Best Movies to Stream this Weekend on Hulu, Including ‘Freud’s Last Session’

If you’re queuing up a low-effort, high-payoff watchlist, Hulu’s latest drops have you covered—from brand-new thrillers and a starry Western to buzzy rom-coms and a couple of spooky-season staples that just landed earlier this month. Below you’ll find quick, fact-packed summaries with who’s in each title, who made it, and when it arrived on the service so you can jump straight into the good stuff.

‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ (2025)

A contemporary retelling of the ‘90s thriller arrives this week, following a nanny who insinuates herself into a suburban household with chilling precision. Michelle Garza Cervera directs from a script by Micah Bloomberg, with Maika Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead leading the cast alongside Raúl Castillo and Martin Starr. The new version shifts setting and backstories while nodding to themes of trust and obsession explored in the original. It lands on Hulu midweek as part of the current weekly slate.

‘Deadly Girls Trip’ (2025)

This thriller tracks Lacey, a mom-to-be whose weekend getaway turns sinister after a friend’s death leaves her suspecting her neighbors are hiding the truth. Kristi Murdock, Lesa Wilson, and Alex Trumble star, with Damián Romay directing and Leo McGuigan writing. Expect a compact, whodunit-style mystery built around competing stories and shifting alibis. It’s one of several fresh arrivals hitting the service this Thursday.

‘The Unholy Trinity’ (2025)

Set in 1870s Montana, this Western follows a condemned man who tasks his estranged son with avenging a frame-up, drawing lawman Gabriel Dove and the enigmatic St. Christopher into a tangle over stolen gold. Pierce Brosnan plays Dove and Samuel L. Jackson appears as St. Christopher; the ensemble also includes Brandon Lessard, Veronica Ferres, David Arquette, Ethan Peck, Tim Daly, Q’orianka Kilcher, and Katrina Bowden. Richard Gray directs from Lee Zachariah’s screenplay, with a score by Marco and Tristan Beltrami. It joins Hulu’s lineup on Friday as part of the current week’s additions.

‘40 Acres’ (2025)

A post-apocalyptic survival drama centers on the Freeman family safeguarding their isolated homestead after plagues and wars collapse society. Danielle Deadwyler stars alongside Michael Greyeyes, with R. T. Thorne directing a story that threads action with themes of land, heritage, and resilience. The film’s rollout included a festival bow before its wider release, and materials highlight Deadwyler’s combat preparation for the role. It debuted on Hulu in last week’s batch and remains fresh in the catalogue for the weekend.

‘A Very Merry Beauty Salon’ (2024)

Tia Mowry headlines as Sienna, an Atlanta salon owner prepping for a gala where she’s being honored—until a charismatic CEO becomes co-sponsor and dance partner, complicating tradition and romance. RonReaco Lee co-stars with Donna Biscoe and Cocoa Brown; Bobby Yan directs from a script by Tara Knight. Produced by FOX Entertainment Studios, the film emphasizes community ties and holiday-ball pageantry. It arrived on Thursday in Hulu’s latest drop.

‘Anyone But You’ (2023)

After a disastrous second encounter turns their spark into frost, Bea and Ben fake a relationship at a destination wedding in Australia. Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell star, with Alexandra Shipp, Darren Barnet, Dermot Mulroney, Bryan Brown, and Rachel Griffiths in support. Will Gluck directs from a screenplay by Ilana Wolpert and Gluck, riffing on the rhythms of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. It joined Hulu at the start of the current week’s arrivals.

‘Freud’s Last Session’ (2023)

This dialogue-driven drama imagines a 1939 meeting between psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and author C. S. Lewis as they debate faith, trauma, and conscience on the eve of war. Anthony Hopkins portrays Freud opposite Matthew Goode’s Lewis, with Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, Jeremy Northam, and Orla Brady in key roles. Matthew Brown directs, adapting Mark St. Germain’s stage play, with St. Germain co-writing the screenplay. It arrived early in the week as part of Hulu’s new slate.

‘What Happens Later’ (2023)

A snowstorm strands two former partners overnight in a regional airport, where unresolved conversations unfold amid gates and concourses. Meg Ryan directs and co-writes, co-starring with David Duchovny; the screenplay is by Steven Dietz, Kirk Lynn, and Meg Ryan, adapted from Dietz’s play ‘Shooting Star’. Production credits include Prowess Pictures and Ten Acre Films, with Bartosz Nalazek as cinematographer and Jason Gourson as editor. It landed on Hulu at the end of last week’s cycle and is ready to stream.

‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999)

M. Night Shyamalan’s supernatural thriller follows psychologist Malcolm as he attempts to help Cole, a child who insists he sees the dead. Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment lead, with Toni Collette in a pivotal supporting role and Donnie Wahlberg among the cast. The film arrived to Hulu’s lineup on October 3 as part of the early-month refresh. It remains available for a classic, eerie watch this weekend.

‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (2012)

Drew Goddard’s feature debut brings five college friends to a lakeside getaway where their choices are covertly steered by an underground facility with a chilling purpose. Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, and Jesse Williams star, with Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford as the technicians behind the scenes. The film blends horror and science-fiction elements while riffing on familiar slasher setups. It dropped in last week’s additions and sticks around for an easy weekend pick.

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