Here in Australia, July means plummeting temperatures and couch-surfing sessions hitting an all-time high. Thankfully, Hulu helps fill that extra couch time with some excellent viewing options this month. New series, old movies and a bunch of stuff in between, read on to discover the highlights.
Pure is the story of newly minted Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk, whose attempt to drive drug traffickers from the community results in him working for the very people he was trying to get rid of. In case you’re not sure, Mennonites are a Protestant sect, kind of like the Amish but with electricity and cars. Many Mennonites reside in Canada where Pure was filmed. Season 1 of the series streams from July 7. Stars Ryan Robbins (Arrow).
Keep an eye out for the season premiere of Midnight, Texas. A drama with fantasy elements, Midnight is a remote country town which doubles as a safe haven for those who are different. Based on the book series by Charlaine Harris whose other popular series was turned into TV’s True Blood, you can imagine that different probably means supernatural. When the regular world attempts to encroach, this band of misfits form an unlikely family bond. Starring Francois Arnaud (Blindspot) and Arielle Kebbel (The Vampire Diaries), catch it from July 25.
Somewhere Between also makes its season premiere this month. Starring Paula Patton, mother Laura Price knows her young daughter will be murdered. Though she doesn’t know by whom or why, Laura knows where, when and how it will happen and this 10-part series follows her desperate attempts to change her child’s horrific fate. It doesn’t sound like a barrel of laughs, but if you’re game, streaming kicks off on July 25.
If you’ve forgotten how Nicole Kidman (Lion) got her start in Hollywood, you should check out Dead Calm. Made in 1989 by director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games) and also starring Sam Neill (Peaky Blinders), Kidman was young, freckled and wild of hair and her performance in this tense thriller reportedly caught the eye of Tom Cruise who wanted her in his next film (Days of Thunder). That film and their subsequent marriage were doomed to fail but Dead Calm was a critical success. Check it out from July 1.
And for more retro scares, don’t miss Roman Polanski’s 1968 classic, Rosemary’s Baby. Starring Mia Farrow as the titular Rosemary, trouble begins when she and her beau move into an apartment with some very odd neighbours. When Rosemary gets mysteriously knocked up, she becomes obsessed with keeping the baby safe. Babies and horror – always a fun combo! Enjoy the crazy from July 1.
And finally, for the Trekkies, get ready to binge hard on not one, not two but the first 9 original Star Trek movies (don't know why Star Trek: Nemesis is missing). Live long and prosper from July 1.
Available July 1
48 Hours (1982)
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
Altered States (1980)
Another 48 Hours (1990)
Area 51 (2015)
As I Am: The Life and Times of DJ AM (2015)
Bandits (2001)
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
The Blob (1988)
Boomerang (1992)
Braveheart (1995)
Bull Durham (1988)
Cat O’Nine Tails (1974)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Click (2006)
Coma (1978)
Dark City (1998)
Dead Calm (1989)
Death Wish IV: The Crackdown (1987)
The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Dream a Little Dream (1988)
Drunk Wedding (2015)
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Encino Man (1992)
The Fan (1996)
The First Wives Club (1996)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1972)
Flashdance (1983)
Fly Me to the Moon (2008)
Free Money (1998)
The Furies (1950)
Get Well Soon (2002)
Godsend (2004)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
House of the Dead (2003)
House of the Dead 2 (2006)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker (1997)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
The Juror (1996)
Killing Zoe (1994)
Kingpin (1996)
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
La Bamba (1987)
Les Miserables (1998)
The Letter (2012)
Lost Souls (2000)
The Lucky Ones (2008)
A Man Alone (1955)
The Mangler (1995)
Manhattan (1979)
Married to the Mob (1988)
The Mask (1994)
The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
Misery (1990)
My Dog Skip (2000)
Needful Things (1993)
Nerve (2016)
Payback (1999)
The Peacemaker (1997)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Pootie Tang (2001)
The Presidio (1988)
The Professional (1994)
Reasonable Doubt (2014)
Rescue Dawn (2007)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Road House (1989)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Rustler’s Rhapsody (1985)
Sacred Ground (1983)
Santee (1975)
School Daze (1988)
Scrooged (1988)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Sniper (1993)
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 IX: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek VII: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Suicide Kings (1997)
Syriana (2005)
The Tall Stranger (1957)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 (1993)
The Pursuit of Happiness (2006)
The Water Horse (2007)
To the Arctic (2012)
Top Dog (1995)
Top of the Food Chain (2000)
Up in the Air (2009)
Walking Tall (2004)
The Witches (1990)
Wolfen (1981)
July 4
Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (2002)
July 5
The Eric Andre Show: Complete Season 4 (Adult Swim)
Prince Avalanche (2013)
The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
July 6
Under the Gun (2016)
July 7
Pure: Complete Season 1 (Cineflix)
July 8
Our Kind of Traitor (2016)
July 9
Sliding Doors (1998)
July 10
Blood, Sand & Gold (2017)
July 12
The Bold Type: Series Premiere (Freeform)
Humpday (2009)
Melancholia (2011)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
July 14
Uncle Grandpa: Complete Season 4 (Cartoon Network)
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
July 16
Inside Job (2010)
July 19
John Dies at the End (2012)
July 20
Tagged: Complete Season 1 (Awesomeness TV)
July 23
Touch of Light (2012)
July 24
Guardians of Oz (2017)
Touch of the Light (2012)
July 25
Midnight, Texas: Series Premiere (NBC)
Somewhere Between: Series Premiere (ABC)
July 26
Good Ol’ Frieda (2013)
Oxford Murders (2008)
July 28
Betch: Complete Season 2 (Awesomeness TV)
July 30
96 Souls (2016)
July 31
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Leaving July 31
52 Pick-Up (1986)
Addams Family Values (1993)
The Addams Family (1991)
Arrowhead (1952)
Bad Influence (1990)
Bait Shop (2008)
Black Rain (1989)
Cabin Fever (2003)
Catacombs (2007)
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
Chuck & Buck (2000)
Clue (1985)
Coming to America (1988)
The Doors (1991)
Fatal Instinct (1993)
Gator (1976)
Heartbreakers (2001)
How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
Kill Me Again (1989)
Maximum Security (1990)
Nick of Time (1995)
No Way Out (1987)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
School Ties (1992)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Star Kid (1998)
Wicker Park (2004)
Winter’s Bone (2010)
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