If you’re looking for new movies on Hulu, you’ve come to the right place. While the streaming service has a solid library of titles to thumb through, sometimes you just want to cut to what’s been newly added to Hulu. That’s where we come in. Below, we’ve assembled a list of the best new movies on Hulu for October. It includes a couple of spooky picks for all your Halloween viewing needs, as well as an underrated drama that helped kick off Matthew McConaughey’s renaissance and a couple of comedies guaranteed to have you laughing. And if you’re the nostalgic type, we’ve got a 90s pick you’re sure to dig.
So without further ado, check out our list of the best new movies on Hulu for October. And for even more recommendations, peruse our compilation of the very best movies streaming on Hulu right now.
Blade
Available on: October 1st
Director: Stephen Norrington
Writer: David S. Goyer
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N’Bushe Wright, and Donal Logue
Blade gets somewhat forgotten in the conversation about how the superhero movie genre really took off, but this 1998 Marvel Comics adaptation was a size-able hit (it earned $131 million at the box office with an R-rating) and preceded the explosion that followed with X-Men and Spider-Man. And it holds up! The titular Blade is what’s called a “daywalker” – a rare vampire who is impervious to sunlight on account of the fact that his mother was bitten by a vampire while pregnant. He works to kill vampires and in this first movie, and runs up against a vampire named Frost (Stephen Dorff) who’s trying to incite a war between vampires and humans. It’s bloody fun, especially if you’re looking for a Marvel movie with a darker tone.
Interview with the Vampire
Available on: October 1st
Director: Neil Jordan
Writer: Anne Rice
Cast: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, and Christian Slater
If you’ve never seen Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt play sexy, lonely vampires, you haven’t truly lived. The 1994 adaptation of the beloved Anne Rice novel Interview with the Vampire is a vampire tale of epic proportions, as it begins with Pitt’s vampire Louis recounting to a journalist in modern day (Christian Slater, taking over a role meant for River Phoenix before his death) his life history, going back to 1791 Louisiana where he was attacked by an aggressive, impulsive vampire named Lestat (Cruise). Their journey – which also involves a young vampire girl played by Kirsten Dunst – spans centuries and is mired in the loneliness of eternal life. Cruise and Pitt are incredibly compelling here, and the way director Neil Jordan handles the mythology is full of danger and intrigue.
Mud
Available on: October 1st
Director/Writer: Jeff Nichols
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, Michael Shannon, Sarah Paulson, Jacob Lofland, and Reese Witherspoon
One of the most underrated movies of the past decade is surely Jeff Nichols’ soulful Southern epic Mud. The original drama is told from the POV of a young teenaged boy played by Tye Sheridan who, along with his friend, stumbles upon a man named Mud (Matthew McConaughey) living on an island in the Mississippi River in Arkansas. Their chance meeting sets in motion a series of events that will force the young boy to grow up faster than he had planned, but also may potentially carve a way towards redemption for the titular Mud. The film came out around the time of the “McConaissance” and while Wolf of Wall Street and Magic Mike are flashier movies, Mud is great and not to be missed.
Superbad
Available on: October 1st
Director: Greg Mottola
Writers: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
Cast: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Emma Stone, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogen, and Bill Hader
The 2007 comedy Superbad is not just one of the funniest films of the 21st century so far, it’s also one of the most iconic. It’s hard to make a comedy that stands the test of time, and while some jokes – by Seth Rogen’s admission – don’t hold up all that well, the core of this story is endearing and enduring. It’s gets to the heart of high school friendships and the anxiety of growing up and potentially losing your best friend. It was written by Rogen and his childhood friend Evan Goldberg, who channeled their own personal anxieties and fears into the screenplay. But what makes this thing soar is its incredible ensemble cast – it’s just one home run performance after another.
Wayne's World 2
Available on: October 1st
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writers: Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner, and Terry Turner
Cast: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken, Tia Carrere, and Ralph Brown
One of the best comedy sequels ever made, Wayne’s World 2 wisely doesn’t attempt to recreate the magic of the first film, instead leaning into an even more absurdist quality and a bigger storyline. The movie finds Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) now hosting their own public access show and becoming inspired to put on their own concert a la Woodstock. Christopher Walken throws a chaotic wrench into the mix as a big time movie producer, and the film is littered with hilarious detours and extended bits that’ll have you in stitches.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writers: Craig Pearce and Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlewaite, Paul Sorvino, and Diane Venora
If you’re in a nostalgic mood, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet is destined to transport you right back to 1996. Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann’s ambitious, radical Shakespeare adaptation made superstars out of Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes and offered maybe the most original twist on The Bard’s story we’ve ever seen. The film is set in 1990s Verona Beach and is visually modern, but the language is pure Shakespeare, as characters refer to “my sword” while pointing their gun (the brand of which is “Sword”). It’s all admittedly a little silly but you can’t help but admire the pure unaltered ambition on display, and the film’s iconic soundtrack and fast-paced editing make the whole thing pretty unforgettable and emotionally involving. And DiCaprio and Danes give really good performances!
Terminator: Dark Fate
Available on: October 9th
Director: Tim Miller
Writers: David Goyer, Justin Rhodes, and Billy Ray
Cast: Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, and Diego Boneta
The phrase “the best Terminator sequel since T2” admittedly doesn’t mean much, but it’s true – Terminator: Dark Fate is the best Terminator movie since James Cameron’s brilliant sequel, and is actually a pretty good movie all its own! It’s a direct sequel to T2 that pits Mackenzie Davis’s enigmatic character as the hero a la Kyle Reese in the first Terminator, but she enlists the help of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton’s triumphant return to the franchise) to help protect a woman named Dani (Natalia Reyes) who may or may not become the next John Connor. They eventually enlist the help of the T-800 which is how Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the fold, and honestly this story is pretty darn compelling. And the action and effects are solid spectacle courtesy of Tim Miller, who previously directed the first Deadpool movie. If you avoided this in theaters, give it a shot on Hulu. You may be surprised.