Like every month, a wave of movies and TV shows will leave Hulu in May – and among this month’s victims are some great crime films.
From heist comedies to dark gangster thrillers, there are four in particular that we think you should catch before they leave the service. They all have their own take on the crime genre, with incredible casts full of recognizable faces.
These are just a few examples of movies about to leave, and you can head over to our full list of everything leaving Hulu in May 2024. You can also check out our list of new Hulu movies if you’re looking for something new. this month.
LA Confidential (1997)
Director: Curtis Hanson
Duration: 136 minutes
Age classification: R
Departure on: May 31
Not only LA Confidential proved to be a hit with crime movie fans, but it earned Oscar wins for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Kim Basinger. Inspired by film noir and set in 1950s Los Angeles, three police officers, each with their individual motives, try to uncover the truth of an unsolved murder. Starring familiar faces Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and Danny DeVito, the members of the police force find themselves at the intersection of LA crime and the world of celebrity.
Scarface (1983)
Director: Brian DePalma
Duration: 170 minutes
Age classification: R
To leave streaming enabled: May 31
Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, an ex-con who travels to Miami after killing a Cuban government official to obtain a green card. He enters the drug trade and becomes the largest drug lord in the state. He is not afraid to use the worst forms of violence against those who try to get in his way. But his desires and hunger for power go to his head, and soon his world begins to fall apart.
The Great Lebowski (1998)
Director: Joel Coen
Duration: 117 minutes
Age classification: R
Leave streaming on: May 31
From the makers of the Oscar-winning film Fargo (1996), The Great Lebowski is a crime comedy that follows Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), a burned-out and avid bowler who has the same name as millionaire Jeffrey Lebowski (David Huddleston). When The Dude is mistaken for the millionaire, he is beaten by thugs and forced to pay off a debt he knows nothing about. He recruits his bowling friend Walter (John Goodman) to get compensation, but they run into even more trouble.
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Duration: 116 minutes
Age classification: PG-13
To leave streaming enabled: May 31
Soderbergh’s heist comedy is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name and features a stellar cast of familiar Hollywood faces, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, to name a few. Just a day after his parole, Danny Ocean (Clooney) begins rolling out his plan to pull off the biggest heist in history. His goals; casinos owned by Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), who also happens to be the new lover of Danny’s ex-wife (Roberts).