- Max replaced HBO Max last year;
- Max streams a variety of titles, including Warner Bros. movies like Dune;
- Below, you’ll find a batch of can’t-miss films on the streamer.
Wondering what you should watch on the Max streaming service? Max replaced HBO Max last year and streams a variety of titles, including Warner Bros. movies like Dune and HBO originals like Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off. Below, you’ll find a batch of can’t-miss films on the streamer, plus a look at new releases for this month. (If you’re still trying to figure out if Max is for you, skim our review of the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service). Note: These descriptions are taken from Max press releases and official websites for the films and lightly edited for style.
The films below consist of notable new releases and blockbusters, HBO and Max originals and Warner Bros. films made exclusively for Max. All score around 65 or higher on Metacritic. Who can pass up a Studio Ghibli film? Hayao Miyazaki came out of retirement to make The Boy and the Heron, which won the award for best animated feature at the 2024 Oscars. The starry English voice cast Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh and more. This thrilling prequel to the 2015 movie Mad Max: Fury Road stars Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit, The Menu) as a younger version of Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa. Life takes a turn for the protagonist when she finds herself in the Wasteland rather than the Green Place of Many Mothers. The resourceful heroine fights for survival, facing off with villains such as the warlord Dementus, played by Chris Hemsworth. Visually striking and intense, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is chock-full of postapocalyptic action, and you won’t want to miss a minute.
Unless you’ve been living in Barbie Land (or another place that isn’t the real world), chances are you’re very familiar with this pink-coated comedy already. The flick — Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing global release of all time — brings a long list of stars together for a hilarious and heartfelt adventure. Greta Gerwig directs, Margot Robbie plays the titular role, and Ryan Gosling belts out an incredible power ballad as Ken. Don’t usually dabble in the young adult genre? You shouldn’t let that keep you from taking in Turtles All the Way Down, based on a 2017 novel of the same name by John Green. The film stars Isabela Merced (Madame Web, Alien: Romulus) as a teen who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety. With elements of romance and a captivating performance from Merced, this straight-to-streaming movie deserves more attention.