Hulu top 10 movies — here's the 3 worth watching now

Archie Renaux and Cailee Spaeny in "Alien: Romulus" — (Image credit: 20th Century Studios)

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The best streaming services, including Hulu, come with deep content libraries. While that's great, because we get endless hours of TV shows and movies, it can be a bit of a struggle to figure out what to watch. Luckily, Hulu has a top 15 shows and movies collection that gives you a look at what’s trending on the platform.

This week we have some good movies to choose from. "Alien: Romulus" was one of the year's more popular movies and still resides firmly in the top 10. But it's now joined by a pair of holiday movies, one of which is probably one of the most popular Christmas movies of all time.

So without further ado, here are the top movies worth watching right now in Hulu’s top 15. And don't forget to check out Hulu's top shows this week.

BEST MOVIES IN THE HULU TOP 10

'Elf' (2003)

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"Elf" stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa's elves after unknowingly crawling into Santa's sack as a baby at an orphanage. But when he becomes an adult, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) informs Buddy that his birth parents are Walter Hobbs (James Caan) and Susan Wells, and his mother gave him up for adoption shortly before dying.

So Buddy heads to New York City to meet his father, who runs a children's book publisher and is totally unaware of Buddy's existence. Once there, hijinks ensue in what is a classic fish-out-of-water comedy. If you haven't seen it before, or haven't in a while, definitely watch one of this century's most beloved Christmas movies.

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'Nutcrackers' (2024)

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"Nutcrackers" stars Ben Stiller as Mike Maxwell. Mike is a workaholic, but when his nephews become orphaned following a car accident, he has to travel to rural Ohio to look after them while their social worker Gretchen (Linda Cardellini) tries to find them a new home.

That three-day trip quickly turns into weeks of chaos. Mike now finds he has to deal with parenting tasks he's not ready for, like killing a chicken, teaching his nephews about sex and dealing with the police after they hotwire a carnival ride. This out-of-control Christmas movie has shot up the Hulu top 10 since dropping on the streaming service, so go check out "Nutcrackers" now.

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'Alien: Romulus' (2024)

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"Alien: Romulus" is set between the events of the first "Alien" movie and its sequel "Aliens." It stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu as a group of young space colonists desperate to leave the Jackson's Star colony on LV-410. In their desperation, they make their way to the Wyland-Yutani space station Renaissance. But when they arrive there, they encounter facehuggers ... and worse.

This entry in the "Alien" franchise is more like the original 1979 "Alien" than its more action-packed sequels, with writer/director Fede Álvarez returning the franchise to its horror roots in "Alien: Romulus." It's not perfect, but most people greatly enjoyed it. Including our entertainment editor Rory Mellon, who saw it three times in 24 hours.

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HULU TOP 15 MOVIES AND SHOWS RIGHT NOW

"Elf"
"Nutcrackers"
"National Lampoon Christmas Vacation"
"Alien: Romulus"
"The Polar Express"
"Christmas with the Cranks"
"Deck the Halls"
"Four Christmases"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"Family Guy"
"The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20"
"Fred Claus"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
"Frosty the Snowman"
"Son in Law"

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