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The best movies on HBO Max right now

Right now the best movies on HBO Max in the United States are The Dark Knight (2008), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). 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.

Films only: the best-rated and most-watched streaming today.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 1. The Dark Knight2008

    Film · 2h 32mAction, Thriller, Crime★ 8.5

    Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TV

  2. 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003

    Film · 3h 21mAdventure, Fantasy, Action★ 8.5

    As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne…

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVTNTTBS+1

  3. 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001

    Film · 2h 59mAdventure, Fantasy, Action★ 8.5

    Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVTNTTBS+1

  4. 4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002

    Film · 2h 59mAdventure, Fantasy, Action★ 8.4

    Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVTNTTBS+1

  5. 5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023

    Film · 2h 20mAnimation, Action, Adventure★ 8.3

    After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very…

    Stream onDisney+fuboTVHBO MaxFXNow

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  7. 6. Dune: Part Two2024

    Film · 2h 47mScience Fiction, Adventure★ 8.1

    Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TV

  8. 7. Joker2019

    Film · 2h 2mCrime, Thriller, Drama★ 8.1

    During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

    Stream onHBO MaxCinemax

  9. 8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011

    Film · 2h 10mAdventure, Fantasy★ 8.1

    Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival…

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacockYouTube TV

  10. 9. A Clockwork Orange1971

    Film · 2h 17mScience Fiction, Crime★ 8.2

    In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven.

    Stream onHBO MaxCinemax

  11. 10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004

    Film · 2h 21mAdventure, Fantasy★ 8.0

    Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and new challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacock

  12. 11. The Usual Suspects1995

    Film · 1h 46mDrama, Crime, Thriller★ 8.2

    The lone survivor of an explosive heist gone wrong recounts for interrogators the events that began with five disparate criminals assembled for a police lineup - with alleged criminal mastermind Keyser Soze at the center of it all.

    Stream onHBO MaxCinemax

  13. 12. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001

    Film · 2h 32mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.9

    Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacock

  14. 13. Full Metal Jacket1987

    Film · 1h 57mDrama, War★ 8.1

    A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

    Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxMGM+Philo+2

  15. 14. Coraline2009

    Film · 1h 40mAnimation, Family, Fantasy★ 8.0

    Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

    Stream onHuluHBO MaxRoku Channel (free)Tubi (free)

  16. 15. Dune2021

    Film · 2h 35mScience Fiction, Adventure★ 7.8

    Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVTNTTBS+1

  17. 16. Casablanca1943

    Film · 1h 42mDrama, Romance★ 8.1

    In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

    Stream onHBO Max

  18. 17. 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…

    Stream onHBO MaxKanopy (free)Shout! Factory TV (free)Plex (free)+1

  19. 18. Modern Times1936

    Film · 1h 27mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.3

    A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxYouTube TVCriterion Channel+4

  20. 19. The Great Dictator1940

    Film · 2h 5mComedy, War★ 8.3

    Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVHBO MaxCriterion Channel+6

  21. 20. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005

    Film · 2h 37mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.8

    After his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools in the Triwizard Tournament.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacockYouTube TV

  22. 21. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002

    Film · 2h 41mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.7

    Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacock

  23. 22. The Batman2022

    Film · 2h 57mCrime, Mystery, Thriller★ 7.7

    In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

    Stream onHBO MaxTNTTBStru TV

  24. 23. Singin' in the Rain1952

    Film · 1h 43mComedy, Romance★ 8.1

    In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

    Stream onHBO Max

  25. 24. City Lights1931

    Film · 1h 27mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.2

    A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxHoopla (free)Fawesome (free)+3

  26. 25. Sinners2025

    Film · 2h 18mHorror, Action, Thriller★ 7.5

    Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

    Stream onHBO Max

  27. 26. Paris, Texas1984

    Film · 2h 25mDrama★ 8.1

    A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

    Stream onHBO MaxShout! Factory TV (free)Plex (free)Tubi (free)

  28. 27. The Kid1921

    Film · 1h 8mComedy, Drama★ 8.1

    A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

    Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxMGM+Philo+13

  29. 28. 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.

    Stream onHBO Max

  30. 29. 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)

  31. 30. 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)

Questions

What are the best movies on HBO Max right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: The Dark Knight (2008), rated 8.5 out of 10 on TMDB, then The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
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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