For Hulu subscribers, it’s a good thing that only a trickle of movies are leaving at the end of March. In fact, there are literally only three movies exiting Hulu on March 31. Of that trio, we can only recommend Night Raiders and Snakehead.
That’s why we’ve had to dip into the movies leaving Hulu in April to fill out the rest of the five movies you need to watch before the end of March. We’ll be borrowing from May’s departures as well, because only nine movies are slated to exit Hulu in the entire month of April. And most of those flicks probably won’t even be remembered after they’re gone.
Need more recommendations? We also have guides to the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max, and the best movies on Disney+.
Night Raiders (2021)
Niska (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers) faces an impossible choice in Night Raiders. In a dark future where children under 18 are taken away to be indoctrinated as soldiers in the regime, Niska has successfully hidden her daughter, Waseese (Brooklyn Letexier-Hart). When Waseese is seriously injured during a hunt for food, Niska is forced to give up her own flesh and blood in the hope that her life can be saved.
What happened to Niska has happened to parents all over North America, and some of them are planning a daring raid to reclaim their children. Niska may get a second chance with her daughter, but it’s going to take some serious sacrifices to bring them face-to-face once again.
Watch Night Raiders on Hulu.
Snakehead (2021)
There’s a lot of bang for the buck in Snakehead, a crime action thriller starring Shuya Chang. This is an immigrant story, but not in the way you might expect. Sister Tse (Shuya Chang) didn’t have herself smuggled into America to start a new life; she came to find her daughter, Rosie (Catherine Jiang), who was adopted by an American family while Tse was in prison.
Tse’s fighting skills make her too valuable to waste on prostitution, and she becomes a top enforcer for Dai Mah (Jade Wu), the woman who controls whether Tse will ever have her freedom again. Physically, Tse can hold her own with almost anyone. But she’s made an enemy out of Dai Mah’s son, Rambo (Sung Kang), who believes she’s trying to take his place as the heir apparent.
Watch Snakehead on Hulu.
Agnes (2021)
Agnes is a horror film that makes a few creative choices that may not work for every viewer. Agnes (Hayley McFarland) herself is the apparent victim of a demonic possession, but Father Donaghue (Ben Hall) doesn’t really believe in things like that. Nevertheless, Donaghue and his assistant, Benjamin (Jake Horowitz), are dispatched to deal with the escalating crisis at the convent.
Molly C. Quinn gets top billing because a good deal of the story revolves around her character, Mary. Before the incident with Agnes, she was close friends with Mary. In the present, Mary seemingly wants nothing to do with the church or the people who were a part of her life there. As much trouble as Mary has finding her place outside of the church, something she knows is keeping her as far away as possible.
Watch Agnes on Hulu.
She Will (2021)
Alice Krige ventures into the realm of psychological horror in She Will, as her character, Veronica Ghent, enters a waking nightmare. Already weakened by a double mastectomy, Veronica’s hope of finding a safe space to heal alongside her nurse, Desi Hatoum (Kota Eberhardt), is shattered by the presence of people who know she was a movie star. Veronica is also unnerved by the reemergence of Hawthbourne (Malcolm McDowell), the man who discovered Veronica when she was 13.
Hawthbourne completely gaslights Veronica about the wildly inappropriate relationship they had at the time. But there’s something about the retreat’s location that’s awakening an aspect of Veronica that she didn’t know she had. And despite Desi’s desire to leave, Veronica may finally have the chance to get justice from the man who wronged her decades ago.
Watch She Will on Hulu.
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is a documentary and a celebration of the life of author and activist Toni Morrison that was released shortly before her death in 2019. Morrison was able to participate in this look back at her life and career, which follows her from humble beginnings to entering the publishing world as an editor and becoming a breakout writer and a trailblazer for African American voices.
Oprah Winfrey, Hilton Als, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Walter Mosley, Sonia Sanchez, and more share their thoughts about Morrison and her work. But the real attraction here is Morrison herself, sharing her story in her own words. Morrison not only had the chance to chart her own course as a creator, but she also got the last word on her own story.
Watch Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am on Hulu.
