Head to Hulu in April if you happen to need some high-quality cinema experiences.
The streamer recently added a bevy of implausible flicks to its library, from recent Oscar nominees to older international hits and hilarious classic comedies.
Watch With Us wants to spotlight three movies particularly that were just added to Hulu and boast not less than a 90 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes — so that you know they’re good.
Our first alternative is Moon, starring Sam Rockwell as an astronaut who experiences an outer-space crisis.
‘Moon’ (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 90 percent
Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) has been in space for 3 years, mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. Nonetheless, his lengthy stint is finally coming to an end, allowing him to reunite together with his wife Tess (Dominique McElligott) and their young daughter Eve (Rosie Shaw). As Sam nears his time to return home, he begins affected by hallucinations and headaches, which cause him to have a near-fatal accident. As if things couldn’t get weirder, he comes face-to-face with what appears to be his own doppelgänger, except younger.
Moon receives high marks for being a meditative and cerebral sci-fi, offering an alternative choice to motion and CGI-heavy spectacles that are likely to flood mainstream cinema. The film evokes the contemplative nature of Seventies science fiction movies like Solaris, and is carried by a nuanced performance from Rockwell, who largely acts against nobody but himself. The well-written script explores themes of identity and company exploitation.
‘Toni Erdmann’ (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 93 percent
Hard-working businesswoman Ines Conradi (Sandra Hüller) has almost no time for her personal life, not even to comfort her father, Winfried (Peter Simonischek). Following the death of Winfried’s beloved pet canine, he decides to reconnect with Ines by putting on one among the numerous disguises for fun, pretending to be a life coach with big fake teeth named Toni Erdmann. Winfried is convinced the best way back into his daughter’s life (and the technique to get her to laugh again) is by upending her stuffy existence with outrageous and intrusive gags.
Toni Erdmann is an ambitious and funny character study that pairs its unconventional narrative with a genuinely heartfelt and touching emotional core. The movie is a wierd yet satisfying journey, balancing cringey absurdity with richly rewarding emotional beats and a pair of implausible performances from Hüller (who was Oscar-nominated in 2024 for her performance in Anatomy of a Fall) and Simonischek. While a slow-moving, three-hour film, the lengthy runtime allows Toni Erdmann to explore its characters with care and nuance.
‘Sirāt’ (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 90 percent
Accompanied by his young son Esteban (Bruno Núñez), Luis (Sergi López) ventures to an EDM festival within the Moroccan desert in the hunt for his missing daughter, Mar, who was last seen at a desert dance party. As Luis desperately interviews festival-goers to no avail, the daddy and son join a small group of ravers at a second location within the hopes that Mar has relocated there. As global war creeps along within the background, Luis and Esteban struggle to traverse the damaging terrain ahead of them.
Sirāt is a recent Academy Award nominee, with nods for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound, though it took home neither. Nonetheless, the nominations alone were greater than deserved; Sirāt is an incredibly unique and disturbing experience that uses a formidable command of atmospheric tension and sound design woven into its poignant exploration of survival, transcendence and existential dread.