37 Movies on HBO Max Right Now That 100 Percent Deserve Your Attention
So many Oscar winners, so little time.
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If you shell out $15.99 a month for an HBO Max subscription (or have someone who loves you enough to give you their password đ), then you know just how many TV shows and movies you have at your disposal. And we're not just talkin' about HBO Originals, either. Since the streaming service is owned by Warner Bros., you'll find everything from major blockbusters like Birds of Prey, to quiet indie dramas like Little Woods, to big, important Oscar winners like Judas and the Black Messiah, so even ~le snobbiest cinephile~ will find something to stream. Looking to watch the best movies on HBO Max right now? You've come to the right place, friends.
Ofc, what we consider the âšbest moviesâš may be totally different from your own opinion...but that's why we included a lil bit of everything. Whether you're into horror flicks, period dramas, rom-coms, or musicals, we've got 'em all, along with a whole lot more. And while we mostly focused on newer releases (because there are so! many! good! ones!), we included some older titles in here, too. So next time you're searching for something to watch and feeling overwhelmed AF, try watching one of these truly great HBO Max movies, mmkay? And if you're not an HBO Max subscriber, fear notâwe've got you.
Selena
Arguably one of the best musical biopics of all time, Selena tells the story of singer Selena Quintanilla (Jennifer Lopez), a Tejano star whose life was tragically cut short. The film features a star-making turn for Lopez, while also honoring Selenaâs talent by using her original tracks and vocals, including her biggest hits, âDreaming of You,â and âBidi Bidi Bom Bom.â
Creed
Creed kicked off a new trilogy of movies in the Rocky universe and made Michael B. Jordan a bonafide movie star. Jordan stars as Adonis Creed, the son of Apollo Creed, who famously fought Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) in the ring. Desperate to forge his own legacy while also connecting to a father he never knew, Adonis travels to Philadelphia to find Rocky and convince him to train him into a champion boxer.
The Banshees of Inisherin
A sudden breakup among lifelong best friends PĂĄdraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) sends a small Irish town into chaos and sparks a debate on what really makes life worth living, friendship or art? Not only was the film nominated for nine (!!!) Oscars, it also features the best performance by a donkey â maybe ever.
Eighth Grade
WARNING: Eighth Grade is the most painfully accurate depiction of middle school put on film in modern memory, so if youâre still waking up from nightmares about mean girls and first dances, be sure youâre ready to feel like youâre 13 again before pressing play. Enjoy your trip back to tweenage awkwardness!
Michael Clayton
If political thrillers are your thing, it doesn't get better than Michael Clayton. George Clooney stars as Michael Clayton, a fixer brought in to contain a lawyer having a nervous breakdown because he knows the company he works for is guilty in a class action lawsuit. But what starts as just another job quickly turns into a potentially deadly situation.
The Spectacular Now
Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller star in this adaptation of the novel by Tim Tharp about a mismatched high school romance between a quiet girl, Aimee (Woodley) and party guy/borderline alcoholic Sutter (Teller).
Jennifer's Body
Jenniferâs Body bombed at the box office but has since reached cult-classic status thanks to its ahead-of-its-time edgy, feminist plot about a high-school cheerleader (Megan Fox) who becomes a succubus and starts killing boys â much to the horror of her best friend (Amanda Seyfried).
Real Women Have Curves
Real Women Have Curves is a rare coming-of-age movie about a Latina teenager, Ana (America Ferrera), who is struggling to balance her desire to go away for college with her motherâs expectations that she stay home and work at their familyâs textile factory. As if that wasnât enough, she must also learn how to love herself despite her mom constantly picking on her weight.
Catch Me If You Can
Frank Abignale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a teenager. Heâs also a con artist who successfully impersonates a Pan Am pilot, an ER doctor, and a lawyer, all while cashing fraudulent checks and playing a game of cat and mouse with FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks).
Kimi (2022)
ZoĂ« Kravitz stars in this thriller as Angela, an agoraphobic tech worker whoâafter receiving a *very* damning recording of her company's CEOâtries to bring the evidence to light...even though doing so means having to leave her apartment.
In The Mood For Love
Forbidden love, betrayal, and undeniable chemistry take center stage in Wong Kar Waiâs In the Mood for Love. The iconic 2000 film stars Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung as two neighbors who begin a relationship after both suspect their spouses of cheating.
Spirited Away
This dark childrenâs tale about a 10-year-old girl who stumbles into a strange world dominated by witches and other magical beings is an animated classic from the iconic director Hayao Miyazaki. It also may induce nightmares. You've been warned.
Gone Girl
When a woman (Rosamund Pike) with a seemingly perfect life vanishes, leaving her husband (Ben Affleck) behind, he becomes a murder suspect. But the real story behind her disappearance isnât so cut and dry.
Little Woods
Tessa Thompson and Lily James star as two estranged sisters who are forced to go to desperate measures to pay off their motherâs mortgage after her death. Meanwhile, Deb (James) is dealing with an unwanted pregnancy while Ollie (Thompson) faces her past.
A Most Violent Year
Red carpet icons Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain star as a married couple who are trying to hold onto their comfortable lives as violence and chaos grow in New York City and a D.A. investigating their finances closes in.
Moonshot (2022)
This sci-fi rom-com is set in the near future, following a college student (Lana Condor) and a barista (Cole Sprouse) who team up to sneak on board a space shuttle to a terraformed Mars, where their respective lovers are waiting for them.
The Fallout (2021)
Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler star in The Fallout as two high schoolers who form an unexpectedly intimate bond after they're trapped in a bathroom together during a school shooting. Warning: This one is def not an easy watch.
No Sudden Move (2021)
Set in 1954 Detroit, this crime thriller (which has a TRULY stacked cast including Don Cheadle, David Harbour, Jon Hamm, and Julia Fox, among many others) tells the story of a heist gone horribly wrong, and it is so, so fun.
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