When Hulu was launched in 2007, it was primarily a repository for TV shows broadcast by its owners, NBC Universal and News Corporation. In 2009, however, Disney became the primary stakeholder, and today the platform boasts a huge library of TV shows from both parent companies (including ABC, NBC, and FX), as well as original programming – including “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Only Murders in the Building” – and films both original and otherwise. Unfortunately, some of those films are truly terrible, up there with the worst films of all time.
Few things are more disappointing than settling in for an evening at home with a loved one and a bowl of popcorn, scrolling through your streaming service of choice until you find what looks like a good movie, pressing play, and slowly realizing that you’ve made a terrible choice. Avoid that unfortunate mistake by definitely not watching any of the movies, currently streaming on Hulu, that we’ve ranked as the worst options. (Instead, may we suggest one of these great movies we bet you’ve never seen.)
To determine the worst movies to stream on Hulu Plus this May, 24/7 Tempo developed an index using average ratings on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon, and a combination of audience scores and Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator, as of April 2022, weighting all ratings equally. We considered only movies with at least 5,000 audience votes on either IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes. Documentaries were not considered. Data on streaming availability, current as of this month, comes from the streaming guide Reelgood.
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From “Astro Boy” to “The Siege” to “Date Movie,” the movies on this list are all generally regarded to not be very good at all. The choice is yours as to whether you want to take the risk, obviously, but we wouldn’t advise it.
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50. White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (80,745 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 68% (161,822 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 77% (56 reviews)
> Directed by: Ron Shelton
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49. Rio (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (215,395 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 71% (90,348 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 72% (150 reviews)
> Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
48. The Tree of Life (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (172,118 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 60% (60,977 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 84% (289 reviews)
> Directed by: Terrence Malick
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
47. Copycat (1995)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (57,126 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 64% (41,148 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 79% (38 reviews)
> Directed by: Jon Amiel
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46. Antz (1998)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (150,257 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 52% (652,046 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 92% (93 reviews)
> Directed by: Eric Darnell & Tim Johnson
Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing
45. Starship Troopers (1997)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (279,628 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 70% (224,466 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 65% (66 reviews)
> Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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44. Ramona and Beezus (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (18,168 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 71% (65,268 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 70% (91 reviews)
> Directed by: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Source: Courtesy of Focus Features
43. Hanna (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (194,435 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 66% (72,561 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 71% (235 reviews)
> Directed by: Joe Wright
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
42. The Other Guys (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (252,773 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 60% (160,801 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 78% (209 reviews)
> Directed by: Adam McKay
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41. The Edge (1997)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (70,853 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 70% (43,260 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 64% (50 reviews)
> Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Source: Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures
40. Another Earth (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (93,382 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 66% (19,034 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 66% (135 reviews)
> Directed by: Mike Cahill
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39. Crank (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (241,560 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 71% (442,954 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 61% (96 reviews)
> Directed by: Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
38. Water for Elephants (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (113,737 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 70% (68,357 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 60% (197 reviews)
> Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
37. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (69,831 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (303,077 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 74% (141 reviews)
> Directed by: Jake Kasdan
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36. Premium Rush (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (112,117 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 60% (132,255 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 74% (163 reviews)
> Directed by: David Koepp
Source: Courtesy of Annapurna Distribution
35. Vice (2018)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (133,024 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 60% (5,198 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 65% (367 reviews)
> Directed by: Adam McKay
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34. Brothers (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (116,913 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 62% (194,553 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 64% (159 reviews)
> Directed by: Jim Sheridan
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33. I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (93,619 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 61% (88,887 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 71% (159 reviews)
> Directed by: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa
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32. Think Like a Man (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (45,522 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79% (224,290 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 54% (102 reviews)
> Directed by: Tim Story
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31. The Judge (2014)
> IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (185,030 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 72% (47,895 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 49% (201 reviews)
> Directed by: David Dobkin
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
30. Hitch (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (304,387 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 62% (32,624,083 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 69% (188 reviews)
> Directed by: Andy Tennant
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29. Get Him to the Greek (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (173,710 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 62% (213,806 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 72% (202 reviews)
> Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
28. Storks (2016)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (59,115 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 62% (24,916 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 65% (139 reviews)
> Directed by: Nicholas Stoller & Doug Sweetland
Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
27. Fright Night (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (102,611 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 59% (50,541 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 72% (180 reviews)
> Directed by: Craig Gillespie
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26. Demolition Man (1993)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (166,059 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 66% (270,572 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 60% (43 reviews)
> Directed by: Marco Brambilla
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25. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (191,648 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 65% (233,763 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 60% (200 reviews)
> Directed by: Garth Jennings
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24. Oculus (2013)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (121,914 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 53% (45,906 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 74% (156 reviews)
> Directed by: Mike Flanagan
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23. Papillon (2017)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (65,483 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 66% (1,286 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 52% (112 reviews)
> Directed by: Michael Noer
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22. Center Stage (2000)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (20,995 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 82% (104,277 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 42% (81 reviews)
> Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
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21. The Runaways (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (47,694 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 55% (86,221 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 69% (193 reviews)
> Directed by: Floria Sigismondi
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
20. Conspiracy Theory (1997)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (97,206 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 64% (158,836 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 57% (44 reviews)
> Directed by: Richard Donner
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19. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (120,624 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 81% (322,856 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 40% (43 reviews)
> Directed by: Mel Brooks
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18. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (275,345 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 72% (365,559 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 39% (191 reviews)
> Directed by: Ridley Scott
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17. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (87,589 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 63% (87,592 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 55% (31 reviews)
> Directed by: Jim Abrahams
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16. Radio (2003)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (39,233 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79% (171,053 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (122 reviews)
> Directed by: Michael Tollin
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
15. Predators (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (218,342 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 52% (159,971 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 64% (204 reviews)
> Directed by: Nimród Antal
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14. Green Zone (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (134,351 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (152,628 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 53% (190 reviews)
> Directed by: Paul Greengrass
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13. St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (39,686 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 68% (55,646 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 43% (44 reviews)
> Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
12. Here Comes the Boom (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (88,075 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 65% (60,692 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 41% (97 reviews)
> Directed by: Frank Coraci
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11. Stay (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (77,601 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 70% (73,183 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 27% (124 reviews)
> Directed by: Marc Forster
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10. In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (130,293 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 53% (40,602 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 42% (238 reviews)
> Directed by: Ron Howard
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9. Astro Boy (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (35,034 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 50% (148,502 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 50% (139 reviews)
> Directed by: David Bowers
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8. The Siege (1998)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (70,911 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 53% (53,770 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 44% (62 reviews)
> Directed by: Edward Zwick
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
7. The International (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (93,829 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 37% (165,466 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 58% (213 reviews)
> Directed by: Tom Tykwer
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6. 8MM (1999)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (128,612 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 52% (137,959 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 23% (84 reviews)
> Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Source: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
5. All Good Things (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (54,511 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 37% (39,206 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (98 reviews)
> Directed by: Andrew Jarecki
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4. Feel the Noise (2007)
> IMDb user rating: 3.0/10 (4,729 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 42% (109,104 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 11% (27 reviews)
> Directed by: Alejandro Chomski
Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing
3. I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
> IMDb user rating: 3.6/10 (29,128 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 26% (142,880 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (78 reviews)
> Directed by: Chris Sivertson
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2. Date Movie (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 2.8/10 (58,561 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 35% (513,869 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 7% (90 reviews)
> Directed by: Aaron Seltzer & Jason Friedberg
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1. Disaster Movie (2008)
> IMDb user rating: 1.9/10 (89,457 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 21% (128,372 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 1% (74 reviews)
> Directed by: Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
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