As January quickly approaches, the latest batch of Hulu films are preparing to hit the streaming platform. Thankfully, their newest slate of offerings appears worthy of viewers’ time. While there’s only one original film in the mix next month, audiences should no doubt look forward to each one as they become available throughout the month.
With a horror film about a cursed knife, a movie about people trying their best in the face of their own struggles, a comedy with a unique premise about a game of life and death, a film about the true origin story of America’s “Miranda rights,” a documentary about a fashion pioneer, Ray Liotta’s final film before his death, and a crime thriller that brings two women together in the wake of their grief, Hulu has quite an array of movies ready to watch during January.
All Fun and Games
Stream on Jan. 5
All Fun and Games
- Release Date
- August 11, 2023
- Director
- Eren Celeboglu , Ari Costa
- Cast
- Asa Butterfield , Natalia Dyer , Keith David , Annabeth Gish , Laurel Marsden , Erik Athavale , Summer H. Howell , Benjamin Evan Ainsworth
- Runtime
- 1hr 16 min
- Main Genre
- Horror
- Writers
- Eren Celeboglu , Ari Costa
All Fun and Games is a horror film starring Natalia Dryer as Billie, best known for her underrated role as Nancy in Stranger Things. After she and her teenage friends discover a cursed knife in the woods, they unknowingly unleash a demon who has sinister plans. Forcing them to play horrifically gruesome versions of childhood games, the demon will not rest until he’s taken each and every life.
Taking place in Salem, Massachusetts, the knife was clearly used for something horrific tied to Salem’s past. As those around her begin to die, Billie wonders if there’s a way to defeat the demon once and for all.
Rare Objects
Stream on Jan. 7
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After spending time in a mental health hospital, a woman named Benita (Julia Mayorga) takes a job at an upscale antique store as she tries to rebuild her life. Befriending a woman named Diana (Katie Holmes) while at the hospital, as well as the kind souls of those she encounters at the antique shop, she slowly begins to regain her confidence.
However, the new changes trigger the traumas from the past and threaten to shatter the progress she’s made. A film by Katie Holmes, Rare Objects seeks to teach the audiences about friendship and the connections people make despite how broken they might feel.
Self Reliance
Stream on Jan. 12
The only Hulu original film scheduled for release in January, Self Reliance, is classified as a comedy thriller in which a man named Tommy (Jake Johnson) has the chance to win a million dollars as long as he survives a game in which hunters try to kill him. As he participates in the ultimate reality game of life and death, he realizes no one can harm him unless he’s alone.
As a result, he attempts to enlist the help of his friends and family, but they don’t believe the game is real. Written and directed by Jake Johnson, the film also stars Anna Kendrick as a possible fellow contestant and offers an appearance by Andy Samberg, who plays a version of himself.
Miranda's Victim
Stream on Jan. 12
Based on real-life events, director Michelle Danner helms Miranda's Victim, detailing the horrific story of Trish Weir (Abigail Breslin), who was kidnapped and brutally assaulted at the age of 18 in 1963. Dedicated to putting her attacker, Ernesto Miranda (Sebastian Quinn), behind bars, Trish’s life was ruined when her case was taken all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Triggering a law that completely changed the nation and the way police question potential criminals, the case established the well-known “Miranda rights” requirement during all arrests made by law enforcement.
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Invisible Beauty
Stream on Jan. 18
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Invisible Beauty is a documentary about the fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison, who paved the way for the kind of diversity and inclusion present today within the fashion industry. The film follows Hardison as she looks back on her journey and particularly highlights a never-before-told chapter in her fight for racial diversity and equality.
A thought-provoking single mother who co-founded the Black Girls Coalition in 1988, the documentary details her status as an icon within the fashion realm who changed the definition of beauty. Comprised of interviews with notable celebrities such as Naomi Campbell, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tyson Beckford, and Zendaya, Invisible Beauty is undoubtedly a must-watch.
Dangerous Waters
Stream on Jan. 19
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Starring Ray Liotta in his final film and directed by John Barr, Dangerous Waters is a mystery action thriller sure to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. When a teenage Rose (Odeya Rush) accompanies her mother, Alma (Saffron Burrows), on a sailing holiday, the situation quickly turns soar when the past of Alma’s boyfriend Derek (Eric Dane) brings trouble to them all.
When their boat is attacked by unknown assailants in the middle of the night, Alma is killed, and Rose is forced to try to survive alongside a man she doesn’t trust. In the middle of nowhere and fighting for her life, she’s rescued and brought onto a ship only to learn those on board might be worse than Derek.
The Good Mother
Stream on Jan. 26
When her estranged son is murdered, journalist Marissa (Hilary Swank) meets Paige (Olivia Cooke), her son’s pregnant girlfriend. Determined to find those responsible, the two women form an unlikely alliance as they come face to face with the underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. Though The Good Mother may not be one of the best crime thrillers of the 2020s, the world of corruption and drugs reveals an even darker secret as Marissa and Paige creep closer to the truth behind it all.
For a complete list of titles coming to Hulu in January 2024, click here.
