The 30 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (October 2024)

1. The Dark Knight – Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece featuring Heath Ledger as The Joker

2. Inception – Mind-bending sci-fi thriller directed by Christopher Nolan

3. The Shawshank Redemption – A timeless tale of hope and friendship in a prison

4. The Godfather – Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic mafia saga

5. Pulp Fiction – Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic film

6. Schindler’s List – Steven Spielberg’s powerful Holocaust drama

7. The Matrix – A groundbreaking sci-fi film that redefined the genre

8. Goodfellas – Martin Scorsese’s epic mobster movie

9. The Silence of the Lambs – A tense psychological thriller starring Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter

10. Forrest Gump – Tom Hanks stars in this heartwarming drama about life’s unexpected twists and turns

11. Gladiator – A thrilling epic set in ancient Rome featuring Russell Crowe

12. The Departed – Martin Scorsese’s gripping crime drama with an all-star cast

13. The Social Network – David Fincher’s examination of the rise of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg

14. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – The first installment in Peter Jackson’s iconic fantasy trilogy

15. The Prestige – A twisty thriller from Christopher Nolan starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale

16. Blade Runner 2049 – A visually stunning sci-fi sequel to the classic Blade Runner

17. The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson’s quirky and charming comedy

18. Mad Max: Fury Road – A high-octane action film set in a post-apocalyptic world

19. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – A unique and emotional love story starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet

20. The Shining – Stanley Kubrick’s chilling adaptation of Stephen King’s novel

21. 12 Years a Slave – A powerful and harrowing account of one man’s fight for freedom

22. A Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick’s controversial and thought-provoking film

23. Dunkirk – Christopher Nolan’s intense WWII thriller told from multiple perspectives

24. Arrival – A mind-bending sci-fi film starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner

25. Whiplash – A gripping drama about a young jazz drummer and his demanding teacher

26. The Green Mile – A moving prison drama based on Stephen King’s novel

27. The Revenant – A visually stunning survival epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio

28. Moonlight – A powerful coming-of-age drama exploring themes of identity and sexuality

29. Parasite – Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning thriller about class divisions in South Korea

30. Birdman – Alejandro González Iñárritu’s unique and acclaimed film about a washed-up actor