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What to Watch on Max Right Now

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Max--plus all of the titles leaving the streaming service this month--updated frequently.
by Jason Dietz — 

New additions to Max

The following recently added movies and TV shows received a Metascore of 61 or higher (or are titles of interest that do not have a Metascore). Mediocre and poorly reviewed releases are omitted; this is just the good stuff added within the past few months to Max.


Added December 21

 
Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base MAX ORIGINAL Trailer
Comedy special, 2023
 

Added December 20

 
American Masters: Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
Documentary, 1998
 
 
Daniel HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Added December 16

 
Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Comedy special, 2023
 

Added December 15

tbd Barbie
Comedy/Adventure, 2023
 

Added December 12

 
Trees and Other Entanglements HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Added December 7

 
Boom Boom Bruno S1 MAX ORIGINAL
TV/Foreign/Drama
 
 
Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers
Family holiday special, 2023
 

Added December 5

tbd Great Photo, Lovely Life HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Added December 4

tbd Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning MINISERIES HBO ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 

Added December 3

 
Holiday Party with Andrew and Zoë MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
Reality special, 2023
 

Added December 1

tbd The Biggest Little Farm
Documentary, 2019
 
tbd Clear and Present Danger
Action/Thriller, 1994
 
tbd The Color Purple
Drama, 1985
 
tbd Denial
Drama, 2016
 
tbd Eye in the Sky
Action/Drama/Thriller, 2016
 
tbd From Russia With Love
Action/Thriller, 1964
 
tbd Goldfinger
Action/Thriller, 1965
 
tbd The Informant!
Comedy/Drama, 2009
 
tbd The Lovers
Drama/Rom-com, 2017
 
tbd Low Tide
Drama/Thriller, 2019
 
tbd Mad Max: Fury Road
Action/Thriller/Sci-fi, 2015
 
tbd Naked Lunch
Drama, 1991
 
tbd Notes on a Scandal
Drama/Thriller, 2006
 
tbd On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Action/Thriller, 1969
 
tbd Paranormal Activity
Horror/Thriller, 2007
 
tbd Patriot Games
Action/Thriller, 1992
 
tbd The Return of the Pink Panther
Comedy, 1975
 
tbd Revenge of the Pink Panther
Comedy, 1978
 
tbd A Shot in the Dark
Comedy, 1964
 
tbd Skyfall
Action/Thriller, 2012
 
tbd The Souvenir
Drama, 2019
 
tbd Trainwreck
Comedy, 2015
 

Added November 30

tbd Bookie S1 MAX ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Comedy
 
 
Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays
TV/Reality
 

Added November 29

tbd Her
Sci-fi/Drama, 2013
 

Added November 28

 
South to Black Power HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Added November 27

tbd Aqua Teen Hunger Force S12
TV/Animation/Comedy
 
 
Kids Baking Championship: Reindeer Games
TV/Reality competition
 

Added November 23

 
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Family holiday special, 1978
 
 
Elmo Saves Christmas
Family holiday special, 1996
 
tbd Little Richard: I Am Everything
Documentary/Music, 2023
 
 
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Family holiday special, 2016
 
 
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Family holiday special, 2006
 

Added November 21

tbd The Conjuring 2
Horror/Thriller, 2016
 
 
Hard Knocks: In Season With the Miami Dolphins HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Reality/Sports
 

Added November 17

tbd Blue Beetle
Action-adventure/Sci-fi, 2023
 
 
Killers of the Cosmos S1
TV/Reality
 

Added November 16

 
Blindsided Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 
 
The Dog House: UK, Christmas Special MAX ORIGINAL
Reality special, 2023
 
tbd Julia S2 MAX ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Comedy
 

Added November 15

tbd David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Added November 14

 
How We Get Free HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary (short), 2023
 

Added November 13

 
Love Has Won MINISERIES HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Reality
 

Added November 12

 
Kids Baking Championship: Sweets-giving
TV/Reality
 
 
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Courtney B. Vance & Dr. Robin Smith
Talk special, 2023
 

Added November 11

tbd Albert Brooks: Defending My Life HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 
 
The Craftsman: Preserving The Last Higgins Boat MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
Reality special
 

Added November 9

 
My Sesame Street Friends S4 MAX ORIGINAL
TV/Family
 
tbd Rap Sh!t S2 MAX ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Comedy
 
 
Sesame Street S54 MAX ORIGINAL
TV/Family
 

Added November 8

 
Artfully Designed S2 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 
 
Fixer to Fabulous: Holiday Surprise S1
TV/Reality
 
 
Fixer Upper: The Hotel S1 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 
 
You Were My First Boyfriend HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Added November 7

 
Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown S2
TV/Reality competition
 
 
Building Roots S1B
TV/Reality
 
 
Fixer to Fabulous S5
TV/Reality
 
 
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Added November 6

 
Gumbo Coalition Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 
 
Holiday Baking Championship S10
TV/Reality competition
 

Added November 5

 
Holiday Wars S5
TV/Reality competition
 
 
The Mountain Kitchen S1 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 
 
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Nicole Avant
Talk special, 2023
 

Added November 4

 
Rebuilding Black Wall Street S1
TV/Reality
 

Added November 3

 
Scent of Time S1 MAX ORIGINAL
TV/Foreign/Drama
 

Added November 2

 
Christmas Cookie Challenge S7
TV/Reality competition
 

Added November 1

 
After the Thin Man
Comedy/Drama, 1936
 
tbd Aliens
Action/Sci-fi/Thriller, 1986
 
tbd Arthur Christmas
Animation/Family, 2011
 
tbd The Bad and the Beautiful
Drama, 1953
 
tbd Bells Are Ringing
Musical, 1960
 
tbd Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Adventure/Comedy/Family/Fantasy/Musical, 2005
 
tbd A Christmas Carol
Drama/Family, 1938
 
 
Christmas Cookie Challenge S1-S5
TV/Reality competition
 
tbd Christmas in Connecticut
Rom-com, 1945
 
tbd A Christmas Story
Comedy, 1983
 
tbd Defending Your Life
Comedy, 1991
 
tbd The Devil Wears Prada
Drama/Comedy, 2006
 
tbd Diner
Drama/Comedy, 1982
 
tbd Elf
Comedy/Family/Fantasy, 2003
 
tbd The Foot Fist Way
Comedy, 2008
 
tbd Free Fire
Action/Comedy/Thriller, 2017
 
tbd Get Carter
Action/Thriller, 1971
 
tbd Gran Torino
Drama, 2008
 
tbd Hannah and Her Sisters
Drama/Comedy, 1986
 
tbd Happy Feet
Animation/Family, 2006
 
tbd High Life
Sci-fi/Thriller, 2019
 
tbd Holiday Affair
Family/Comedy/Drama, 1949
 
 
Holiday Baking Championship S1-S9
TV/Reality competition
 
 
Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown S1-S2
TV/Reality competition
 
 
Holiday Wars S1-S4
TV/Reality competition
 
tbd The King's Speech
Drama, 2010
 
tbd Lost in America
Comedy, 1985
 
tbd Major League
Comedy/Sports, 1989
 
tbd The Man Who Came to Dinner
Rom-com, 1942
 
tbd The Manchurian Candidate
Drama/Thriller, 2004
 
tbd Misery
Drama/Thriller, 1990
 
tbd Mistress America
Comedy/Drama, 2015
 
tbd Ordinary People
Drama, 1980
 
tbd Paddington 2
Family/Comedy, 2018
 
 
The Pirate
Musical, 1948
 
tbd Pitch Perfect 2
Comedy/Music, 2015
 
tbd The Polar Express
Animation/Family, 2004
 
 
The Prince and the Pauper
Drama, 1937
 
tbd Rocky
Drama/Sports, 1976
 
tbd Rocky II
Drama/Sports, 1979
 
tbd Rocky Balboa
Drama/Sports, 2006
 
tbd Room for One More
Comedy/Drama/Family, 1952
 
tbd Running on Empty
Drama, 1988
 
tbd The Shop Around the Corner
Drama/Rom-com, 1940
 
 
Song of the Thin Man
Drama/Comedy, 1947
 
tbd WarGames
Drama, 1983
 
tbd Where the Boys Are
Drama/Rom-com, 1960
 
tbd Winter's Bone
Drama, 2010
 

Added October 29

tbd The Gilded Age S2 HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Drama
 

Added October 27

 
Adult Swim Smalls S5
TV/Animation/Anthology
 
 
Diary of an Old Home S3 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 

Added October 25

 
Bargain Mansions S5 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 

Added October 24

 
Restoration Road With Clint Harp S4 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 

Added October 23

tbd 30 Coins S2 HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Foreign/Horror
 

Added October 22

 
AKA Mr. Chow HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Last chance to stream

The following titles now streaming on Max will leave the streaming service on the dates indicated.


Leaving December 21

tbd Spotlight
Drama, 2015
 

Leaving December 27

tbd The Oslo Diaries HBO ORIGINAL
Documentary, 2018
 

Leaving December 31

 
12 oz. Mouse S1-S2
TV/Animation/Comedy
 
tbd Animal Kingdom
Drama/Thriller, 2010
 
tbd Annabelle: Creation
Horror/Thriller, 2017
 
tbd Arthur Christmas
Animation/Family, 2011
 
tbd The Artist
Drama/Comedy, 2011
 
tbd The Bad and the Beautiful
Drama, 1953
 
tbd Ballet 422
Documentary, 2015
 
tbd Before Midnight
Drama, 2013
 
tbd Bells Are Ringing
Musical, 1960
 
tbd Blade Runner 2049
Sci-fi/Thriller, 2017
 
tbd The Book of Life
Animation/Family, 2014
 
tbd Bulworth
Comedy/Drama, 1998
 
tbd Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Western, 1969
 
tbd A Christmas Carol
Drama/Family, 1938
 
tbd Christmas in Connecticut
Rom-com, 1945
 
tbd A Christmas Story
Comedy, 1983
 
tbd The Company Men
Drama, 2011
 
tbd Compliance
Drama/Thriller, 2012
 
tbd The Conjuring 2
Horror/Thriller, 2016
 
tbd Crocodile Dundee
Comedy, 1986
 
tbd Cunningham
Documentary, 2019
 
tbd Defending Your Life
Comedy, 1991
 
tbd Diner
Drama/Comedy, 1982
 
tbd Elf
Comedy/Family/Fantasy, 2003
 
 
Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico S1
TV/Reality
 
tbd Fast Color
Drama/Sci-fi/Thriller, 2019
 
tbd From Here to Eternity
Drama, 1953
 
tbd The Full Monty
Comedy/Drama, 1997
 
tbd Garden State
Drama/Comedy, 2004
 
tbd Get Carter
Action/Thriller, 1971
 
tbd Ginger & Rosa
Drama, 2013
 
tbd Happy Feet
Animation/Family, 2006
 
tbd Headhunters
Action/Thriller, 2012
 
tbd Heaven Help Us
Drama/Rom-com, 1985
 
tbd Holiday Affair
Family/Comedy/Drama, 1949
 
tbd The Illusionist
Animation/Fantasy, 2010
 
tbd Infinitely Polar Bear
Comedy/Drama, 2015
 
tbd Inside Job
Documentary, 2010
 
tbd Kill Your Darlings
Drama/Thriller, 2013
 
tbd The LEGO Movie
Animation/Family, 2014
 
tbd The Letter
Drama/Thriller, 1940
 
 
Loiter Squad S1-S3
TV/Comedy
 
tbd Looney Tunes: Back In Action
Animation/Family, 2003
 
tbd The Lost Boys
Horror/Comedy, 1987
 
tbd Lost in America
Comedy, 1985
 
tbd Love Is Strange
Drama, 2014
 
tbd Love Jones
Drama, 1997
 
tbd Luce
Drama/Thriller, 2019
 
 
Lucy, The Daughter of the Devil S1
TV/Animation/Horror/Comedy
 
tbd Maggie's Plan
Comedy/Drama, 2016
 
tbd The Man Who Came to Dinner
Rom-com, 1942
 
tbd The Master
Drama, 2012
 
tbd Misery
Drama/Thriller, 1990
 
tbd Napoleon Dynamite
Comedy, 2004
 
tbd Nico, 1988
Drama/Music, 2018
 
tbd Out of the Past
Drama/Thriller, 1947
 
tbd Paddington 2
Family/Comedy, 2018
 
 
The Pirate
Musical, 1948
 
tbd Pleasantville
Comedy/Drama/Fantasy, 1998
 
tbd The Polar Express
Animation/Family, 2004
 
tbd Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Drama, 2009
 
 
The Prince and the Pauper
Drama, 1937
 
tbd Prince Avalanche
Drama/Comedy, 2013
 
tbd Quartet
Drama/Comedy/Music, 2012
 
tbd Roger & Me
Documentary, 1989
 
tbd Room for One More
Comedy/Drama, 1952
 
tbd The Rover
Drama/Sci-fi, 2014
 
tbd Running on Empty
Drama, 1988
 
tbd Scream
Horror, 1996
 
tbd Scream 2
Horror, 1997
 
tbd Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary/Music, 2012
 
 
The Shivering Truth S1/S2
TV/Animation/Anthology
 
tbd The Shop Around the Corner
Drama/Rom-com, 1940
 
tbd Shoplifters
Foreign/Drama, 2018
 
tbd Sin City
Thriller, 2005
 
 
Song of the Thin Man
Drama/Comedy, 1947
 
tbd Stan & Ollie
Comedy/Drama, 2018
 
tbd Take Shelter
Drama/Thriller, 2011
 
tbd The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Action/Thriller, 1974
 
 
Tricky Dick 2019 MINISERIES
TV/Documentary
 
tbd The Turning Point
Drama, 1977
 
tbd Tyrel
Comedy/Drama, 2018
 
tbd What's Up, Doc?
Comedy, 1972
 
tbd Where the Boys Are
Drama/Rom-com, 1960
 
tbd You're Next
Horror/Thriller, 2013
 

Leaving January 9

tbd Miracle Workers S1-S3
TV/Comedy
 

Leaving January 24

tbd Barbarian
Horror/Thriller, 2022
 

Leaving January 31

tbd (500) Days of Summer
Rom-com/Drama, 2009
 
tbd Annie Hall
Comedy/Drama, 1977
 
tbd Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Drama/Comedy, 2014
 
tbd Bull Durham
Rom-com/Sports, 1988
 
tbd Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Documentary, 2010
 
tbd I Am Not Your Negro
Documentary, 2016
 
tbd Live Free or Die Hard
Action/Thriller, 2007
 
tbd My Scientology Movie
Documentary, 2017
 
tbd Night Catches Us
Drama, 2010
 
tbd Platoon
Drama, 1986
 
tbd Ronin
Action/Thriller, 1998
 
tbd A Royal Affair
Drama, 2012
 
tbd Source Code
Sci-fi/Thriller/Action, 2011
 
tbd The Terminator
Action/Sci-fi/Thriller, 1984
 
tbd The Thomas Crown Affair
Drama/Thriller, 1968
 
tbd The Thomas Crown Affair
Drama/Thriller, 1999
 

Upcoming releases on Max

The following notable and/or well-reviewed movies and TV shows are scheduled to be added to Max within the coming weeks.


Coming December 24

 
Spirited Away: Live on Stage
Adventure/Family/Fantasy, 2023
 

Coming December 26

 
Building Outside the Lines S1 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 
 
Superchef Grudge Match S2
TV/Reality competition
 
 
Why the Heck Did I Buy This House? S2
TV/Reality
 

Coming December 28

 
Married to Real Estate S3
TV/Reality
 
 
Oprah and The Color Purple Journey MAX ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Coming December 29

 
The Established Home S3 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 
 
In With the Old S5 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 
 
Restoring Galveston: The Inn S1 MAGNOLIA ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 

Coming December 30

 
Time Bomb Y2K HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Coming January 1, 2024

tbd Aniara
Drama/Sci-fi, 2019
 
tbd Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
Documentary/Music, 2013
 
tbd The Breakfast Club
Drama, 1985
 
tbd Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Comedy, 1964
 
tbd Escape From Alcatraz
Action/Drama/Thriller, 1979
 
tbd A Fistful of Dollars
Western, 1967
 
tbd For a Few Dollars More
Western, 1967
 
tbd The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Western, 1967
 
tbd The Gospel According to Andre
Documentary, 2018
 
tbd Hail Satan?
Documentary, 2019
 
tbd Hang Em' High
Western, 1968
 
 
HGTV Dream Home 2024
TV special, 2024
 
tbd The Ides of March
Drama/Thriller, 2011
 
tbd It Comes at Night
Drama/Horror/Sci-fi/Thriller, 2017
 
tbd Jodorowsky's Dune
Documentary, 2014
 
 
Kids Baking Championship S12 more episodes
TV/Reality competition
 
tbd Killing Them Softly
Drama/Thriller, 2012
 
tbd The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Drama, 2019
 
tbd Mike Wallace Is Here
Documentary, 2019
 
tbd Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
Documentary, 2019
 
tbd RoboCop
Sci-fi/Action/Thriller, 1987
 
tbd Rocket Science
Comedy/Drama, 2007
 
tbd Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Sci-fi, 1982
 
tbd Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Sci-fi, 1986
 
tbd Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Sci-fi, 1991
 
tbd Star Trek: First Contact
Sci-fi, 1996
 
tbd Star Trek: Insurrection
Sci-fi, 1998
 
tbd Sweet Dreams
Drama/Music, 1985
 

Coming January 5, 2024

 
OWN Celebrates the New Color Purple
TV special, 2023
 

Coming January 6, 2024

 
Tricky Dick 2019 MINISERIES
TV/Documentary
 

Coming January 7, 2024

 
Diana 2021 MINISERIES
TV/Documentary
 
 
Home Town S8
TV/Reality
 
 
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Taraji P. Henson
Talk special, 2023
 
 
Worst Cooks in America S27
TV/Reality competition
 

Coming January 8, 2024

tbd Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
Documentary, 2023
 

Coming January 11, 2024

 
Chowchilla
Documentary, 2023
 

Coming January 14, 2024

 
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Fantasia Barrino
Talk special, 2023
 
tbd True Detective S4 ("Night Country") HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Drama
 

Coming January 18, 2024

 
On the Roam S1 MAX ORIGINAL
TV/Reality
 
 
Sort Of S3 MAX ORIGINAL
TV/Comedy/Drama
 

Coming January 19, 2024

 
Real Time With Bill Maher S22 HBO ORIGINAL
TV/Talk
 
 
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? S5
TV/Talk
 

Coming January 20, 2024

 
Lincoln: Divided We Stand 2021 MINISERIES
TV/Documentary
 

Coming January 21, 2024

 
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Danielle Brooks
Talk special, 2023
 

Coming January 22, 2024

tbd Rick and Morty S7
TV/Animation/Comedy
 

Coming January 25, 2024

 
Beat Bobby Flay S33
TV/Reality competition
 

Coming January 31, 2024

 
The Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez HBO ORIGINAL
Documentary/Sports, 2024
 

Coming February 1, 2024

 
Chasing Flavor With Carla Hall S1 MAX ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Reality
 

Coming February 4, 2024

tbd Curb Your Enthusiasm S12 HBO ORIGINAL
TV/Comedy
 

Coming March 3, 2024

 
The Regime MINISERIES HBO ORIGINAL Trailer
TV/Drama
 

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