Hulu is a great streaming service that is a very close second to Netflix. It provides great movies and TV shows, and a lot of original content. It has what it takes to be the primary choice of millions of streamers across the US.
Hulu’s content library hosts every genre of movies, including comedies. To help you pick out the best ones, here is a list of best comedy movies on Hulu that we love the most and you can watch right now.
1. Colossal
Colossal is a Canadian-Spanish science fiction black comedy film. The film centres on an out of work girl, Gloria, played by Anne Hathaway who is forced to go back to her hometown by her boyfriend. She soon realizes that she may be unwittingly connected to the giant monster causing havoc in Seoul, South Korea. She must figure out why and how her existence could have such a significant impact on the world.
2. Meet the Parents
Meet the Parents is a comedy film directed by Jay Roach. Film follows the story of a kind-hearted but unfortunate nurse Greg Focker, who plans to propose his girlfriend Pam Byrnes, on his first visit to her parent’s house over the weekend. It is a perfect blend of laughter and disastrous events where things go from bad to worse for Greg. Greg, while trying his best to mend the situation, unfortunately, destroys everything including Pam’s parents’ house. The film features Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.
3. Heathers
Heathers, directed by Michael Lehmann, is a dark comedy film starring Winona Ryder, Shannon Doherty and Christian Slater. It is the story of a group of students belonging to a popular clique of an Ohio high school. Veronica and her boyfriend J.D. accidentally poison a girl and portray it as a suicide. When good-hearted Veronica discovers the truth about her boyfriend, the story takes a u-turn. Will Veronica be able to tackle the situation she is subjected to?
4. Shrek
Shrek is an American animated comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. The main character, Shrek, is an ogre living in solitude until his peace is disrupted by lord Farquaad who overruns his swamp with fairy tale creatures. Shrek sets an agreement with him to rescue Princess Fiona from a fire breathing dragon and in return would regain control over his swamp. Shrek develops affection for the Princess who has been hiding a dark secret. It stars Eddie Murphy, Andrew Adamson and Cameron Diaz as the voices of lead characters.
5. Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers is directed by David Dobkin. This American comedy film stars Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken and Rachel McAdams. The story follows two divorce mediators Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) and John (Owen Wilson) who are habitual of crashing wedding receptions. They see such events as free drinking party and an opportunity to bed vulnerable women. However, things take a twist for this duo when they try to crash a wedding of a significant someone.
6. Juno
Juno is an Oscar-winning comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman. The story revolves around a talented teen, Juno MacGuff, played by Ellen Page. She gets unwillingly pregnant. She arranges a couple to adopt her unborn child, but things don’t go as planned for her because of the prospective father of her unborn child. This film stars Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman.
7. The Square
The Square is a satirical film released in 2017. Writer and director Ruben Östlund narrate the story of Christian who is the curator of a Swedish Museum, The Square. Christian is struggling to cope with crisis in his professional as well as personal life. The story takes a twist when a video of an art installation goes viral threatening his career.
8. Swingers
Swingers is a comedy-drama film that follows the lives of unemployed actors during the 1990s swing revival era of Hollywood. Director Doug Liman puts together this ensemble comedy film about Mike Peters who while struggling in his comedy career is trying to overcome his past. Trent Walker, his friend is trying to bring him back to normal by introducing him to other women. Things get a bit favourable for Mike when he gets romantically involved with Lorraine. The film stars Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston and Heather Graham.
9. Ingrid Goes West
Ingrid Goes West is a black comedy-drama film directed by Matt Spicer. The film stars Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen and Billy Magnussen. After her mother’s death, Ingrid Thorburn moves to Los Angeles hoping to befriend her Instagram obsession; a socialite named Taylor Sloane whom she thinks has a perfect boho-chic lifestyle. Unwittingly, she becomes a threat to the perfectly curated image of Taylor that starts crackling up because of her presence.
10. Knocked Up
Knocked Up is a romantic comedy film written, directed, and co-produced by Judd Apatow. It narrates the story of a rising journalist Alison Scot played by Katherine Heigl and an irresponsible slacker Ben Stone played by Seth Rogen. After their one-night, Alison comes across an accident and gets to know about her pregnancy. While trying to cope with the situation they embark on the journey of parenthood but soon realize that they both need time and space of their own. It also stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann.
11. Clerks
Clerks is a black-and-white comedy film. The story commences when on his day off, Dante and his friend Randal is covering a shift at his New Jersey convenience store in the company. Dante gets to know about the death of his girlfriend. The story takes a twist when Dante is left with a difficult choice to choose between his current girlfriend and ex after attending the memorial service. The movie stars Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson in the lead roles.
12. Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass is a superhero black comedy film adapted from the comic book written by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. It is the tale of a teenager, Dave Lizewski, played by Aaron Johnson. Dave tries to disguise himself as a real-life superhero. He allies with Big Daddy and Hit-Girl but their alliance are put to the test by a scheming mobster. Directed by Matthew Vaughn this movie star Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, Chloë Grace Moretz.
13. Drop Dead Gorgeous
Ingrid Goes West is a black comedy-drama film directed by Matt Spicer. The film stars Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen and Billy Magnussen. After her mother’s death, Ingrid Thorburn moves to Los Angeles hoping to befriend her Instagram obsession; a socialite named Taylor Sloane whom she thinks has a perfect boho-chic lifestyle. Unwittingly, she becomes a threat to the perfectly curated image of Taylor that starts crackling up because of her presence.
14. Frank
Frank is a black comedy film directed by Abrahamson released in 2014. The film follows the story of a young aspiring musician, Jon who joins a pop music group of the enigmatic Frank, who wears a giant fake head. Already feeling himself far away from his roots and pedigree, Jon starts having personal issues with Frank while attempting to record their debut album. It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and François Civil.
15. Plus One
Plus One is a romantic comedy film written starring Maya Erskine, Jack Quaid, Beck Bennett and Rosalind Chao. The story follows two long-time single friends. Tired of being single and listening to others getting married, they decide to play each other’s plus one on the upcoming weddings. The movie plunges into humorous events as they try to disguise each other’s perfect better halves at seemingly pleasant yet unbearable weddings.
How to Watch Hulu Outside US
It’s unfortunate that Hulu is only available in the US. Although it does have future plans to expand its operations into different regions and reach out to more people across the globe, for now, it seems that it’s not going to happen any time soon.
To unlock access to Hulu outside the US, get PureVPN and connect it to change your location to the US. Here is how to do that.
- Sign up for PureVPN.
- Download PureVPN’s browser extension.
- Connect to PureVPN and select Hulu from popular websites.
- Use your existing Hulu subscription service to log in and enjoy.
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June 20, 2023
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