What's new on Hulu for May 2017

Hulu started off as a destination for television programming. However in May, there are a lot of movies to check out. Two that caught my attention are original documentaries about Batman and James Bond.

"Batman & Bill" tells the story of one of the creators of Batman -- Bill Finger. While Bob Kane got all the publicity for years as the creator of the Dark Knight, it was actually Bill Finger who deserves the lion's share of praise. The documentary was inspired by the book, "Bill The Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman."

Then there's another documentary entitled, "Becoming Bond," which explains how a car mechanic named George Lazenby became cinema's most famous spy for a very short time.

Check out the full list below. Titles marked with an asterisk require an additional subscription to Showtime to watch.

Available on Hulu, May 2017

May 1

• 48 Hrs. (1982)
• Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
• Arrowhead (1952)
• A View to a Kill (1985)
• The Bad News Bears (1976)
• Bad Influence (1990)
• Bait Shop (2008)
• Barbershop (2002)
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
• Beauty Shop (2005)
• Big Fish (2003)
• Cabin Fever (2003)
• Cabin Fever 2 (2009)
• Catacombs (2007)
• Cecil B. Demented (2000)
• Chuck & Buck (2000)
• Clue (1985)
• Coming to America (1988)
• Dark Blue (2003)
• The Doors (1991)
• Dr. No (1963)
• Fatal Instinct (1993)
• For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
• Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
• From Russia with Love (1964)
• Gladiator (2000)
• Goldeneye (1995)
• Law of the Lawless (1964)
• License to Kill (1989)
• Life is Beautiful (1997)
• Line of Duty, complete season 4 (BBC One)
• Maximum Security (1990)
• Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear (1988)
• Moonraker (1979)
• Naked Gun from the Files of Police Squad (1988)
• Naked Gun 2 & ½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
• Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
• Nick of Time (1995)
• No Way Out (1987)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
• Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
• Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
• School Ties (1992)
• Small Soldiers (1998)
• South Park en Español, complete season 20 (Comedy Central)
• Star Kid (1998)
• Sucker Punch (2008)
• Thunderball (1965)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• Winter's Bone (2010)

May 2

• Bodyguards: Secret Lives of the Watchtower Men (2016)
• Jackson: Documentary (*Showtime)
• Vikings, complete season 4B (History)

May 3

• Outsiders, complete season 2 (WGN)

May 4

• A Fistful of Dollars (1967)

May 5

• Flubber (1997)
• The Recruit (2003)
• What About Bob? (1991)

May 6

• Batman & Bill: Documentary (Hulu original)
• Hardcore Henry (2015) (*Showtime)
• The Red Pill (2016)

May 7

• Billions, season 2 finale (*Showtime)

May 9

• All We Had (2016)

May 12

• A Hologram for the King (2016)
• Extraterrestrial (2014)

May 13

• Bad Moms (2016) (*Showtime)
• Me Before You (2016)

May 14

• Blue Caprice (2013)

May 15

• He Got Game (1998)
• The Next Step, complete seasons 3 & 4 (BBC)

May 18

• Downward Dog, series premiere (ABC)
• Underground, complete season 2 (WGN)

May 19

• Before I Disappear (2014)
• The Last Ship, complete season 3 (TNT)

May 20

• Becoming Bond: Documentary (Hulu original)
• Bakery in Brooklyn (2016)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

May 21

• Firestorm (2013)
• Twin Peaks, season 3 premiere (*Showtime)

May 23

• Casual, season 3 premiere (Hulu original)

May 28

• American Muscle (2014)
• The Duel (2016)
• A Perfect Man (2013)

May 30

• Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, complete season 2 (FX)

Leaving Hulu, May 2017

May 31

• A Simple Plan (1998)
• Battle Ground (2013)
• The Big Kahuna (2000)
• Curse of the Zodiac (2007)
• Care Bears Movie (1985)
• Dangerous Curves (1989)
• Eight Below (2006)
• Gang Related (1997)
• Ides of March (2011)
• Hostel (2005)
• Hostel: Part 2 (2007)
• The Hours (2002)
• Judgement Day (1999)
• King of the Mountain (1981)
• Kiss the Bride (2002)
• Man in the Moon (1991)
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
• Sister Act (1992)
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
• Up in the Air (2009)

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