
With HBO Max rebranding to Max, it’s the right time to get acquainted with all of the great movies to watch on the streaming service. In addition to large portions of the Warner Bros. catalog, it also has tons of seminal, classic films, as well as plenty of foreign releases. Because the catalog is so big and rich, there are about 250 titles that could go on this list. There’s a wealth of options to choose from whether you’re into action movies or comedies, and you shouldn’t feel limited by the selection below.
Instead, you should treat it as a jumping-off point of HBO Max movies, one that will hopefully allow you to explore many of the titles that didn’t quite make the cut. Max has great movies in every genre and from every period of film history. This is just a sampling of the best movies on Max. And if you’re looking for more Max content, we’ve rounded up the best shows on Max to watch right now.
Dunkirk (2017)
One of the best World War II movies in recent memory, Dunkirk is an incredible achievement in filmmaking as it gets the viewer on ground level with the troops who endured the real-life Battle of Dunkirk. Christopher Nolan’s unique approach to storytelling is intact here, and we even get a cameo from Harry Styles! All of that makes Dunkirk a great movie to watch.
Casablanca (1942)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
The Monsterverse has become bigger and better in recent years, culminating in this thrilling and enormous clash of the titans! Godzilla is the unquestioned star of this film, but it also features a few great human performances, including one from Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things, who manages to do quite a bit in her limited screen time. It’s also proof that there are plenty of great new movies on HBO Max.
300 (2006)
If comic book adaptations of ancient Greco-Persian battles are your thing, then Zack Snyder’s 300 is the right action film for you. Gerard Butler plays King Leonidas, the mythological Spartan lord who was able to stand firm against hundreds of thousands of Persian soldiers invading his lands. The color palette of the movie adds to its stylistic flair.
Predator (1987)
Arnold Schwarzenegger is more kick-ass here than in any other film playing a rescue soldier who spars with an otherworldly alien presence in the middle of the jungle. Predator is now one of the most iconic sci-fi franchises of all time, and this first film is the best in the series.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Spirited Away (2001)
What movies are leaving Max in September?
Leaving on September 8
- Too Beautiful: Our Right To Fight
- The Tourist
Leaving on September 13
- Tammy
Leaving on September 30
- 300
- 17 Again
- Alfie
- Along Came a Spider
- Another Me
- Armageddon
- Beatriz at Dinner
- Because I Said So
- Big Game
- Bloodsport
- Boyz N The Hood
- Braveheart
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Caddyshack
- Can’t Hardly Wait
- Chicago
- Clash of the Titans
- The Crying Game
- The Dirty Dozen
- District 9
- Divergent
- The Divergent Series: Insurgent
- The Divergent Series: Allegiant
- Downton Abbey
- Dumb and Dumber
- Entertainment
- Experimenter
- The Family
- Get Hard
- The Getaway
- Ghost Ship
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
- Girl Happy
- The Good Lie
- Good News
- The Goodbye Girl
- The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
- Harriet
- Head Full of Honey
- Horrible Bosses
- The Host
- Hot Shots!
- Hot Shots! Part Deux
- Hot Summer Nights
- Hotel Mumbai
- Ice Station Zebra
- Ingrid Goes West
- The Invisible War
- The Iron Giant
- The Jacket
- JFK
- Jonah Hex
- Juno
- The Kid
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- Kiss The Girls
- Klute
- The Last Circus
- The Last Days on Mars
- Last Night In Soho
- Let’s Be Cops
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Little Woods
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
- Maid in Manhattan
- The Meg
- Miss Congeniality
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
- Moneyball
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
- Nancy Drew
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
- Night Moves
- Noma: My Perfect Storm
- Ocean’s Twelve
- Ocean’s Thirteen
- Ocean’s Eight
- Oliver!
- The Omega Man
- One Missed Call
- The Perfect Storm
- Poseidon
- Push
- Rampage
- Rising Sun
- Sex and the City
- Sex and the City 2
- Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Smokin’ Aces
- Spawn
- Stage Fright
- Star 80
- Steel
- Steven Universe: The Movie
- Steven Universe The Movie Sing-a-Long
- Sublet
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Tenacious D In The Pick of Destiny
- Terms of Endearment
- They Died With Their Boots On
- Thir13en Ghosts
- This Is Elvis
- Till the End of Time
- To Be or Not To Be
- Torpedo Run
- Travels with My Aunt
- Tu Me Manques
- Twister
- Under the Cherry Moon
- Valkyrie
- The Vanishing
- The Wave
- We Are The Best!
- Wild Wild West
- You’ve Got Mail
What movies are coming to Max in September?
September 1
- 42
- Aliens in the Attic
- Anna
- Annabelle
- Annabelle: Creation
- Annabelle Comes Home
- Be Kind Rewind
- Blade
- Blade II
- Blade: Trinity
- Boyz n the Hood
- Bullet To The Head
- Carrie
- Carrie
- Cat People
- Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
- Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
- Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
- Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
- Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return
- Children of the Corn: Revelation
- A Cinderella Story
- Class Action
- Crazy, Stupid, Love
- Critters
- The Curse of La Llorona
- Date Night
- Doctor Sleep
- Drive Me Crazy
- Dutch
- The Exorcist
- Exorcist II: The Heretic
- Fast Food Nation
- Fire in the Sky
- Firestorm
- Friday
- Friday the 13th
- Friday the 13th Part II
- Friday the 13th Part III
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- Gangs of New York
- Georgia Rule
- The Ghost and the Darkness
- Heartburn
- It
- It: Chapter Two
- Juice
- Just Like Heaven
- Little Shop of Horrors
- The Mask
- MI-5
- Millennium
- Mommie Dearest
- Ordinary Love
- Out of the Furnace
- Philomena
- Post Grad
- The Rage: Carrie 2
- The Roads Not Taken
- Sabrina
- Scooby-Doo
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- She’s Funny That Way
- Six Days, Seven Nights
- Snitch
- Source Code
- Spy
- Sunset Strip
- Tears of the Sun
- THX 1138
- Time After Time
- Unfaithfully Yours
- XXX
- XXX: State of the Union
September 2
- The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
September 6
- Max
September 11
- The Faking Dead
September 13
- Donyale Luna: Supermodel
September 18
- Chico Virtual
- Double Cultura
- El Carrito
- Keep/Delete
- La Macana
- Thank You, Have A Nice Day
- Un Pequeño Corte
September 20
- Naked Attraction
September 21
- American Sniper
- Young Love
September 23
- Paris Can Wait
September 26
- Savior Complex
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