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The best foreign-language movies and shows on HBO Max right now

Right now the best foreign-language films and series on HBO Max in the United States are True Beauty (2020), Seven Samurai (1954) and Veneno (2020). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 2. Seven Samurai1954

    Film · 3h 27mAction, Drama★ 8.5

    A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide…

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  2. 4. Spirited Away2001

    Film · 2h 5mAnimation, Family, Fantasy★ 8.5

    A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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  3. 5. Portrait of a Lady on Fire2019

    Film · 2h 1mDrama, Romance★ 8.1

    On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

    Stream onHBO MaxKanopy (free)

  4. 6. In the Mood for Love2000

    Film · 1h 39mDrama, Romance★ 8.1

    In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

    Stream onHBO MaxShout! Factory TV (free)

  5. 7. The Seventh Seal1957

    Film · 1h 36mFantasy, Drama★ 8.1

    When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life.

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  7. 8. Bicycle Thieves1948

    Film · 1h 29mDrama★ 8.2

    Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxKanopy (free)Tubi (free)+1

  8. 9. Your Name.2016

    Film · 1h 46mAnimation, Romance, Drama★ 8.5

    High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers.

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  9. 10. Stalker1979

    Film · 2h 42mScience Fiction, Drama★ 8.1

    Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies.

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  10. 11. 8½1963

    Film · 2h 19mDrama★ 8.1

    Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and…

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  11. 12. Rashomon1950

    Film · 1h 28mCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.0

    Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

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  12. 13. M1931

    Film · 1h 50mDrama, Thriller, Crime★ 8.1

    In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt.

    Stream onHBO MaxCriterion ChannelIndieFlix ShortsKanopy (free)+3

  13. 14. Persona1966

    Film · 1h 25mDrama★ 8.1

    A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.

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  14. 15. Ikiru1952

    Film · 2h 23mDrama★ 8.3

    Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

    Stream onHBO MaxCriterion ChannelKanopy (free)

  15. 16. Howl's Moving Castle2004

    Film · 1h 59mFantasy, Animation, Adventure★ 8.4

    Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

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  16. 17. High and Low1963

    Film · 2h 22mDrama, Crime, Thriller★ 8.4

    A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

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  17. 18. Ne Zha 22025

    Film · 2h 24mAnimation, Action, Fantasy★ 8.2

    After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial forces, the two must undergo a series of perilous trials that…

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  18. 19. Chungking Express1994

    Film · 1h 42mDrama, Comedy, Romance★ 8.0

    Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

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  19. 20. The 400 Blows1959

    Film · 1h 39mDrama★ 8.0

    For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better…

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  20. 22. Wild Strawberries1957

    Film · 1h 31mDrama★ 8.1

    Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater.

    Stream onHBO MaxCriterion ChannelKanopy (free)

  21. 23. Yojimbo1961

    Film · 1h 50mDrama, Thriller★ 8.1

    A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade.

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Questions

What are the best foreign-language films and series on HBO Max right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: True Beauty (2020), rated 8.3 out of 10 on TMDB, then Seven Samurai and Veneno.
How is this list made?
Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?
Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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