Top 10 Best Movies on HBO Max (Max) Right Now

97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor playing Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, who was surveilled and ultimately betrayed by FBI informant William O'Neal (Lakeith Stanfield). A furious, prophetic film about power and betrayal.

98% on Rotten Tomatoes. Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final, Oscar-nominated performance. August Wilson's 1982 play becomes a simmering, theatrical explosion about racism, exploitation, and artistic ownership in 1920s Chicago. One of the greatest performances in cinema history.

Paul Thomas Anderson's film topped critics' year-end lists for 2025. An adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland starring Joaquin Phoenix, it is a typically Andersonian epic of California mythology, spiritual longing, and American dread. Complex, funny, and overwhelming.

The highest-grossing animated film of all time with over $2 billion at the global box office. The Chinese mythology epic sequel became the biggest movie of 2025 worldwide, combining stunning action sequences with emotionally resonant themes of destiny and family.

83% on Rotten Tomatoes. Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's foundational sci-fi novel was the most anticipated blockbuster of 2021. Timothee Chalamet leads an all-star cast through an arid, morally complex world of interstellar politics and messianic prophecy.

85% on Rotten Tomatoes. Matt Reeves' rain-soaked, neo-noir take on the Dark Knight starring Robert Pattinson is the most atmospheric and visually distinctive Batman film ever made. Zoë Kravitz's Selina Kyle and Paul Dano's Riddler are among the franchise's finest villains.

The most-watched documentary on Max in its debut year. An intimate, moving portrait of Celine Dion living with Stiff Person Syndrome. Her decision to share her struggle with the world — including a devastating scene of a medical episode — made this a global cultural moment.

78% on Rotten Tomatoes. Baz Luhrmann's maximalist biopic of Elvis Presley featuring Austin Butler's extraordinary performance is a fever dream of rock and roll mythology. Butler's commitment to the role was total — his voice and mannerisms so authentic that he embodied rather than imitated Elvis.

Zach Cregger's horror masterwork follows multiple storylines converging on the disappearance of 17 children from the same class at 2:17 AM. The writer-director of Barbarian established himself as the most exciting new filmmaker in horror with this ambitious, deeply disturbing escalation.

97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor playing Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, who was surveilled and ultimately betrayed by FBI informant William O'Neal (Lakeith Stanfield). A furious, prophetic film about power and betrayal.

98% on Rotten Tomatoes. Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final, Oscar-nominated performance. August Wilson's 1982 play becomes a simmering, theatrical explosion about racism, exploitation, and artistic ownership in 1920s Chicago. One of the greatest performances in cinema history.

Paul Thomas Anderson's film topped critics' year-end lists for 2025. An adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland starring Joaquin Phoenix, it is a typically Andersonian epic of California mythology, spiritual longing, and American dread. Complex, funny, and overwhelming.

The highest-grossing animated film of all time with over $2 billion at the global box office. The Chinese mythology epic sequel became the biggest movie of 2025 worldwide, combining stunning action sequences with emotionally resonant themes of destiny and family.

83% on Rotten Tomatoes. Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's foundational sci-fi novel was the most anticipated blockbuster of 2021. Timothee Chalamet leads an all-star cast through an arid, morally complex world of interstellar politics and messianic prophecy.

85% on Rotten Tomatoes. Matt Reeves' rain-soaked, neo-noir take on the Dark Knight starring Robert Pattinson is the most atmospheric and visually distinctive Batman film ever made. Zoë Kravitz's Selina Kyle and Paul Dano's Riddler are among the franchise's finest villains.

The most-watched documentary on Max in its debut year. An intimate, moving portrait of Celine Dion living with Stiff Person Syndrome. Her decision to share her struggle with the world — including a devastating scene of a medical episode — made this a global cultural moment.

78% on Rotten Tomatoes. Baz Luhrmann's maximalist biopic of Elvis Presley featuring Austin Butler's extraordinary performance is a fever dream of rock and roll mythology. Butler's commitment to the role was total — his voice and mannerisms so authentic that he embodied rather than imitated Elvis.

Zach Cregger's horror masterwork follows multiple storylines converging on the disappearance of 17 children from the same class at 2:17 AM. The writer-director of Barbarian established himself as the most exciting new filmmaker in horror with this ambitious, deeply disturbing escalation.