The Best A-list actors Movies to Watch on Max (HBO Max)
When Hollywood actors select a role based on the strength of a script or director over blockbuster merit, it’s often reflected in the movie and performance quality. Here are the top highly-rated, little-known movies featuring famous faces to stream now.
A raw, poignant portrait of a real-life Harry Potter hero.
This dramatization of a true crime documentary is a masterclass in storytelling.
A gorgeously moody and excitingly twisty mystery from one of Hollywood’s best.
An English adaptation of the 1973 Swedish classic, held up by excellent direction and palpable chemistry between its leads.
This murder mystery can be predictable at times, but powerful performances and cliffhangers make it worthwhile .
A gorgeously conceived milestone for superhero storytelling on screen with a real, subversive message.
A crazy true story taken to its full potential by great performances.
A bloody brilliant gangster drama that reexamines Britain’s past.
A breezy send-up of cycling’s doping scandal and a gloriously silly comedy in its own right.
Six New Yorkers grapple with the AIDS crisis in this moving, brilliant, epic adaptation.
Todd Haynes and Kate Winslet team up to readapt the dark side of the American Dream.
A fullhearted non-linear romantic drama that reminds us to cherish time together.
Ryan Murphy and Larry Kramer reminds America of the lessons learned in the 1980s AIDS crisis.
A fast-paced thriller, and “actually dangerous” movie as envisioned by its directors, Good Time is about a bank robbery gone wrong and one brother trying to get his other brother out of jail in its aftermath. It’s a deep and fast dive into New York’s criminal underworld that will not give you the time to […]
One of the many weird entries in director Yorgos Lanthimos' career.
Watching Carol is like reading a really interesting book while relaxing on a Sunday afternoon. It is one of those movies that you probably heard about during its Oscar run, and have since delayed actually viewing it. Well now that it is on Netflix and other streaming services you have no excuse! It’s refreshingly unique, […]
Kate Winslet is entertaining in this otherwise shallow parody of an authoritarian regime.
