Hulu has some great drama movies streaming in November, like The Family Stone starring the late Diane Keaton and A Star is Born, but it also has some must-watch thrillers to watch, too.
Watch With Us has updated our list of Hulu thrillers for October 2025. has compiled a list of the best suspense movies the streamer has to offer, and at the very top is a 2025 movie, Sovereign, that is based on a tragic real-life incident.
In addition, Hulu is streaming The International, an underrated thriller starring Clive Owen as an Interpol detective investigating the illegal activities of an international bank.
‘The International’ (2009)
If you thought banks were evil because of their exorbitant overdraft fees, well, you should watch The International. The thriller’s main antagonist is a big bank, the International Bank of Business and Credit, which funds illegal activities around the globe. Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) team up to stop the organization, but they’ll have to dodge not one but two assassins who want them dead. They’re determined to bring the bank’s shady dealings to light, even if it means risking their lives in the process.
The International is a different kind of political thriller — instead of a foreign country as the bad guy, it’s a faceless institution that needs to be stopped. While The International can be outlandish, especially when it devolves into gunfights between hired killers and cops with targets on their backs, it tells a compelling story about a boogeyman who can’t be defeated. Too big to fail, the International Bank of Business and Credit is so ingrained in everyday life that it can literally get away with murder.
The International is streaming on Hulu.
‘Sovereign’ (2025)
Sovereign tells a story of two fathers — Jerry (Nick Offerman), who homeschools his son Joe (Jacob Tremblay) and believes in the sovereign citizen movement, and John (Dennis Quaid), a police chief who looks on with pride as his son, Adam (Thomas Mann), starts his new job as an officer. Neither men know it yet, but their paths will soon collide violently, changing all their lives forever.
Sovereign is best watched without knowing too much of the plot going in. All you need to know is that it’s very good, with a surprisingly somber performance from Parks and Recreation star Offerman. A thriller grounded in reality, Sovereign is based on a real-life incident but told with appropriate but respectful dramatic license. It’s a tragedy for everyone involved, and it’s an indication of Sovereign’s strength as a movie that it can make you feel empathy for people even when they do terrible things.
Sovereign is streaming on Hulu.
‘The Surfer’ (2024)
No one does “weird, tense thriller” like Nicolas Cage — when you see this actor, you know to expect the unexpected, and The Surfer doesn’t disappoint. Cage plays a father known only as The Surfer, who is desperate to purchase his childhood home on the beach so he can surf with his son (Finn Little).
But a battle over beach territory soon begins, with local self-proclaimed surf guru Scally (Julian McMahon) and a local homeless Bum (Nic Cassim) vying for control of the waves. Rapidly escalating feats of obsession and toxic masculinity swirl around the three men. Before long, they’re not just competing for territory — they’re competing for their very survival.
The Surfer is streaming on Hulu.
‘The Menu’ (2022)
What is a truly unique dining experience really worth? Could it be your life? In The Menu, directed by Succession executive producer Mark Mylod, a group of wealthy foodies travels to a remote island to eat a lavish meal prepared by celebrity chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes). One of these guests is not like the other, however — Margot Mills (Anya Taylor-Joy) is an escort accompanying obnoxious food obsessive Tyler Ledford (Nicholas Hoult), and she’s simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
As Margot realizes that all of the meals are elaborate, nasty and dangerous surprises for the wealthy and powerful guests, she tries to devise a means of escape. A shocking social satire that sizzles with tension, The Menu is delightfully biting and deliciously suspenseful.
The Menu is streaming on Hulu.
‘Cat Person’ (2023)
In modern dating, where is the line between being awkward and being creepy? Between bad sex and sex that isn’t consensual? Is it possible to actually feel safe when going on a date with a stranger? These are the questions asked in Cat Person, an indie film based on the viral short story by Kristen Roupenian. It follows Margot (Emilia Jones), a college student who works at a movie theater concessions stand. When an older customer named Robert (Nicholas Braun) asks her out, Margot begins viscerally imagining the worst-case scenario.
Cat Person is a comedic psychological thriller that plays with our perceptions of romance, dating and sex. If you’ve ever wondered if your new Tinder match might be a serial killer, you won’t want to miss this highly underrated film.
Cat Person is streaming on Hulu.
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ (2022)
After being abandoned by her family and left to fend for herself in the marshlands of North Carolina, Kya Crawford (Daisy Edgar-Jones) doesn’t know if she wants everyone to leave her alone or if she desperately wants a friend. Reviled by the nearby town, she nonetheless connects with two local boys — sweet and earnest Tate Walker (Taylor John Smith) and handsome football hero Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson). When one of them is found dead, the town immediately suspects Kya — and as she tries to prove her innocence, we’re left to wonder what really happened in that wild marsh.
Stunning cinematography and a magnetic performance from Edgar-Jones (plus an original Taylor Swift song!) make this a captivating, lush thriller about what happens to people who are forced to make their own way in the world — for better or for worse.
Where the Crawdads Sing is streaming on Hulu.
‘The Oxford Murders’ (2008)
Martin (Elijah Wood) is an American student studying at Oxford University. When his elderly landlady is murdered, Martin teams up with one of his professors, Arthur Seldom (John Hurt), to investigate who killed her. When Seldom becomes convinced the killer intends to kill again, the unlikely duo rush to solve the mystery before anyone else dies — including them.
The Oxford Murders is an old-school murder mystery that prioritizes cozy vibes over unsettling thrills. That’s perfectly fine with a movie that makes the most of its quaint English locations and charming cast. Hurt shines as the cerebral professor eager to solve the case, and Wood has one of his best non-Hobbit roles as a perpetually overwhelmed student who learns a valuable — and life-saving — lesson by the end of the film.
The Oxford Murders is streaming on Hulu.
‘Skincare’ (2024)
Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) is a successful owner of a Los Angeles skincare clinic who is upset that a rival aesthetician, Angel (Luis Gerardo Mendez), is stealing her clients. When her tires are slashed and someone seems to be stalking her, she hires a life coach, Jordan (Lewis Pullman), to help her. Will Hope and Jordan find out who is harassing her before her personal life is compromised and her career is destroyed?
Skincare is a psychological thriller that takes its time to build up tension. It’s more interested in focusing on Hope and her gradual breakdown as she compromises her own morals to solve her problems. Banks and Pullman have great chemistry together as an unlikely duo pulled into a complicated web of lust and violence. Skincare has an unusual premise, but it’s a satisfying suspense movie that will make you think twice about applying that cold cream to your face.
Skincare is streaming on Hulu.
‘Boston Strangler’ (2023)
Thrillers based on real-life events are usually creepier than fictional stories, and Boston Strangler is one of the better ones out there. Boston newspaper reporters Loretta McCaughlin (Keira Knightley) and Jean Cole (Carrie Coon) investigate a series of murders they believe are caused by one man. But the police are reluctant to admit they have a serial killer on their hands until Loretta and Jean’s persistent reporting forces the authorities to face the hard truth — there’s a Boston Strangler on the loose, and he’s preying on the city’s women.
Fans of Zodiac will like Boston Strangler as the film borrows liberally from David Fincher’s 2007 masterpiece. That’s OK, though, as it works well in depicting its protagonists’ dogged investigative efforts to catch a slippery killer. Knightley in particular stands out as a reporter fighting not only the police force’s indifference to her work, but also a sexist workplace that continually undermines her efforts.
Boston Strangler is streaming on Hulu.
‘Cuckoo’ (2024)
Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) is a teenager who has every reason to be moody. She’s still getting over the death of her mother, and her dad’s work has taken her away from her home. Stuck in a remote resort in the Bavarian Alps, Gretchen notices some unusual things, like strange screams in the distance and a hooded woman who seems to be stalking her. She begins to suspect her father’s employer, the weird Herr Koning (Dan Stevens), is behind it all, but how can she prove it and stay alive?
Cuckoo lives up to its title — it’s genuinely bonkers in all the right ways. The film’s bucolic European setting is used effectively, with the Alps casting sinister shadows over Gretchen and her family. Schafer is a great addition to the Final Girl Hall of Fame, and Stevens adds another madman role to his already impressive resume of unhinged weirdos.
Cuckoo is streaming on Hulu.
‘Eileen’ (2023)
Eileen Dunlop’s (Thomasin McKenzie) life is pretty drab. She lives in Massachusetts, where the winters are long and bleak, and she works at a juvenile detention facility for teenage boys, which is about as exciting as it sounds. But one day, in walks the platinum blonde Rebecca Saint John (Anne Hathaway), and Eileen’s life is forever changed — at first for the better, and then for the worse. Who is Rebecca, and what exactly does she want from Eileen besides mere friendship?
Eileen is an excellent thriller that’s also a compelling character study as it follows both women’s interest in a young inmate, Lee Polk (The White Lotus star Sam Nivola), who Rebecca suspects is hiding a dark family secret. Hathaway is in full movie-star mode as the glamorous Rebecca, and McKenzie is convincing as the sexually repressed Eileen. The film is a straightforward thriller with a deliberately anti-climactic ending that may anger some and please others.
Eileen is streaming on Hulu.
‘Femme’ (2023)
One night, London drag queen Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) is violently assaulted by a group of homophobic men. Months later, he encounters one of them, Preston (George MacKay), at a gay sauna. When he realizes Preston doesn’t recognize him out of drag, Jules plots to exact revenge by filming them having sex and posting it on the internet. However, as Jules gets to know more about Preston, he develops feelings for him that could derail his plan.
Femme is a non-traditional thriller that examines the different gender roles men play to appease those around them. The movie is striking partly due to it being set in places like London’s housing projects and gay nightclubs, which you don’t normally see in this genre.
Femme is streaming on Hulu.
Read the full article here
