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The best superhero movies and shows on HBO Max right now
Right now the best superhero films and series on HBO Max in the United States are The Dark Knight (2008), Batman: The Animated Series (1992) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). 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
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.
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Series · 4 seasonsAction & Adventure, Animation, Drama★ 8.6
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
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Prime VideoHBO Max3. 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…
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FXNow4. Peacemaker2022
Series · 2 seasonsAction & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy★ 8.2
The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill.
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Series · 4 seasonsAnimation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure★ 8.4
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
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6. Superman & Lois2021
Series · 4 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.0
After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with one of their greatest…
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HBO Max7. Lanterns2026
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.2
Two intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.
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Film · 4h 2mAction, Adventure, Fantasy★ 8.1
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
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HBO Max9. Harley Quinn2019
Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Animation, Comedy★ 8.3
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker. Now, she's trying to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City, with help from Poison Ivy and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs.
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HBO Max10. Titans2018
Series · 4 seasonsDrama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.8
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
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Film · 2h 45mAction, Crime, Thriller★ 7.8
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department.
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HBO MaxYouTube TV12. Justice League Unlimited2004
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
The galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe.
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Tubi (free)13. 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.
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tru TV14. Batman Begins2005
Film · 2h 20mDrama, Crime, Action★ 7.7
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City.
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HBO MaxYouTube TV15. Batman Beyond1999
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.2
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged.
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Series · 2 seasonsAction & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.2
The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.
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HBO MaxTubi (free)17. Deadpool 22018
Film · 2h 0mAction, Comedy, Adventure★ 7.5
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
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Film · 1h 30mAnimation, Action, Adventure★ 8.2
Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes.
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HBO Max19. DC's Stargirl2020
Series · 3 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama★ 7.7
Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero.
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HBO Max20. Watchmen2019
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.6
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
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HBO Max21. Superman2025
Film · 2h 10mScience Fiction, Adventure, Action★ 7.3
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
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Film · 2h 12mAction, Comedy, Adventure★ 7.4
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
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HBO MaxYouTube TVTNTTBS+123. Doom Patrol2019
Series · 4 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama★ 7.5
The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured.
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HBO Max24. Creature Commandos2024
Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure★ 7.8
Follow the exploits of the Creature Commandos, a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails... they're your last, worst option.
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HBO Max25. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)2014
Film · 2h 0mDrama, Comedy★ 7.4
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play.
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HBO Max26. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox2013
Film · 1h 21mAnimation, Action, Science Fiction★ 7.9
The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.
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HBO Max27. My Adventures with Superman2023
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.1
Twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet.
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Film · 2h 21mAction, Adventure, Fantasy★ 7.2
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
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Series · 3 seasonsAction & Adventure, Animation, Drama★ 8.0
After being betrayed and murdered by his employer, a government assassin is resurrected as a Hell spawn and is forced to act as the reluctant leader of Hell's army.
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HBO Max30. The Lego Batman Movie2017
Film · 1h 44mAnimation, Action, Comedy★ 7.3
A cooler-than-ever Batman must face the usual villains as the Joker plots a takeover of Gotham City. But when Bruce Wayne accidentally adopts a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick, he’s forced to give up his lone-vigilante…
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Questions
- What are the best superhero films and series 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 Batman: The Animated Series and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
- 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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