverty, as they are forced to find financial security through marriage. The formidable ensemble cast includes Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton and Hugh Laurie.

What about Bob?

An underrated Bill Murray comedy if there ever was one, “What About Bob?” 1991 is a hoot from start to finish. Murray plays a man with multiple debilitating phobias who, when his therapist refers him to self-centered Dr. Leo Marvin (played by Richard Dreyfuss), follows Dr. Marvin to his vacation home and has fun with Marvin’s family – at the much to Marvin’s chagrin. . As Bob is loved by Dr. Marvin’s wife and children, Leo is pushed to the limit and takes drastic measures.