If You Have to Watch 1 Hulu Movie in August, Stream This Underrated 2025 Thriller

Foster carries Sharp Corner on his shoulders with one of the best turns of his career. It’s too soon to predict whether Foster will be getting any Oscar buzz, but there was a limited theatrical release earlier this year. In my opinion, he deserves an Oscar nomination for his performance as Josh, which is alternately sympathetic and disturbing.

Josh can only partially articulate just how badly he was damaged by the first two accidents at the house, and his wife simply won’t engage with him about it. A lot of Josh’s turmoil and his subsequent obsession are silently conveyed by Foster’s face and body language. Is Josh attempting to regain his power by preparing for future accidents? Or is he suffering from untreated PTSD? The movie largely leaves that open to interpretation. But it doesn’t present Josh’s behavior as heroic, especially late in the film when he goes to some morally questionable extremes.

It’s a Slow-Burn Thriller With a Great Third Act

Sharp Corner may test the patience of some viewers, and it’s not a conventional story. In some ways, it reminds me of Nightcrawler, the 2014 thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The only action you’ll see in this movie is the recurring car crashes and their aftermath. The real drama of this flick is Josh’s internal turmoil and the price he pays for putting his obsession over everything else in his life.

If you stick with the film, the third act rewards viewers with wonderfully realized tension as Josh awaits an accident with absolute certainty that it’s going to happen. We’re not going to spoil the particular details, but the ending felt like the right choice for this movie.

Sharp Corner is now streaming on Hulu.