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5 Things to Catch on Hulu Before They Disappear Next Month

You've got a four-day weekend coming up and a fully-stocked Hulu watchlist. Here's what to do.
Faye Dunaway OnSet of the Film Chinatown 1974
DAEAYY Faye Dunaway, On-Set of the Film, Chinatown, 1974Alamy Stock Photo

Here’s the deal: You have a four-day weekend on deck. You have a fully stocked Hulu watchlist that you haven’t worked your way through yet. This isn't a crisis, it's an opportunity. Need help prioritizing? We suggest starting with the movies leaving at the end of November—and we've handpicked the most essential flicks in that category. Why? Because we love you. Now get out there and get watching.

  • *Chinatown* is more than just a film with one of the most quoted lines in history (“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”). Thanks to unbelievable performances from Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson as the aforementioned Jake, and a dynamite script—the movie was nominated for 11 Oscars, with screenwriter Robert Towne garnering the only award—it’s also an undeniable classic. If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to watch this one, wait no longer.
  • This Katie Couric-narrated documentary looks at US gun control laws and how the Sandy Hook shootings affected those laws. (Spoiler alert: Not at all.)
  • OK, so this Tom Cruise vehicle isn’t exactly great. But if you ever wanted to see what happens when Bryan Singer steps away from his *X-Men* duties to helm a movie about a coup within the German military to overthrow Adolf Hitler, well, here you go!
  • If you’re any kind of film buff, chances are you’ve already seen this Quentin Tarantino twofer more than once. We have two words for you: WHO CARES? Watch them again. Turns out it's impossible to burn out on watching Uma Thurman kick ass! Also, if you watch it enough times, you might actually be able to master the Five-Point-Palm Exploding-Heart Technique. (In which case, congrats—and please don't come any closer.)
  • A literature professor (James Caan) with a serious gambling problem gets deeper and deeper in debt in this Karel Reisz movie that snagged Caan a Golden Globe nomination. Watch this before watching the 2014 reboot starring Mark Wahlberg. Or before *not.*

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