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  • 3 underrated movies on Hulu you need to watch in May 2025

    Franchises dominate the list of what’s new in May. Andor fans can then watch Rogue One: A Star Wars Story after binging the Disney+ series. After Rogue One, go right into the original Star Wars trilogy, including A New Hope. Other new franchises on Hulu are the Kingsman movies and Mission: Impossible.

    Speaking of Ethan Hunt, Mission: Impossible III is one of our underrated movies for May. One of the key plot points in the third movie, the Rabbit’s Foot, will reappear in the upcoming Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Check out Mission: Impossible III and two other underrated films below.

    We also have guides to the best new shows to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max, and the best movies on Disney+.

    The Order (2024)

    A man fires a gun in The Order.
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    Nicholas Hoult had a terrific end to 2024 with three movies: Juror #2, The Order, and Nosferatu. Juror #2 had the narrative that it was Clint Eastwood’s last film, while Nosferatu became a celebration of Robert Eggers. The Order might have been overlooked, but it now has a chance to discover new viewers on streaming services.

    Set in 1983, Bob Matthews (Hoult) and The Order — a white supremacist terror group — commit a string of bank robberies to finance their war against the United States government. FBI agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) investigates these robberies and sets out to prove that they’re coming from The Order. With two captivating lead performances, The Order is an effective battle of good versus evil with invigorating shootouts. 

    Watch The Order on Hulu.

    Mission: Impossible III (2006)

    Tom Cruise points a gun while a woman hugs him in Mission: Impossible III.
    Paramount Pictures

    Mission: Impossible III is an interesting case study in the franchise. Because it came out after M:I-2, the worst in the saga, M:I-3 had an easy bar to clear critically. However, Mission: Impossible and every entry since Ghost Protocol are better than M:I-3. With all that being said, Mission: Impossible movies are better than the majority of action movies, so III is still worth the watch.

    The movie begins with a retired Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) settling down to start a life with Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan). Ethan is pulled back into the field to rescue an old protégé. The mission goes haywire, leading to a confrontation with the film’s villain, the ruthless Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). The story is OK, but the action is great. However, Hoffman’s performance is spectacular and worth the price of admission. 

    Watch Mission: Impossible III on Hulu.

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

    Ben Stiller stands on a shark in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
    20th Century Studios

    Before he dove headfirst into Severance, Ben Stiller was a star who could open movies on his name alone. In 2013, Stiller directed and starred in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, an adventure dramedy based on James Thurber’s short story.

    Life magazine employee Walter Mitty (Stiller) spends most of his time daydreaming about an adventurous life with his crush, fellow employee Cheryl (Kristen Wiig). When a photo for the final print issue goes missing, Walter goes on a quest to find it, taking him to all corners of the world as he encounters an eclectic group of people. The story might be formulaic, but Stiller’s direction is exquisite, paving the way to becoming a prolific television director.  

    Watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty on Hulu.

  • 3 great Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend (May 2 – 4)

    There’s never a better time to be a Hulu subscriber than the beginning of the month. On May 1, Hulu dropped most of its new titles for the entire month, and the selection is particularly enticing with the Mission: Impossible movies and the original Star Wars trilogy.

    For the three great Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend, we’ve selected one of the Star Wars films, an underappreciated Ben Stiller comedy, and a recent horror flick that won’t be arriving on Hulu until Sunday, May 4. So if you’re looking for a scare this weekend, you’ll just have to wait until Sunday.

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    The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2013)

    Ben Stiller stands on a shark in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
    20th Century Studios

    Before they teamed up for Apple TV+’s Severance, Ben Stiller co-starred with Adam Scott in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, an adaptation of James Thurber’s story. Stiller directed the film and starred as Walter Mitty, a man who lives most of his life in his daydreams because he can’t quite make his real life what he wants it to be. Walter works for Life Magazine as the iconic publication is shifting to digital-only, and a missing negative could cost him his job.

    Rather than confide in Life’s managing director, Ted Hendricks (Scott), Walter turns to his secret crush, Cheryl Melhoff (Kristen Wiig), for help finding the lost negative. That leads Walter to take his very first real adventure, as he steps outside of his comfort zone and tries to locate the elusive photographer who took the picture he’s been looking for.

    Watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty on Hulu.

    Star Wars (1977)

    The cast of Star Wars.
    20th Century Studios

    For the month of May, the original Star Wars trilogy is making its temporary home on Hulu. If you don’t subscribe to Disney+, this is the perfect time to catch the film that started it all back in 1977. Star Wars made stars out of its three leads — Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford — and thrust audiences into a galaxy “far, far away.” Five decades later, we’re collectively still living there.

    The original movie introduces Luke Skywalker as a farm boy and a dreamer on a distant desert planet called Tatooine. His wish for adventure is granted when a pair of droids, C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker), come into his life with an urgent message from Princess Leia for a lost Jedi warrior, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness). To save the princess and her Rebel Alliance, this ragtag group has to team with Han Solo (Ford) and his Wookie companion Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) on a daring mission to infiltrate the Death Star and face the infamous Darth Vader (as voiced by the legendary James Earl Jones). Few sci-fi films have ever been more epic than this one.

    Watch Star Wars on Hulu.

    Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

    Patrick Wilson in Insidious: The Red Door.
    Sony Pictures

    After starring in most of the previous Insidious films, Patrick Wilson stepped behind the camera to direct the most recent sequel, Insidious: The Red Door. Ten years after their last encounter with the supernatural beings of The Further, Dalton Lambert (Ty Simpkins) and his father, Josh (Wilson), don’t have any memory of what they experienced. Their family is falling apart — Josh is divorced from Renai (Rose Byrne), and he’s barely speaking with his son.

    When Dalton goes to college, his memories of The Further come creeping back, and the evil that lives there threatens him again. To close the Red Door once and for all, Dalton and his father will have to come to terms with each other and discover another way The Further has been linked to their past.

    Watch Insidious: The Red Door on Hulu on May 4.