3 Best Movies To Watch On Hulu This Weekend (August 8-9)

This weekend’s Hulu movie list is a blast from the past, and it serves up three nostalgic films from the 1990s you can stream right now. Nostalgia is a powerful force in the world of modern streaming, and audiences often flock again and again to their favorite flicks from decades past. With nearly every piece of media on streaming, it’s easier than ever to wax nostalgic.

Hulu is a streamer most known for its TV content, and it has long been a hub for the latest episodes of the most popular network shows. Though it’s one of the oldest streamers on the market (debuting all the way back in 2007), it is still an overlooked spot for movies. While competitors like Netflix or Prime Video certainly have larger selections, the movies on Hulu are a bit more curated.

The future of Hulu might be uncertain with Disney in charge, but that hasn’t diminished the overall quality of what’s offered as part of the streamer’s catalog. Films from all eras of movie history coexist with new releases fresh from theaters, and Hulu even produces their own content on occasion as well. That said, there’s a lot to choose from.

If you’re looking for movies to watch this weekend on Hulu, but you don’t want to waste time scrolling, this list is for you. It assembles a trio of classics from the 1990s that are sure to bring back memories for viewers of a certain age. For others, these three films are must-see gems from the past, and there has never been a better time to discover them.

3

Men In Black (1997)

Men in Black is one of the defining summer blockbusters of the 1990s, and it holds up extremely well after nearly 30 years. A young cop is recruited into a secret agency that polices aliens on Earth, and he must help thwart a deadly conspiracy. Men in Black continued Will Smith’s meteoric rise to superstardom, and he has excellent chemistry with co-star Tommy Lee Jones.

The Barry Sonnenfeld action sci-fi comedy offers the best of all three of its genres. It has legitimate thrills, clever twists on sci-fi concepts, and a lot of laughs too. It’s a rare big-budget film that actually tries to do something original, and it pays off with a one-of-a-kind moviegoing experience.

2

Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion (1997)

There was an outbreak of irreverent comedies in the 1990s, and Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion is often overlooked in favor of more popular films. With their high school reunion on the horizon, two long-time friends must come to grips with the fact that they haven’t accomplished much. In a lot of ways, the screwball cult classic is an answer to the slacker comedies that defined the genre in the 1990s.

Bouncing from more traditional laughs to the outright absurd with little warning, the film is the humor equivalent of whiplash. The laughs never really stop, and things get weirder and weirder as the movie progresses. Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion was way ahead of its time, and it’s finally getting a second chance now that it’s streaming on Hulu.

1

Strange Days (1995)

For a decade so well known for its science fiction, the 1990s sure produced a lot of underrated gems. Strange Days is one such diamond in the rough, and it’s only now getting the attention it deserves. In the near future, memories are sold as entertainment to an eager public. When one such memory contains evidence of a murder, a former cop must investigate its origins. Kathryn Bigelow’s opus predicted the voyeuristic nature of modern social media.

Despite a stellar cast including Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett, Strange Days is a film that was simply released a bit too early. The mystery plot is gripping, and the near future setting features interesting world-building that is eerily prescient. There are a ton of underrated sci-fi films from the ’90s, but Strange Days is the one that Hulu subscribers should place at the top of their must-watch list.