What's Leaving Hulu in January 2024?
Find out which movies and TV shows are set to leave Hulu in January 2024, and catch them before they're gone! From Christmas classics to action-packed thrillers, here's a roundup of the content bidding farewell to Hulu this month.
Movies and TV Shows Departing from Hulu
Subscribers will have their last chance to catch several movies and TV shows leaving Hulu this month throughout various dates in January 2024. Hulu offers a large selection of TV shows and movies, and every month some of that content ends up leaving the streaming service. Launched in 2007, Hulu is one of the original major streaming services and one of the few to include unskippable ads during TV shows and movies at lower subscription tiers.
A crop of the poster for Saving Christmas
Hulu offers plenty of original movies and programming alongside its large library of network and Hollywood titles, yet it is always changing, meaning that not every piece of content will be there forever. January 2024 will see a number of notable titles leaving the streaming platform, some finding new homes elsewhere and others perhaps disappearing from the streaming world for now. With only a finite number of days left to enjoy many of the quality movies and TV shows on the platform, subscribers will want to keep an eye on everything leaving Hulu in January 2024.
Notable Departures in the First Half of January
As can be expected, many of the titles being removed from Hulu in January are Christmas movies. This includes the first two movies exiting the platform on January 3. Christmas Child is a movie about a reporter on the verge of divorce who begins looking for the biological family he never knew to save his current one before the holidays. Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas is also leaving Hulu with the controversial faith-based movie in which Cameron tries to reveal the religious importance of the holiday to his cynical brother-in-law. Both will be leaving Hulu a few days into January.
Two samurai do battle in 13 Assassins
A trio of very different movies leave Hulu on January 7. 13 Assassins is a historical action movie about a group of hired swords in feudal Japan who come together to take down a warlord. Jesus Camp is an eye-opening documentary that takes a look at the young people attending an evangelical Christian summer camp. Finally, Queen of Versailles is a documentary about a billionaire couple building a dream mansion as the real estate crisis threatens their wealth. All are leaving Hulu on the 7th of January 2024.
An underseen war movie with a strong cast leaves Hulu on January 9. 12 Strong is the true story of a group of American soldiers who joined forces with Afghan crime lords to battle the Taliban in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The ensemble includes Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, and Michael Peña. While the movie came and went without much notice, Hulu users may want to check it out while it is still available.
Chris Hemsworth holding a gun while covered in dirt and blood as Mitch Nelson in 12 Strong.
A dark crime story and a high-concept comedy are the departures on Hulu on January 10. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is the final movie from filmmaking legend Sidney Lumet and serves as a brilliant cap to an iconic career. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke as brothers who attempt to escape their dire financial situation by robbing the jewelry store owned by their parents. A much more lighthearted option is Central Intelligence which serves as the first movie in Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart’s successful partnership. Hart stars as a man who reunites with a former classmate (Johnson) who was bullied as a kid but is now a skilled international spy. It's among the best Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart movie, though Hulu subscribers won't be able to view it after January 10.
Movies Leaving Hulu in the Latter Half of January
There are several lesser-known movies being removed from Hulu on January 14 that span from the 1990s to the 2010s. Camp Nowhere is perhaps the most well-known title of the departures. The movie follows a group of kids looking to avoid spending the summer at a lame camp and hire a local eccentric (Christopher Lloyd) to pose as the counselor of their fabricated “no rules” camp. Another Christmas title will be leaving with the period drama The Christmas Candle, the drama Main Street starring Colin Firth and Orlando Bloom, the crime comedy Serious Moonlight starring Meg Ryan, the self-help adaptation Woman Thou Art Loosed, and the documentary Zero Days.
The kids in Camp Nowhere (1994) in the cabin
Hulu will be losing the Norwegian disaster movie The Quake on January 17. A sequel to The Wave, the movie picks up with the hero of that first movie as he prepares and deals with a new disaster threatening to strike Oslo. These movies have enjoyed some international success, and The Quake is definitely a movie subscribers who enjoy disaster films will want to check out before it is gone from Hulu.
Movies Leaving Hulu in the Latter Half of January
A lesser-known movie from David Ayer will be leaving Hulu on January 21. It will be the last chance for Hulu subscribers to check out The Tax Collector which is a crime movie following a family man who works as a tax collector for a Los Angeles gang. While out making collections with his partner (played by Shia LaBeouf), his world and everything he loves are put in danger by a returning threat. Fans of Ayer's LA crime stories like Training Day will surely want to check out this dark thriller before January 21.
Shia LaBeouf and Bobby Soto pointing a gun at a man in The Tax Collector
January 24 will be the last chance for Hulu users to watch one of the most acclaimed horror movies of 2022. Barbarian begins with two strangers who meet when they are mistakenly booked for the same Airbnb rental and soon find a strange discovery in the house. From there, the movie takes an unexpected and twisted turn that is best kept a secret until watching the wild movie. From the performances to the bold swings in tone to the disturbing themes of the story, Barbarian is a very memorable horror.
Barbarian
Two movies will be leaving Hulu on January 28. First is the romantic comedy Begin Again which stars Mark Ruffalo as a cynical and jobless music producer who happens upon an amateur singer-songwriter (Kiera Knightley) who is making music to deal with her heartbreak. The second departure is the Chinese animated movie White Snake which tells the epic love story between a snake hunter and a snake spirit.
Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley on the subway in Begin Again
As is typically the case, the final day of the month sees the highest number of departures from Hulu. Once again, January 31 will see the platform removing a number of Christmas movies including the first three Home Alone movies, both versions of Miracle of 34th Street, and Deck the Halls. There are also a surprising number of disaster movies being removed from Hulu on this day which highlight the range of the genre. There are some natural disaster survival stories like Posideon and Twister, movies about global threats like Armageddon and Pacific Rim, and even more grounded stories like Apollo 13 and Contagion. In a similar vein, there are also some monster movies, including Deep Blue Sea, Alien Vs. Predator, and two Godzilla titles which continue the trend of the iconic monster making a huge comeback. All are available for Hulu subscribers, but only until January 31.
Two burglars have caught Kevin and pinned him to a door hook in Home Alone
