‘The Surfer’ Is Hulu’s Most-Watched Movie This Week: Here Is the Rest of the Top 10

Hulu’s film shelf is stacked right now, and the mix is delightfully all over the map—new festival debuts, recent franchise entries, off-the-grid thrillers, and comfort-watch rom-coms. Below is a quick, no-nonsense rundown of what’s getting the most play this week so you can jump straight to the good stuff without digging through menus.

You’ll find capsule details for each title—who made it, who’s in it, what it’s about, and where it sits in larger franchises or source material. Skim for a plot hook, scan for a favorite actor, or use it as a checklist for your next movie night.

10. ‘The Proposal’ (2009)

‘The Proposal’ pairs Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in a romance-meets-immigration-scramble setup. Directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Peter Chiarelli, it follows New York book-publishing executive Margaret Tate, who compels her assistant Andrew Paxton to marry her to avoid deportation to Canada, leading to a family trip to Alaska that complicates their arrangement. The supporting cast features Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, and Betty White.

Produced by Touchstone Pictures and Mandeville Films, the film’s key creatives include cinematographer Oliver Stapleton and editor Priscilla Nedd-Friendly, with a score by Aaron Zigman. Its domestic and international theatrical run translated into strong home-viewing legs, and it remains a popular modern rom-com in rotation across streaming platforms.

9. ‘Night at the Museum’ (2006)

‘Night at the Museum’ is a family fantasy-comedy directed by Shawn Levy and based on Milan Trenc’s picture book. Ben Stiller stars as Larry Daley, a down-on-his-luck father who takes a night-guard job at New York’s American Museum of Natural History, where an ancient Egyptian artifact brings the exhibits to life. The ensemble includes Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, and Bill Cobbs.

The screenplay is by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, with cinematography by Guillermo Navarro and editing by Don Zimmerman. Produced by 21 Laps Entertainment and 1492 Pictures and released by 20th Century Fox, the movie became a major hit and launched two live-action sequels and an animated follow-up.

8. ‘Fear Below’ (2025)

Set in post-war Australia in 1946, ‘Fear Below’ follows a team of professional divers hired to retrieve a sunken vehicle from a river—only to face a territorial bull shark and a criminal crew hunting for lost bullion. Matthew Holmes directs and co-writes with Gregory Moss, and the cast includes Hermione Corfield, Jake Ryan, Jacob Junior Nayinggul, Arthur Angel, Josh McConville, Maximillian Johnson, and Clayton Watson.

Credits include Peter Szilveszter as cinematographer and Angela Little as composer. The feature has been distributed in select territories with marketing emphasizing its period setting and river-bound creature threat, and recent festival and limited-release activity has driven fresh streaming interest.

7. ‘The Other Woman’ (2014)

‘The Other Woman’ is a comedy directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Melissa K. Stack. Cameron Diaz plays Carly, a New York lawyer who discovers she’s dating a married man, Mark (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). She teams up with his wife Kate (Leslie Mann) and his other girlfriend Amber (Kate Upton) to turn the tables, with Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney, and Don Johnson in supporting roles.

Produced by Julie Yorn and released by 20th Century Fox, the film blends friendship-capers with revenge hijinks. Robert Fraisse handled cinematography, editing was by Alan Heim and Jim Flynn, and Aaron Zigman provided the score, with a wide theatrical rollout followed by strong home-viewing performance.

6. ‘Practical Magic’ (1998)

Directed by Griffin Dunne and based on Alice Hoffman’s novel, ‘Practical Magic’ stars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens—descendants of a long line of witches who contend with a family curse that complicates love and life. The ensemble includes Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn, and Goran Višnjić.

The screenplay is by Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, and Adam Brooks. Andrew Dunn served as cinematographer, Elizabeth Kling as editor, and Alan Silvestri composed the score. Produced by Fortis Films, Di Novi Pictures, and Village Roadshow Pictures, the film was released by Warner Bros. and remains a perennial favorite around spooky season.

5. ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ (2023)

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ continues the assassin saga under director Chad Stahelski, with a script by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. Keanu Reeves returns as John Wick alongside series regulars Ian McShane and Laurence Fishburne, with Donnie Yen as Caine and Bill Skarsgård as the Marquis de Gramont. The production companies include Summit Entertainment, Thunder Road Films, and 87Eleven Entertainment.

The plot tracks Wick’s bid for freedom from the High Table, taking the action across multiple countries and expansive set-pieces while enlarging the series’ lore. Key creatives include cinematographer Dan Laustsen, editor Nathan Orloff, and composers Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard, with Lionsgate handling the release across theatrical and home platforms.

4. ‘Would You Rather’ (2012)

‘Would You Rather’ is a contained horror-thriller from director David Guy Levy and writer Steffen Schlachtenhaufen. Brittany Snow stars as Iris, a woman desperate to help her ill brother who accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by wealthy aristocrat Shepard Lambrick, played by Jeffrey Combs. Once inside, attendees are forced into a deadly series of escalating games.

Released by IFC Midnight, the film features an ensemble that includes Enver Gjokaj, Sasha Grey, John Heard, Jonny Coyne, and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. The behind-the-scenes team includes cinematographer Steven Capitano Calitri, editor Josh Schaeffer, and composers Daniel Hunt and Barði Jóhannsson.

3. ‘The Man In My Basement’ (2025)

‘The Man In My Basement’ adapts Walter Mosley’s novel for the screen and marks Nadia Latif’s feature directorial debut. Corey Hawkins plays Charles Blakey, a man in financial trouble who rents his basement to a mysterious stranger; Willem Dafoe portrays Anniston Bennet, with Anna Diop and Tamara Lawrance in key roles. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025.

Co-written by Mosley and Latif, the thriller received a limited theatrical rollout on September 12, 2025 before moving to streaming. The production involves Andscape and Protagonist Pictures, features cinematography by Ula Pontikos and a score by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, and retains the book’s tense, morally fraught setup in a contained, character-driven narrative.

2. ‘Swiped’ (2025)

‘Swiped’ is a biographical drama written and directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, centered on Whitney Wolfe Herd’s journey from co-founding Tinder to launching Bumble. Lily James plays Wolfe Herd, with Dan Stevens, Myha’la, and Jackson White in major roles; the film premiered in the Toronto International Film Festival’s Gala Presentations in 2025 and debuted on Hulu and Disney+ on September 19, 2025. The project is produced by 20th Century Studios and Ethea Entertainment.

The drama charts the creation of a women-first dating platform amid a high-profile legal dispute and a startup’s rapid scale-up. The creative team includes Chanda Dancy (music), Doug Emmett (cinematography), and Julia Wong (editing), with producers including Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay shepherding the production through festival launch and streaming release.

1. ‘The Surfer’ (2024)

Nicolas Cage headlines ‘The Surfer’, a psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan and written by Thomas Martin. The story follows a father who returns to an Australian beach from his childhood to surf with his son, only to be harassed and shut out by hostile locals; the film had its world premiere in Cannes’ Midnight Screenings on May 18, 2024, and features Julian McMahon and Miranda Tapsell among the supporting cast. The production combines Australian, Irish, and U.K. partners.

Behind the camera, Finnegan steers a sun-baked descent into paranoia in a coastal setting where territorial tensions spiral into violence. The credited producers include Leonora Darby, James Harris, Robert Connolly, James Grandison, Brunella Cocchiglia, and Nicolas Cage, with Radek Ładczuk as cinematographer and François Tétaz composing, and distribution handled across territories by outfits such as Vertigo Releasing and Madman.

What did you queue up first—something new like ‘Swiped’ or a comfort watch like ‘The Proposal’? Share your picks in the comments!