This January, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated release of the mystery crime thriller Paradise to the multiple new comedy shows like Going Dutch and Shifting Gears. 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 eight best movies that are coming to Hulu in January 2025 with an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Paddington (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Paddington is a live-action, animated, feel-good comedy film written and directed by Paul King. The 2014 film follows Paddington, a talking bear who migrates from the jungles of Peru to the Streets of London, where he begins living with the Brown family. Paddington stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walter, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, and Ben Whishaw.
Heat (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%
Heat is a crime thriller drama film written and directed by Michael Mann. Based on Mann’s 1989 TV film L.A. Takedown, the 1995 film revolves around the intense rivalry between McCauley, a career thief who is hoping to pull off one last heist and L.A. police detective Hanna, who wants to catch him at any cost. Heat stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Williamson, Wes Studi, Ted Levine, Jon Voight, and Val Kilmer.
Sorry to Bother You (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Sorry to Bother You is an absurdist sci-fi dark comedy film written and directed by Boots Riley. The 2018 film follows Cassius “Cash” Green, a young African-American man who begins working as a telemarketer and adopts a “white voice” for his customers. He soon finds success and becomes embroiled in a corporate conspiracy that will turn his whole life upside down. Sorry to Bother You stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, and Armie Hammer.
The Town (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
The Town is a crime thriller film directed by Ben Affleck, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig and Aaron Stockard. Based on the 2004 novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, the 2010 film follows four thieves who rob a bank and take the bank manager hostage. After their job is done, they let her go, but one of them keeps tabs on her to stop her from reporting them to the police, and he soon falls in love with her. The Town stars Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, and Chris Cooper.
John Wick Films 1-3 (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%, 89% & 89%
John Wick is arguably one of the biggest action film franchises ever made. Directed by Chad Stahelski from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad, the Keanu Reeves film franchise follows John Wick, a retired and extremely dangerous assassin who comes out of retirement after his wife dies and the last gift from her is snatched away from him. John Wick stars Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, and Ian McShane.
The King of Comedy (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
The King of Comedy is a satirical dark comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Paul D. Zimmerman. The 1982 film follows Rupert Pipkin, a struggling comedian who approaches talk show host Jerry Langford to perform on his show, but when that doesn’t work, he comes up with a hair-brained scheme to kidnap Jerry and ransom his way to success. The King of Comedy stars Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Tony Randall, Diahnne Abbott, and Sandra Bernhard.
The Walk (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%
The Walk is a biographical drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Browne. Based on the French high-wire artist Philippe Petit, the 2015 film follows Philippe Petit, a French street performer who aspires to do something big in his life, and he gets his chance when he attempts to walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York on a tightrope. The Walk stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, and James Badge Dale.
A Real Pain (January 16)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
A Real Pain is a buddy comedy-drama film written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. The 2024 film follows David and Benji Kaplan, two mismatched Jewish American cousins who go on a trip to Poland in honor of their dead grandmother. Still, when they get there, they realize the true weight of their family history. A Real Pain stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes.