2026 has only just begun, but the same old problem remains: which movies should you watch over the weekend?
Watch with us is here to help you with a curated list of three high-quality streaming movies Hulu which is worth checking out.
From an underrated sci-fi thriller from 2025 Ash with a Breaking Bad Starring a bittersweet animated film that was nominated for an Oscar, these films are sure to help you start the new year on a high note.
‘Ash’ (2025)
Riya (Eiza Gonzalez) is an astronaut with a big problem: she’s stranded in outer space! Even worse, he doesn’t remember how he got there or why most of his crewmates are dead. Literally lost in space, her only salvation is Brion (Aaron Paul), who responded to a distress call he had initiated some time ago. But is Brion telling the whole truth? And why is she experiencing brief flashbacks depicting her killing her friends?
Ash is a truly intriguing sci-fi mystery that has many tricks up its narrative sleeve. None of this ever feels cheap or unearned, though; instead, Ash it looks like an intriguing mix alien i fight club. director flying lotuswho also stars in and wrote the score, isn’t afraid to reference past hallmarks in various genres while creating a wholly original sci-fi horror film that uses all of its budget 95-minute runtime wisely and imaginatively.
‘The Illusionist’ (2010)
By the late 1950s, no one wanted magic anymore. This is a problem for the illusionist, the director’s anonymous protagonist Sylvain Chometthe wonderful animated film of 2010, The Illusionist. Unable to find work in Paris, the illusionist moves to London and takes on low-paying gigs in pubs, cafes and private parties. His life lights up when he meets Alice (Helen Rankin), a young woman who believes she possesses magical powers. They soon move in together, but their father-daughter relationship is soon threatened by a harsh reality: the illusionist is running out of money and finding it harder to maintain Alice’s idealized image of him.
Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2011 Academy Awards, The Illusionist is a mostly dialogue-free ode to magic and magicians who devote their entire lives to illusion. For the film’s protagonist, he devotes his energies to impressing a crowd, Alice, because she is the only one who truly believes in him.
The Illusionist
Sony Pictures Classics/courtesy Everett CollectionBut even that doesn’t last forever, and in the film’s bittersweet third act, the illusionist can’t deny the inevitable. The Illusionist is one animated film for adults; While kids may like it, adults will appreciate it more and recognize the film’s central message: there are no happy or sad endings in life, only endings that no one, not even a wizard, can deny forever.
The Illusionist is streaming on Hulu.
‘The Abyss’ (1989)
James Cameron he’s been a box office “king of the world” for decades, and you’d have to go back to the 1980s to find his latest disappointment. But to call The Chasm disappointing is a stretch; made money and won critical acclaim, though it didn’t take over theaters like the director’s recent hits, such as true lies, Titanic or his latest movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash.
In The Chasma UFO is discovered at the bottom of the ocean. To investigate this strange phenomenon, a team of Navy SEALs is sent to a nearby deep-water oil rig. Accompanying this team is Lindsey (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), who believes that the UFO contains strong evidence of extraterrestrial life. Platform Captain Budd (Ed Harris), who happens to be Lindsey’s estranged husband, isn’t so sure and isn’t willing to risk the lives of his crew to find out. As a hurricane rages on the surface, tensions rise and tempers flare as Lindsey and Bug clash over whether or not to investigate the UFO.
Hulu is a notable heavyweight in the streaming world, but its selection of sci-fi movies is to die for. In September, there are more than enough options to whet the appetite of any seasoned sci-fi fan. Thank you! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe for (…)
The Chasm it’s sci-fi at its best: visually stunning, thematically daring and superbly well-acted. The film’s depictions of what the aliens would actually look like underwater make sense, but what’s even more memorable is how Cameron handles the dramatic scenes, especially between Lindsey and Bud. These two feel like a real-life married couple: stubborn, stubborn and frustrating, they also care about each other. The Chasm shows Cameron’s enduring strengths as a filmmaker, one who always wants to push what cinema can do without sacrificing the humanity behind it.