The 35 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (May 2025)

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Directed by Frank Darabont

2. The Godfather (1972) – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

3. The Dark Knight (2008) – Directed by Christopher Nolan

4. Pulp Fiction (1994) – Directed by Quentin Tarantino

5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – Directed by Peter Jackson

6. Inception (2010) – Directed by Christopher Nolan

7. Goodfellas (1990) – Directed by Martin Scorsese

8. The Matrix (1999) – Directed by The Wachowskis

9. Forrest Gump (1994) – Directed by Robert Zemeckis

10. Fight Club (1999) – Directed by David Fincher

11. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Directed by Jonathan Demme

12. Schindler’s List (1993) – Directed by Steven Spielberg

13. The Departed (2006) – Directed by Martin Scorsese

14. The Social Network (2010) – Directed by David Fincher

15. The Terminator (1984) – Directed by James Cameron

16. The Prestige (2006) – Directed by Christopher Nolan

17. Jurassic Park (1993) – Directed by Steven Spielberg

18. Se7en (1995) – Directed by David Fincher

19. The Wizard of Oz (1939) – Directed by Victor Fleming

20. The Green Mile (1999) – Directed by Frank Darabont

21. The Godfather Part II (1974) – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

22. Braveheart (1995) – Directed by Mel Gibson

23. Gladiator (2000) – Directed by Ridley Scott

24. The Usual Suspects (1995) – Directed by Bryan Singer

25. Blade Runner (1982) – Directed by Ridley Scott

26. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Directed by Michel Gondry

27. The Shining (1980) – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

28. A Clockwork Orange (1971) – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

29. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

30. Reservoir Dogs (1992) – Directed by Quentin Tarantino

31. American Beauty (1999) – Directed by Sam Mendes

32. The Lion King (1994) – Directed by Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

33. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) – Directed by Wes Anderson

34. The Revenant (2015) – Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

35. The Lion King (2019) – Directed by Jon Favreau