How to watch Self Reliance

Jake Johnson and Biff Liff in Self Reliance
Jake Johnson and Biff Liff in Self Reliance (Image credit: Courtesy of Hulu)

Start off the year of 2024 new movies by watching Self Reliance, the feature directing debut of New Girl star Jake Johnson. The comedy is getting the best of both worlds too, with a quick stop in movie theaters before it makes its way to streaming not too long after. We've got all the info you need to know how and where to watch Self Reliance directly below.

But first, Self Reliance is a comedy directed, written and starring Johnson, where he plays a guy that gets recruited to take part in a reality TV show for the dark web, where assassins are trying to kill him, but they can only attack when he is alone; if he survives 30 days he wins $1 million. Can he figure out a way to stay around by being around people for an entire month?

You'll have to watch Self Reliance to find out, but here are the ways that you can do that.

How to stream Self Reliance

Self Reliance is officially streaming, with the comedy available to watch exclusively on Hulu in the US (part of the what's new on Hulu lineup in January) and on Paramount Plus in the UK.

For US movie fans to watch Self Reliance they need to be signed up for Hulu, either as a standalone subscription, combined with live TV via Hulu with Live TV or paired with Disney Plus and ESPN Plus via the Disney Bundle.

What else to know about Self Reliance

Here is the synopsis for Self Reliance:

When a middle-aged man is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. Offered a chance to win a million dollars in a dark web reality TV show, the man must avoid being killed by assassins from all over the world for 30 days. The catch? He can’t be killed if he's not entirely alone, leading him to recruit an unlikely team to help him survive.

In addition to Johnson, Self Reliance stars Anna Kendrick, Natalie Morales, GaTa, Emily Hampshire, Mary Holland, Boban Marjanović, Christopher Lloyd, Wayne Brady and Andy Samberg.

Self Reliance, which initially premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest Film Festival, as of publication has a 64% "Fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Check out the trailer to get an idea of what’s in store with Self Reliance:

Michael Balderston

Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.