This December, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated U.S. release of Paris Has Fallen to the thrilling drama film Amber Alert. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Hulu in December 2024 with an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Cast Away (December 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
Cast Away is a survival drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by William Broyles Jr. The 2000 film follows Charles “Chuck” Noland, a FedEx system analyst who gets stranded on an uninhabited island after a plane crash and tries to survive long enough so that someone can find and he can return home. Cast Away stars Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Jenifer Lewis, Geoffrey Blake, and Chris Noth.
The Muppets (December 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
The Muppets is a musical comedy film directed by James Bobin from a screenplay co-written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller. Based on Disney’s Muppet characters, the 2011 film follows three fans who decide to find the Muppets and reunite them so that they can save the Muppet Theater from being closed down. The Muppets stars Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, and Rashida Jones.
Speed (December 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Speed is an action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay by Graham Yost. The 1994 film follows LAPD officer Jack Traven, who is called into action after an extortionist rigs a city bus to explode if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour. Speed stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, and Jeff Daniels.
Gladiator (December 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 80%
Gladiator is a historical epic action film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The 2000 film follows Maximus, a general who Commodus demotes after he takes power from his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Now, Maximus is relegated to fighting as a gladiator till he dies. Gladiator stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, and Richard Harris.
Living (December 5)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Living is a British historical drama film directed by Oliver Hermanus from a screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro. Based on the 1952 film Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, the 2022 film follows Mr. Rodney Williams, a lonely civil servant who gets a medical diagnosis that tells him that he doesn’t have long to live. In the little time he has left, he tries to search for the meaning of life and create a legacy for the next generation. Living stars Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, and Tom Burke.