Just in time for Summer, Hulu is packing a lot of heat this July. Coming off June, which saw new originals like season 2 of Love, Victor and A24’s False Positive, the streamer isn’t looking to slow down. There’s going to be something for everyone, with the two most anticipated originals being Questlove’s Summer of Soul and Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Stories. The former is possibly on track to be an early awards contender in the documentary field. But that’s not the only music doc premiering this month, subscribers can also look forward to the Paul McCartney piece, McCartney 3,2,1.
On top of this, a slew of recent comedy hits are joining Hulu in July. Fans will be pleased to find Bill & Ted Face the Music and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar easily available to stream, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. See more on our recs below along with all the films and TV shows coming to and leaving Hulu in July. You can also find what’s in store for Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney+ on DiscussingFilm.
Our Recs:
Summer of Soul
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) premiered this year at Sundance and went on to win both the Grand Jury and Audience awards at the fest. Questlove, in his directorial debut, recounts one of the biggest music festivals that most people have probably never heard of. The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival took place over the course of 6 weeks (during the same summer of Woodstock no less) and featured big musicians like Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight. Yet, this massive celebration of Black love and artistry has since slipped into the obscure. The film seeks to answer why while giving it due honor.
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) debuts on Hulu July 2
American Horror Stories
Not to be confused with the upcoming tenth season of AHS, American Horror Stories is Ryan Murphy’s spin-off from the core show. This will be a 16 episode anthology series, diving into standalone Horror myths and legends in each episode. This could end up being the change of pace that the AHS brand certainly needs, and fans will definitely be happy to see returning faces from past seasons getting more time to shine in new roles. One big name, in particular, Sarah Paulson has actually confirmed that she will be directing an episode instead of acting. One can also expect to see stars from Glee, The Prom, and even Riverdale on screen.
American Horror Stories will have its 2 episode premier on July 15
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Having taken audiences by surprise in February, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar will finally be available to stream. “A great bit of positive escapism,” there’s way more to this comedy than meets the eye. The film follows two best friends from the Midwest on a Florida vacation. They soon find themselves in the middle of an evil scheme bent on destroying their sunny getaway. Coming from Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, Barb and Star is full of surprises and further proves the duo as superb comedic minds. The film is “definitely worth a try as it may revitalize your comedic tastes.”
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar lands on Hulu July 9
Hulu’s Arrivals for July 2021
Coming July 1
The Mighty Ones: Complete Season 2 (Hulu Original)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Complete Season 7 (MTV)
127 Hours (2010)
28 Days Later (2003)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
68 Kill (2017)
78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene (2017)
A Ciambra (2018)
The Adventures of Hercules (1985)
Almost Human (2014)
Alpha & Omega: Legend Of The Saw Toothed (2014)
American Gun (2005)
An Acceptable Loss (2019)
Australia (2008)
Bad Teacher (2011)
Band Aid (2017)
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Best Man (1999)
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
Big Fish (2003)
Bitter Harvest (2017)
Blue Sky (1994)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Breakdown (1997)
Bruno (2009)
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack II (1988)
Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999)
Carnage Park (2016)
Caveman (1981)
Chaplin (1992)
Chuck (2017)
The Chumscrubber (2005)
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2017)
Cliffhanger (1993)
The Condemned (2007)
Confessions Of A Shopaholic (2009)
The Conversation (1974)
Coyote Ugly (2000)
The Cured (2018)
Dangerous Minds (1995)
Dealin’ With Idiots (2013)
Dealt (2017)
Dear White People (2014)
Donnybrook (2019)
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Dumb And Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2014)
Eliminators (2016)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
The Face of Love (2014)
Factotum (2006)
Fargo (1996)
The Feels (2017)
Fired Up! (2009)
Foxfire (1996)
Frank Serpico (2017)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Free To Run (2016)
From Paris with Love (2010)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
The Gift (2000)
Gimme the Loot (2013)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Gorp (1980)
Graduation (2017)
Grandma (2015)
Hellions (2015)
Hideaway (1995)
House of the Dead (2003)
House of the Dead 2 (2006)
The House That Jack Built (2018)
Housesitter (1992)
I Daniel Blake (2017)
I Do…Until I Don’t (2017)
I Remember You (2017)
Ice Age (2002)
In The Cut (2003)
Indignation (2016)
Intermission (2004)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Johnny English (2003)
Knowing (2009)
The Ladies Man (2000)
Last Days Here (2012)
Let’s be Evil (2016)
Manic (2013)
The Mask (1994)
Maximum Risk (1996)
Mercury Rising (1998)
Morning Glory (2010)
Mystic Pizza (1988)
The Natural (1984)
Ode to Joy (2019)
Open Range (2003)
Open Water (2004)
Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
Passage to Mars (2017)
Personal Shopper (2017)
The Polar Express (2004)
Rabid Dogs (2016)
Rebel in the Rye (2017)
Reno 911!: Miami : The Movie (2007)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Robocop (1987)
Robocop 2 (1990)
Robocop 3 (1993)
Rookie of the Year (1993)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Shelley (2016)
Sightseers (2013)
Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Soldier Boyz (1995)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Somewhere (2010)
Sorority Row (2009)
Space Jam (1996)
Stand by Me (1986)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift (1990)
The Stepfather (2009)
Stonewall (2015)
Stray (2020)
Sunshine (2005)
Super Troopers (2002)
Sweet Virginia (2017)
Taffin (1988)
Take Every Wave (2017)
Take Shelter (2011)
Taken (2009)
The Terminator (1984)
They Came Together (2014)
Thunderheart (1992)
Timeline (2003)
Tooth Fairy (2008)
Twisted (2004)
Underworld (2003)
Underworld Awakening (2012)
Underworld Evolution (2006)
Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)
Universal Soldier (1992)
The Unknown Girl (2017)
Walking Tall (1973)
Whip It (2009)
White Nights (1985)
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Wolves (2017)
Coming July 2
Summer of Soul (2021) (Hulu Original)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Coming July 3
Flower of Evil: Complete Season 1 (Subbed) (Viki)
I’ll Go To You When The Weather Is Fine: Complete Season 1 (Subbed) (Viki)
More Than Friends: Complete Season 1 (Subbed) (Viki)
Dreamcatcher (2021)
Coming July 4
Leave No Trace (2018)
Coming July 8
My Wife and Kids: Complete Series (ABC)
Murdoch Mysteries: Complete Season 13 (Acorn)
Papillon (2017)
Coming July 9
This Way Up: Complete Season 2 (Hulu Original)
Grown-ish: Season 4 Premiere (Freeform)
Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
In a World… (2013)
Moffie (2021)
Coming July 10
47 Meters Down (2017)
Coming July 12
Love Island UK: Season 7 Premiere (iTV)
Coming July 14
Cleopatra in Space: Complete Season 1 (Peacock)
Cleopatra en el Espacio: Complete Season 1 (Peacock)
My All-American (2015)
Coming July 15
American Horror Stories: Two-Episode Limited Series Premiere (FX on Hulu)
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
A Field In England (2013)
The Act of Killing (2012)
Amira & Sam (2014)
Borgman (2013)
Bullhead (2011)
Cheap Thrills (2013)
The Complex: Lockdown (2020)
The Congress (2013)
The Connection (2014)
Enforcement (2021)
Exit Plan (2021)
The Final Member (2014)
The FP (2011)
I Declare War (2012)
The Keeping Room (2014)
Men & Chicken (2015)
Mood Indigo (2013)
Pieta (2012)
R100 (2013)
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015)
Wrong (2012)
Coming July 16
McCartney 3,2,1: Documentary Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
Coming July 17
Horimiya: Complete Season 1 (Dubbed) (Funimation)
Coming July 22
Olympic Dreams featuring Jonas Brothers: Special (NBC)
Coming July 26
The Artist (2011)
Coming July 29
The Resort (2021)
Leaving Hulu in July
There is an abundance of titles leaving Hulu in July. One might notice that some of them just arrived at the beginning of the month, but being available for just a short amount of time before going off to somewhere else is just one result of complicated streaming contracts. Another thing to take note, plenty of titles are leaving with most, if not all, of their sequels as well. Examples seen below include the following series: Predator, Robocop, Star Trek, Ong-Bak, and Batman Begins + The Dark Knight. Check out the whole list of everything leaving Hulu in July below.
Leaving July 4
Warrior (2011)
Leaving July 9
Desierto (2015)
Leaving July 20
The Last Full Measure (2019)
Leaving July 21
Bolt (2008)
Leaving July 24
All The Wild Horses (2017)
B.B. King: On The Road (2018)
The Beatles: Made on Merseyside (2018)
Bees Make Honey (2017)
Closing Gambit (2018)
Gloves Off (2017)
I, Dolours (2018)
In Extremis (2017)
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death (2017)
The Last Animals (2017)
Lost in Vagueness (2017)
Painkillers (2018)
Leaving July 27
For A Good Time, Call… (2012)
Leaving July 30
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
Like Someone in Love (2012)
Mad Detective (2007)
Leaving July 31
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
28 Days Later (2003)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
A Perfect Gateway (2009)
Alive (1993)
Batman Begins (2005)
Before We Go (2015)
Blue Sky (1994)
Breach (2007)
Broken Flowers (2005)
Captain Corelli’S Mandolin (2001)
Caveman (1981)
The Crazies (2010)
Cyrus (2009)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Dinosaur 13 (2014)
El Dorado (1967)
Evening (2007)
Fargo (1996)
Footloose (1984)
For Richer Or Poorer (1997)
Friends With Benefits (2011)
Gamer (2009)
Goodnight Mommy (2015)
Gorp (1980)
Grace Of Monaco (2015)
Hannibal Rising (2007)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia (2013)
Hyde Park On Hudson (2012)
I Feel Pretty (2018)
I Saw The Devil (2010)
In The Mix (2005)
Internal Affairs (1990)
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Jackal (1997)
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
The Ladies Man (2000)
L!FE Happens (2012)
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Machete (2010)
McLintock! (Producer’s Cut) (1963)
Morning Glory (2010)
Mystic Pizza (1988)
The Nanny Diaries (2007)
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002)
The Natural (1984)
Ong-Bak (2003)
Ong-Bak 2 (2008)
Ong-Bak 3 (2010)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Predator (1987)
Predator 2 (1990)
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Red Cliff (2008)
The Relic (1997)
Robocop (1987)
Robocop 2 (1990)
Robocop 3 (1993)
Seabiscuit (2003)
The Skeleton Key (2005)
Sliver (1993)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Soldier Boyz (1995)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Soul Food (1997)
The Spy Next Door (2010)
Stand by Me (1986)
Star Kid (1998)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Step Up 2 The Streets (2008)
Step Up 3D (2010)
Step Up Revolution (2012)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Taffin (1988)
The Terminator (1984)
Triangle (2009)
Turbulence (1997)
Unstoppable (2010)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2009)
What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)
Zack And Miri Make A Porno (2008)
