Looking for something to watch on HBO Max? Well, you’re in luck. These are my picks for the 101 best movies on HBO Max right now. These movies range from foreign classics to blockbusters to indie gems, as well as some grouped movies, which are either franchises, a series of remakes, or a director focused group. I have also highlighted ten movies that I call “priority watches” for the month, which could be seasonally relevant movies, anniversary viewings, or great movies that deserved to be watched.
Updated: February 15, 2021
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61*
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Billy Crystal directed this excellent and insightful look at the 1961 homerun race between Roger Maris (Berry Pepper) and Micky Mantle (Thomas Jane).
THE 400 BLOWS
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
A STAR IS BORN
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- A Star is Born (1954)
- A Star is Born (1978)
- A Star is Born (2018)
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
AD ASTRA
ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
AFTER HOURS
ALIEN
- Alien (1979)
- Aliens (1986)
- Alien3 (1992)
- Alien Resurrection (1997)
- Prometheus (2012)

ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN
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Alan Pakula’s thrilling look at Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein’s (Dustin Hoffman) investigation into the Watergate scandal is arguably the greatest procedural ever made.
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
AMERICAN PIE
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- American Pie (1999)
- American Pie 2 (2001)
- American Reunion (2012)
AQUAMAN
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
BATMAN
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- Batman (1989)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
- Batman Forever (1995)
- Batman & Robin (1998)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
BICYCLE THIEVES
BLACK NARCISSUS
BLOOD SIMPLE
BREATHLESS
BULLITT
CASABLANCA
CITIZEN KANE
CHARM CITY KINGS
CHASING AMY
CHINATOWN
CITY LIGHTS
CITY OF GOD
CLERKS
THE CONJURING UNIVERSE
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- The Conjuring (2013)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- Annabelle: Comes Home (2019)
- The Curse of La Llorna (2019)
CRONOS
DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA
DEAD MAN
DICK TRACY
DIE HARD
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- Die Hard (1988)
- Die Hard 2 (1990)
- Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
DINER
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
ERASERHEAD
THE EXORCIST
FORD V FERRARI

GANGS OF NEW YORK
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Martin Scorsese’s big, bold, ambitious, revenge period epic features an all-time great performance by Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill ‘The Butcher’ Cutting.
GET SHORTY
GODZILLA
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- Godzilla (1954)
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- Son of Godzilla (1967)
- Godzilla vs Hedorah (1971)
- Godzilla vs Gigan (1972)
- Godzilla vs Megalon (1973)
- Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla (1974)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
HAPPY GILMORE
A HARD DAY’S NIGHT
THE FILMS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI
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- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Castle in the Sky (1986)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
- Porco Rosso(1992)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Spirited Away(2002)
- Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
- Ponyo (2009)
- The Wind Rises (2013)
HE GOT GAME
HIGH FIDELITY
HOOP DREAMS
HOT FUZZ
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
INDEPENDENCE DAY
JAWS
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
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Daniel Kaluuya gives a towering performance as Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in Shaka King’s riveting film.
THE KID
KILL BILL
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- Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
- Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
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- The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- The Two Towers (2002)
- Return of the King (2003)
M
MAD MAX
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- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
- Mad Max Fury Road (2015)
MALCOLM X
THE MALTESE FALCON

MARGARET
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Thanks to a number of legal battles that essentially buried the film, Margaret is a lost masterpiece from writer/director Kenneth Lonergan.
THE MATRIX
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- The Matrix (1999)
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

MIDNIGHT RUN
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Led by a pair of dynamite performances from Robert De Niro and Charles Groden, Midnight Run is a hilarious and action-packed 80’s road movie.
MULHOLLAND DR.
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
MYSTIC RIVER

NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
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One of the great movies of 2020 is a raw, intimate look at a teenage girl’s (a masterful debut performance by Sidney Flanigan) mission to abort an unwanted pregnancy.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
PARIS, TEXAS
PERSONA
PHANTOM THREAD
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
THE PLAYER

THE PRODUCERS
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Mel Brooks won his only Oscar for his uproarious comedy about a Broadway producer and an accountant who scheme to make a ton of money producing a sure-fire flop.
THE PUBLIC ENEMY
PULP FICTION
RASHOMON
RESERVOIR DOGS
SAW
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- Saw (2004)
- Saw II (2005)
- Saw III (2006)
- Saw IV (2007)
- Saw V (2008)
- Saw VI (2009)
- Saw: The Final Chapter (2010)
SCANNERS
SCHOOL OF ROCK
SCREAM TRILOGY
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- Scream (1996)
- Scream 2 (1997)
- Scream 3 (2000)
SE7EN
THE SEARCHERS
SEVEN SAMURAI
SEVENTH SEAL
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
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Arguably the best musical ever made, Singin’ in the Rain is a wonderful, cheerful film full of color, life, and dazzling musical numbers.
SUPERMAN
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- Superman The Movie (1978)
- Superman 2 (1980)
- Superman 3 (1983)
- Superman 4 (1987)
- Superman Returns (2006)
- Man of Steel (2013)

THREE COLORS TRILOGY
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Blue (1993)
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White (1994)
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Red (1994)
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Powerful, emotional, and beautiful in every way, Krzysztof Kieslowski’s trilogy is one of the greatest trilogies I’ve ever seen and an astounding cinematic achievement.
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THREE KINGS
TIME ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!
THIEF
TOKYO STORY
TRUE GRIT (2010)
THE WIZARD OF OZ
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