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3 action movies on Hulu you need to watch in October 2024

Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds in The Hitman's Bodyguard.
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While some streamers rely on low-budget action movies, Hulu bucks that trend with its impressive lineup of films. Hulu isn’t even limited to the 20th Century Studios film library, as other studios lend out their movies to the streamer for a limited time. That means Hulu can often get some of the best action movies in Hollywood, if only briefly.

This month’s picks for the three action movies on Hulu that you need to watch include a star-studded pairing of action stars, an intense sci-fi legacy sequel, and the low-budget action/horror film that is a lot more entertaining than the movie based on the video game that it ripped off.

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)

The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) Official F*cking Trailer – Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson

Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson teamed up in 2017 for the action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Reynolds plays Michael Bryce, a bodyguard for the rich and powerful who was at the top of his game until an assassin, Darius Kincaid (Jackson), murdered the man under his protection. Years later, Michael can barely get work in his chosen field and his reputation is trashed.

Michael’s chance for redemption comes when his ex-girlfriend, Amelia Roussel (Élodie Yung), asks him to protect Darius so he can live long enough to testify against a terrorist dictator, Vladislav Dukhovich (Slow Horses star Gary Oldman). But Darius has his own agenda, and it involves getting his wife, Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek), out of prison any way that he can.

Watch The Hitman’s Bodyguard on Hulu.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Caesar leading his army of apes in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
20th Century Studios

The second film in the Planet of the Apes reboot series, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, is the last gasp for peace between apes and humans. Caesar (Andy Serkis) doesn’t have a lot of love left for humanity, but he comes to genuinely care for a man named Malcolm (Jason Clarke), as well as Malcolm’s wife and son, Ellie (The Diplomat‘s Keri Russell) and Alexander (Kodi Smit-McPhee).

Unfortunately for Caesar, one of his lieutenants, Koba (Toby Kebbell), hates humans so much that he’s willing to kill Caesar just to ignite a war between the apes and what’s left of humanity. And even if Caesar can win back his tribe from Koba, the damage may already be done.

Watch Dawn of the Planet of the Apes on Hulu.

Willy’s Wonderland (2021)

Willy's Wonderland - Official Trailer

There may be an official Five Nights At Freddy’s movie now, but Willy’s Wonderland has the one thing that film could never have: Nicolas Cage. The movie doesn’t even have to give Cage’s character a name. He’s just a drifter who is recruited to be the janitor for Willy’s Wonderland, an abandoned family entertainment center that is haunted by murderous animatronics.

The janitor has to unleash a little mayhem of his own to survive these killer robots. Meanwhile, the sheriff’s daughter, Liv Hawthorne (Emily Tosta), attempts to burn down the cursed site until she realizes that the janitor is stuck inside. Liv even enters the entertainment center herself to save him. But getting in was the easy part. Getting out will be much harder.

Watch Willy’s Wonderland on Hulu.

Blair Marnell
Blair Marnell has been an entertainment journalist for over 15 years. His bylines have appeared in Wizard Magazine, Geek…
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