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Hulu has a rating of 1.6 stars from 1,175 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Hulu most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and free trial problems. Hulu ranks 226th among Streaming Movies sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Hulu”

Dee C.
3/29/24

Hulu is a fantastic streaming service with a diverse range of content, including current TV shows, classic movies, and original programming. The ability to watch new episodes of my favorite shows shortly after they air is a major plus. The ad-supported tier offers great value, although I wish there were fewer commercials during playback

Top Critical Review

“Worst Streaming Channel”

Joe S.
10/5/24

I've tried most of the movie sites and Hulu is by far the absolute worst. The website itself is slow and difficult to navigate. Their disabling of right-click makes it even worse. Movies stop at random places to load, ruining the continuity of the movie. And trying to skip ahead or back stops the movie outright for anywhere from several seconds to half a minute. You can't even pause a movie where you want because of the delay. Subtitles are out of sync with video on most movies. You have to pay to watch the movies, and then pay again if you want to watch them without ads. Even the free bootleg movie sites work better than Hulu. I tried their free trial so at least this poor experience did not cost me anything.

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Thumbnail of user rodp87
Washington
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May 3rd, 2023

Customer Service was very helpful and caring about my complaint.
I received calls from people who sounded like "South Asian" people who spoke poor English, Pretending to be Hulu support and wanted me to download the "AnyDesk" app from the App Store if you had an iPhone. They also wanted me to open the "Cash App" if I had one to verify my bank account, I said "No" and they hung up. I reported them to Hulu and they in turn notified authorities. So beware of scammers trying to steal your personal information. I have and love Hulu, but this calls made me think about how easy it seemed for these people to obtain precious and valuable information from unsuspecting clients. Be aware, hulu will never ask you to download apps or open your personal apps. 04.02.23.

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Michigan
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February 21st, 2021

Hulu offered me a come back month free. Billed me 11.99 instead. When I called customer service, they would not credit me and said I was not "eligible." They sent me many emails to come back and then I am not eligible? I think the money makes money when people sign up for free month and then don't notice that they were charged on credit card. Terrible attitude towards customer at Hulu.

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Be very careful when you get a free offer. Hulu will charge you and refuse to credit. Terrible attitude towards their customers

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Florida
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September 6th, 2023

I have a top-tier subscription and still have to watch commercials. To make it worse, they repeat the same ads dozens of times in each episode. Last night, Hulu made me watch 16 times the same commercial from Baptist Health. Next time I need a doctor, I will go anywhere but Baptist Health.

I am canceling my subscriptions. Youtube is much better!

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13 minutes commercial in a 30-minute show.
Insane!

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Thumbnail of user joshz24
Massachusetts
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January 19th, 2021

I wish I could give this half a star but it only allows for one minimal. Hulu is untrustworthy and greedy. Want to watch a 20 minute show? Sit through 4 minutes of ads. An hour show? Sit through 8 or 10 minutes. Oh but they give you the option to pay more money for slightly less ads. Still stinks. OH but they give you ANOTHER option to pay EVEN MORE money for no ads! Lol that's not how you bring in customers or revenue. BEFORE YOU BUY... remember they only let you watch certain shows/movies based on how much money you pay for the subscription. If you've ever used Hulu you would know that they are in it for the money nor the service. Nobody is ever there to help you, nor do they put up a lot of shows/movies. But they have free tv so that should magically solve all your problems. I'd maybe consider it if they weren't so crappy with the red carpet.

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Thumbnail of user blmb
Maryland
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August 25th, 2020

I switched of Hulu over ATTTV Now streaming service and regret switching over. Hulu does not offer any of the black channels like BET or OWN. I called to voice my concern asked to speak with a manager and was basically told there nothing they can do. I was looking for more... they could at the very least said there working on getting these channels but nothing. Customer service is a joke and the service is constantly buffering. Definitely do not recommend Hulu and the new update sucks as well.

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Italy
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October 15th, 2018

I'm presently paying for my Hulu service and I'm rating it as GOOD connection. Hulu is an interesting streaming platform that has for a long time provided some great shows. Hulu provides a free catalog as well as a premium catalog, both of which are supported by advertisers.

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Texas
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February 21st, 2022

There are way too many commercials. A 1:30 second commercial every 5 minutes. That's about 10 commercials if your watching a pretty long tv show. You pay 1 time a month for good old reliable Netflix and there are NO ADS. Do better Hulu, it shouldn't take 60 minutes to watch a 45 minute tv show. It has so many bad reviews for a reason. Hulu needs to take accountability and fix what everybody doesn't like about the subscription. Do better.

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Thumbnail of user amyg91
New York
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August 16th, 2016

Hulu is a waste of your money for these 4 reasons.

1. Commercials! They are a waste of your time, & they play the same one over & over & over! & if you accidentally back out of your video or close out your page, you will have to watch the same commercials again!

2. Often doesn't even work! Not only do the videos just say "unavailable" sometimes for no reason, but the captions never work! Why have a caption option if when they are on, they won't show up!

3. Limited shows. Need I say more? There's only one show I'll watch on here!

4. Price. $7.99 a month. Amazon has every show imaginable & it's $49 a year! That's just a little over $4 a month!

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Thumbnail of user cac26
Oregon
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January 7th, 2017

Hulu is mediocre. Hulu+ isn't worth it. The selection is ok & changes seldom. For current movies, there's RedBox & your local cheapo theatre for a matinee or inexpensive night out (without the popcorn & drinks). There's also the public library & youtube. Hulu disappointed me when after an intentionally deactivated account I was no longer using was reactivated without my knowledge or permission & my credit card was charged.

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Kentucky
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April 9th, 2017

I was a bit irritated because this was my 5th time in the last 7 days calling Hulu support. But the customer support rep was not helpful or pleasant at all.
1. answerd the phone like he was waking up from a nap.

2. Never sounded pleasant or happy to be assisting me.

3. Kept blaming me for the problem.

4. He kept breaking in and out/his voice was fuzzy

Since I cancelled Hulu 8 days ago. I have been charged 5 separate times $11.99 for supposedly re activating my account. I tried completely deleting my account and even then I was charged. I know it will take 3-5 business days to receive my money back but, I am still waiting for several of my refunds back. This was not the first time I received unpleasant customer support in the past 8 days. When I cancelled my Hulu subscription it was because I was low on funds. I planned on re activating my account in the summer. Now, I will I'll NEVER sign up for Hulu again.

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California
22 reviews
39 helpful votes
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September 10th, 2015

As good as Netfllix is, Hulu, which once at least decent, is useless. They skip seasons, episodes, have commercials, and heaven help you, if you give them your credit card info. Horrible, horrible site, customer service people, if you can Ever get one, is rude, incompetent, and, not interested in helping you with any concern you have.
Vudu is MUCH better. Stay away from Hulu.

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Sweden
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February 12th, 2017

I'm just disgruntled because I don't understand why Hulu won't sell me a subscription because live overseas. If I lived in the USA I wouldn't need a bloody subscription to watch the shows. I would gladly pay for it... tell me how much... money no object! On iTunes they let me install, sign up for a trial... and then tell me there is an "error".

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Texas
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September 10th, 2022

Last year the subscription went up a dollar this year subscription goes up 2 dollars! Now this may not seem like a lot right now imagine in another 2-3 years it will go up a total of 6-9 dollars a month which is like 15-18 dollars a month if you have the basics ad plan which should be criminal! Hulu your content is complete trash and then y'all wanna keep increasing the price…. It's criminal y'all should be locked up for being greedy sobs

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Thumbnail of user hm223
Virginia
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May 15th, 2022

It seems like they are infusing more of the indoctrinating shows on there and pushing that agenda in their "picks".
They are also upping their game in terms of their ads. They claim their adds match the shows we watch. They have gay, lesbian and transgender ads in almost every show we watch and most of our shows are G, PG or PG 13! Ya, that's Grooming!
We had to cancel Disney, Netflix, Noggin, it looks like it's Hulu's turn! It doesn't seem like they have the mental capacity to comprehend the simple action/ reaction phenomenon! But then again, that's what the left does to your brain, wipes out your brain cells!

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Florida
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September 7th, 2014

No one wants to pay and still have to watch commercial after commercial. I click the not interested button but I always end up with the same commercials anyways. Netflix is WAY better, you get what you pay for.

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Thumbnail of user dons542
Missouri
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April 7th, 2020

I feel like the problem with this streaming platform is the people who created it have never used it. It's like they use Netflix at home, which is amazing and easy to use, and then go to work and say: Okay, let's do the exact opposite.
Like I get they are your competitor, but the Hulu interface is SO BAD. Nothing is intuitive, nothing is easy to figure out, there is no memory of what I've watched, I once even had to buy a second subscription because it simply forgot that I existed. I hate Hulu. Obviously I cancel right after I watch whatever it is I wanted to watch. Netflix? Will never, ever cancel.

Thumbnail of user danielh2049
Pennsylvania
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February 4th, 2022

Whenever the app won't work ( 70 % of the time) I go back to trusted Netflix. Looking up reasons why the app isn't working, you will discover a plethora of excuses none which Hulu takes responsability for. If you won't mind the frustration of paying for a worthless app, then Hulu is for you. This I know, you will spend a lot of time turning your device off and on as they suggest in their trouble shooting recommendations. Hulu is garbage while the company itself are thieves. Don't be a victim to the "Hulu excuses."Boycott these liers.

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Thumbnail of user jelenam5
Illinois
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August 24th, 2019

Just tried logging in to continue watching my favorite show only to find out that Hulu discontinued their services with LG. So what am I supposed to do... get a new TV? Well I will definetly be discontinuing my account with them. So upsetting.

Thumbnail of user malcoa
North Carolina
8 reviews
12 helpful votes
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August 28th, 2018

I've had HULU Commercial free $11.99 mo. The only thing I've had a problem with is connecting with my smart tv. Have to run through trouble shooting to get hulu to connect sometimes, otherwise no problems with streaming. I would recommend it.

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Michigan
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July 14th, 2014

Well, it started out good but now for the past 4 months almost EVERY thing I watch stops constantly to load. It s' so irritating and i have to turn it off. I would keep it if the loading problem was corrected.

Thumbnail of user debs67
Ohio
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May 23rd, 2017

I have used Hulu for years and have always enjoys the format. I thought it was very easy yo use and navigate, i liked the new show notifications, and the organization of the content... but not anymore! I even watched their useless tutorial hoping I missdmed some helpful hints, but nope! Terrible, terrible app! Has to 'load' everytime you open it, the layout is horrible, difficult to manage your content and is just not overall user-friendly. Very disappointed, Hulu. Please go back!

Thumbnail of user sativab
Indiana
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August 29th, 2019

Been a member for a few years and never had a problem. Till last week. I guess my expensive LG tv isnt good enough. But my older tablet and phone. Work fine for this service. I dont understand how that is. Guess ill be searching for a better service cause im not buying a new TV just to run HULU! So disappointing.

Thumbnail of user jamamini1313
Washington
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April 7th, 2023

Has great shows and movies, but for black Friday sale I got Hulu with ads. In a 20 minute show like" $#*!tz Creek" there are 4 minute and a half commercials. In a 45 minute show like "Sons of anarchy" there are 7 or 8 commercial interruptions...and to watch a movie...hope you have an extra 25 or 30 minutes to watch it cause there are so many commercial breakers. Regular TV is free because we watch commercials with it. Watching the commercials is how we pay the networks for watching their channel. With Hulu you not only watch all the commercials the businesses pay Hulu to show us but we pay Hulu for the privilege. They should be ashamed of their selves. None of the other movie apps run so many commercials for paying customers...Hulu is just a money grubbing monster, that I hope will be fined whenever the government figures out what they are doing.

Thumbnail of user philippc
Arizona
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June 7th, 2011

Great site to watch videos on. I regret however that I can not see how much buffering I have accumulated. I have a slow internet connection and it would be nice if I could put a video on pause and wait a long time so that I have enough buffer to watch the video in a smooth manner. There is buffering but you just cannot see how much has accumulated.

Thumbnail of user kellyp626
Missouri
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November 3rd, 2020

Hulu will charge you if you don't want to watch ads and then still run them! Don't bother to pay extra for no ads because they claim that certain "stations" have the right to run ads and they cannot do anything about it. Ridiculous! You also cannot fast forward through ads if you're watching something on demand.

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