{"id":202727,"date":"2025-11-02T11:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/02\/hulu-just-added-this-underrated-90s-romance-that-no-one-knows-about\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T11:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:05:58","slug":"hulu-just-added-this-underrated-90s-romance-that-no-one-knows-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/02\/hulu-just-added-this-underrated-90s-romance-that-no-one-knows-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Hulu Just Added This Underrated &#8217;90s Romance That No One Knows About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After watching so many horror movies in October, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> team could really use a palate cleanser to start November.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/hulu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a> has just the thing to get our minds off of supernatural monsters and creatures of the night.<\/p>\n<p>Director <strong>Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n<\/strong>\u2018s 1998 adaptation of <strong>Charles Dickens<\/strong>\u2018 <em>Great Expectations<\/em> is now streaming on Hulu, and it\u2019s still a vastly underappreciated romance film.<\/p>\n<p>To help make our case, we\u2019ve selected four reasons you should watch <em>Great Expectations<\/em> this weekend on Hulu. Critics may not have loved it, but we do.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-movies-on-hulu-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-movies-on-hulu-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">30 Must-Watch Movies on Hulu Right Now (October 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tHulu\u2019s October lineup is full of classics, comedies and Halloween favorites \u2014 and this month, a few standout additions make it extra special. The Watch With Us team recommends checking out the new thriller 40 Acres and Father of the Bride, a heartfelt family comedy featuring the late Diane Keaton. Thank You! You have successfully [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u2018Great Expectations\u2019 Modernizes a Classic Story<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great Expectations Movie Trailer 1998 - Video Spot\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZqHX3karv0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many of Dickens\u2019 stories have a timeless quality, but they also firmly belong to the Victorian era in which they were written. Cuar\u00f3n and screenwriter <strong>Mitch Glazer\u00a0<\/strong>opted to move the story of <em>Great Expectations<\/em> into the present, and that was ultimately the best choice for this movie. Victorian romances have their place, but <em>Great Expectations<\/em> greatly benefited from the update.<\/p>\n<p>The irony is that 23 years later, it\u2019s no longer as contemporary as it was during its initial release. Yet it\u2019s still easier to settle in for a story set during the \u201990s than it is for a tale set over a century ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Ethan Hawke Gives an Engaging Performance<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great expectations 1998 - this is my heart and it&#039;s broken\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8wYJUbOGmgk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ethan-hawke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ethan Hawke<\/strong><\/a> leads the cast of this film as Finnegan \u201cFinn\u201d Bell, a young man who was largely raised in poverty. Hawke has become an even better performer in the two decades since this film came out, but he\u2019s really good in this role as well. The story revolves around Finn and his largely unrequited love for Estella (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/gwyneth-paltrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gwyneth Paltrow<\/strong><\/a>), a woman he\u2019s known for most of his life.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an inherent tragedy about Finn\u2019s feelings for Estella, in part because the audience sees him heading for heartbreak before he does. Finn\u2019s told himself a story that lets him believe he can eventually win Estella\u2019s heart, and then his hopes are cruelly dashed. Estella isn\u2019t blameless and she does lead Finn on, but it only makes us sympathize more for him.<\/p>\n<h2>The Rest of the Cast Is Impressive<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great Expectations (1998) - &quot;Don&#039;t jump&quot; Scene HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rcaAjxLCUiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Paltrow is good in her role, but the real standout supporting turn in this movie is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/robert-de-niro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Robert De Niro<\/strong><\/a> as the escaped criminal Arthur Lustig. The early part of this movie, when Arthur befriends young Finn (<strong>Jeremy James Kissner<\/strong>), is incredibly compelling. De Niro sometimes seems like he\u2019s phoning it in or riding on his own coattails, but he wasn\u2019t here. He infuses Arthur with a great deal of humanity, especially when he reenters Finn\u2019s life decades later.<\/p>\n<p>Screen legend <strong>Anne Bancroft<\/strong> also has a great turn as the heartless Nora Dinsmoor. If Dickens\u2019 novel has a villain, it\u2019s her. Dinsmoor isn\u2019t evil in a conventional sense \u2014 she\u2019s just manipulative, and her influence on her niece, Estella, goes a long way towards explaining why she keeps breaking Finn\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Great Expectations\u2019 Has Some Great \u201990s Music<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life In Mono (Great Expectations Soundtrack)\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TO5Og00gag4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>A film\u2019s soundtrack doesn\u2019t always land as an attraction unto itself, but <em>Great Expectations<\/em> had just about a perfect lineup of artists for the \u201990s. <strong>Tori Amos<\/strong> composed and performed an original song, \u201cSiren,\u201d for the film, and the record also featured <strong>The Verve Pipe<\/strong>, <strong>Pulp<\/strong>, <strong>Reef<\/strong> and <strong>Mono<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There were a few outliers among the soundtrack\u2019s lineup, including classic rockers <strong>Iggy Pop<\/strong> and <strong>the Grateful Dead<\/strong>. Yet somehow, it all came together in an unforgettable way. The soundtrack is a big reason why I\u2019ve never forgotten this film, and it\u2019s why I\u2019ll be revisiting <em>Great Expectations<\/em> throughout November.<\/p>\n<p><em>Great Expectations<\/em> is now streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/movie\/65e56917-b25b-405b-be41-9c079ecf8b1c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/hulu-just-added-this-underrated-90s-romance-that-no-one-knows-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After watching so many horror movies in October, the Watch With Us team could really use a palate cleanser to start November. Fortunately, Hulu has just the thing to get our minds off of supernatural monsters and creatures of the night. 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