19 Erotic Thrillers on Hulu That Will Make Your Hair (and Your Toes) Curl

Struggling to find a movie both you and your partner are into for movie night? Then we suggest giving erotic thrillers a try. Scary and sexy are not mutually exclusive, and whether you're into psychological dramas, crime flicks, or straight-up horror, every movie is made better with a little bit of eroticism. If you're looking for a tantalizing night in, Hulu offers tons of freaky films featuring beautiful people and sexy romances that have taken a very dark turn, which are perfect for anyone who can't stomach a cheesy rom-com. Here are some erotic thrillers streaming now on Hulu that make A+ date-night movie picks.

— Additional reporting by Haley Lyndes and Tasha Dowbachuk

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The Resident
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The Resident

Starring Hilary Swank, this British thriller revolves around an ER surgeon who — soon after renting a new apartment in NYC — begins to suspect that someone is stalking her. Little does she know that the hot guy who rented her the place (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is the one watching, and he's using the secret passageways and one-way mirrors he installed her apartment to do so.

Watch The Resident on Hulu.

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A Teacher
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A Teacher

When a female high school teacher begins an illicit affair with her male student, it initially seems as though the teacher is the one in control. However, as time goes on, it becomes increasingly obvious that power has shifted, and infatuation turns into dangerous and potentially destructive obsession.

Watch A Teacher on Hulu.

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High-Rise
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High-Rise

Based on the 1975 novel of the same name by J. G. Ballard, English hottie Tom Hiddleston stars in this dystopian drama as a doctor who moves into a new luxury tower block during the 1970s and is quickly smitten with a single mom (who's played by Sienna Miller). However, he soon discovers that the dreamy apartment can't protect him (and his hot new girlfriend) from the class warfare brewing outside forever.

Watch High-Rise on Hulu.

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Acrimony
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Acrimony

Taraji P. Henson stars in this Tyler Perry-directed psychological thriller as Melinda, a loving and devoted wife whose world is turned upside down when she realizes that, despite all of her sacrifice, her husband hasn't been faithful. That's when she decides it's time to exact her revenge.

Watch Acrimony on Hulu.

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Thelma
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Thelma

In this Norwegian supernatural drama, a shy young woman from an intensely religious family moved to Oslo to attend college, where she struggles to make friends and begins to experience inexplicable epileptic seizures. That all changes when Thelma meets another student, Anja, and she realizes that her intense feelings for Anja trigger in her dangerous supernatural abilities.

Watch Thelma on Hulu.

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A Perfect Murder
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A Perfect Murder

Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen star in this steamy thriller about a husband's plot to kill his wife for her money after he finds out she's cheating on him.

Watch A Perfect Murder on Hulu.

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A Kind of Murder
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A Kind of Murder

This Hitchcock-esque mystery is based on a novel by the author of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Carol, Patricia Highsmith. Starring Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel, it follows a wealthy man who is suspected of killing his wife having an affair. But not all is what it seems.

Watch A Kind of Murder on Hulu.

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The Housemaid
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The Housemaid

An orphaned girl is hired to be a housemaid at a rubber plantation and falls in love with the French landlord. Everything seems perfectly fine, until his dead wife's ghost appears.

Watch The Housemaid on Hulu.

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The Other Man
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The Other Man

Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas star in this film about the chaos that ensues after Neeson's character finds out his wife, played by Laura Linney, is having an affair.

Watch The Other Man on Hulu.

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Monogamy
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Monogamy

When a photographer begins to fall for his client, it puts his relationship at risk in this film starring Rashida Jones and Chris Messina.

Watch Monogamy on Hulu.

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Indecent Proposal
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Indecent Proposal

Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore star in this romance as a sexy and successful husband and wife, who — when the recession hits and they find themselves broke — have to decide whether they're willing to accept money from a mysterious millionaire who offers to solve their money woes on one condition: the wife has to sleep with him.

Watch Indecent Proposal on Hulu.

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Sleeping With the Enemy
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Sleeping With the Enemy

In this thriller, Julia Roberts plays a woman who fakes her death, escapes from her violent husband, and adopts a new identity — which, if that isn't dramatic enough, then leads to a tumultuous love affair with a local teacher played by Kevin Anderson.

Watch Sleeping With the Enemy on Hulu.

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Basic Instinct
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Basic Instinct

When a sexy, mysterious crime novelist (played by Sharon Stone) becomes a murder suspect, she decides to seduce the homicide detective (Michael Douglas) to throw him off her trail. Though Ryan Reynolds parodied the famous leg-crossing scene in Deadpool 2, it doesn't do justice to the sexiness of Stone's original move.

Watch Basic Instinct on Hulu.

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Chicago
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Chicago

Easily the sexiest musical ever, in the Oscar-winning film Chicago, Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones star as a pair of singing and dancing vixens who are both trying to get out of jail for committing murders.

Watch Chicago on Hulu.

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Secretary
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Secretary

Based on the short story "Secretary" by Mary Gaitskill, this hilariously perverse flick stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as a shy, sensitive woman named Lee who becomes the secretary for an eccentric attorney (played by James Spader) and soon finds herself swept into a wild BDSM relationship that eventually blossoms into something like love.

Watch Secretary on Hulu.

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Jennifer's Body
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Jennifer's Body

This steamy and suspenseful thriller starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried follows the story of Jennifer who becomes demon-possessed and seduces male students in her high school before they ultimately meet their deaths. Once her best friend Needy discovers what's going on, she searches for her friend in an effort to put an end to the possession.

Watch Jennifer's Body on Hulu.

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The Perfect Guy
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The Perfect Guy

When successful Leah Vaughn (played by Sanaa Lathan) and her boyfriend, Dave (Morris Chestnut), face relationship struggles as she questions the possibility of marriage and starting a family, the mysterious and handsome Carter Duncan enters her life. Played by Michael Ealy, Carter seems too good to be true as the romance between him and Leah continues to blossom until she witnesses his dark nature arising.

Watch The Perfect Guy on Hulu.

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Fatale
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Fatale

After a one-night stand, the life of married sports agent Derrick Tyler (played by Michael Ealy) slowly begins to spiral as Valerie Quinlan (Hilary Swank) reappears in his life as a police detective who needs his help in her latest investigation.

Watch Fatale on Hulu.

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Obsessed
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Obsessed

This sexy thriller, starring Idris Elba and Beyoncé, follows the story of Derek Charles, who encounters an office worker who places his marriage and life in jeopardy obsessively through seduction.

Watch Obsessed on Hulu.