The 50 best movies streaming on Max (August 2023)

You know it’s August when people start to go back to school and the summer blockbusters begin to trickle out for more awards-friendly fare.

If you want a take a break from back-to-school blues and need some quality time with your television, we’ve got 50 movies from Max (formerly known as HBO Max) that are ready to stream whenever you’re ready.

While there are plenty of great films on Max, we’ve tried to find a nice cross section of genres and tastes so that there’s a little bit for everyone with this list.

But if you’re not a Max user and are still looking for something good to watch, we can help with that too. Check out some of our other viewing recommendations:

• The 50 best movies streaming on Netflix (July 2023)

• The 30 best movies streaming on Peacock (July 2023)

• The 45 best movies streaming free for Amazon Prime members (July 2023)

Here’s what to watch on Max in August:

Aquaman

A Hard Day’s Night

Batman

Bad Education

Coraline

Chicago

Dune

Dumb and Dumber

Eighth Grade

Edward Scissorhands

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Godzilla

Howl’s Moving Castle

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

I, Tonya

In the Heights

Judas and the Black Messiah

Joker

Kimi

King Richard

Little Miss Sunshine

Law Abiding Citizen

Marley and Me

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Napoleon Dynamite

No Sudden Move

Porco Rosso

Predator

Reality

Room

Speed Racer

Superman

The Dark Knight

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Unbreakable

V for Vendetta

Wonder Woman

Wayne’s World

While We’re Young

Walk the Line

2001: A Space Odyssey

9 to 5

3:10 to Yuma

13 Going On 30

Twister

The Hunted

Casablanca

Singin' in the Rain