Now that HBO Max has rebranded as 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.
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Casablanca (1942)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
Moonlight (2016)
Barbie (2023)
Parasite (2019)
Priscilla (2023)
Cabaret (1972)
What movies are coming to Max in April?
April 1
- American Renegades (2018)
- Basquiat (1996)
- Black Swan (2010)
- Body of Lies (2008)
- Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
- Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)
- Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973)
- Cane Toads: The Conquest (2010)
- Ceddo (1977)
- Conviction (2010)
- Deepwater Horizon (2016)
- Demonlover (2002)
- Don’t Let Go (2019)
- Elizabethtown (2005)
- Emitaï (1971)
- Eo (2022)
- The Fluffy Movie (2014)
- Gulliver’s Travels (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Magical Movie Mode (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- The Heroic Trio (1993)
- Hotel Artemis (2018)
- Infernal Affairs (2002)
- Infernal Affairs II (2003)
- Infernal Affairs III (2003)
- Inland Empire (2006)
- Internal Affairs (1990)
- Joy (2015)
- Juliet, Naked (2018)
- Kingpin (1996)
- Leap of Faith (1992)
- Lonesome Luke, Messenger (1917)
- Lost In Translation (2003)
- Love Affair (1939)
- Lucky (2017)
- McQueen (2018)
- Miracles (1989)
- National Security (2003)
- The New World (2006)
- Next Aisle Over (1919)
- Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
- Once Upon a Time in China (1992)
- Once Upon a Time in China III (1993)
- The Pink Panther (2006)
- The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
- The Power of Film (2024)
- Pride and Glory (2008)
- Ronin (1998)
- Safe Haven (2013)
- A Sammy in Siberia (1919)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
- The Sea of Trees (2016)
- A Serious Man (2009)
- The Social Network (2010)
- Source Code (2011)
- The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004)
- Spring Fever (1919)
- The Square (2017)
- The Strangers (2008)
- The Synanon Fix (HBO Original)
- A Tale of Springtime (1990)
- A Tale of Winter (1992)
- A Tale of Summer (1996)
- A Tale of Autumn (1998)
- Terminator Salvation (2009)
- This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection (2019)
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
- The Trial (1962)
- The Unknown (1927)
- Victor Frankenstein (2015)
- The Watermelon Woman (1996)
- Wes Craven Presents: They (2002)
- Whiteout (2009)
- Winter’s Tale (2014)
- Youth (2015)
- Zero Days (2016)
- Zola (2021)
April 5
- The Zone of Interest (A24)
April 6
- Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (2023)
April 9
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) (Cartoon Network)
April 18
- Homefront (2013)
- Men (2022)
April 23
- The Losers (2010)
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