The 50 best movies on HBO Max right now (October 2026)

The best movies streaming on HBO Max tonight, ranked from Rex’s catalog and checked against HBO Max every day.

Updated October 16, 2026. Availability via JustWatch.

  1. Casablanca Movie · 1943 · Michael Curtiz
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie · 2001 · Peter Jackson
  3. Gone with the Wind Movie · 1939 · Victor Fleming
  4. Singin' in the Rain Movie · 1952 · Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
  5. City Lights Movie · 1931 · Charlie Chaplin
  6. Modern Times Movie · 1936 · Charlie Chaplin
  7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Movie · 2003 · Peter Jackson
  8. The Dark Knight Movie · 2008 · Christopher Nolan
  9. The Gold Rush Movie · 1925
  10. Stagecoach Movie · 1939 · John Ford
  11. The Great Dictator Movie · 1940 · Charlie Chaplin
  12. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Movie · 2002 · Peter Jackson
  13. A Hard Day's Night Movie · 1964
  14. The Departed Movie · 2006 · Martin Scorsese
  15. Superman Movie · 1978 · Richard Donner
  16. 2001: A Space Odyssey Movie · 1968 · Stanley Kubrick
  17. Seven Samurai Movie · 1954 · Akira Kurosawa
  18. Hoop Dreams Movie · 1994 · Steve James
  19. 8½ Movie · 1963 · Federico Fellini
  20. A Trip to the Moon Movie · 1902
  21. Battleship Potemkin Movie · 1925
  22. Bicycle Thieves Movie · 1948 · Vittorio De Sica
  23. Breathless Movie · 1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
  24. M Movie · 1931 · Fritz Lang
  25. Rashomon Movie · 1950 · Akira Kurosawa
  26. The Passion of Joan of Arc Movie · 1928
  27. The Seventh Seal Movie · 1957 · Ingmar Bergman
  28. Tokyo Story Movie · 1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
  29. Lady Bird (2017) Movie · 2017 · Greta Gerwig
  30. A Clockwork Orange Movie · 1971 · Stanley Kubrick
  31. A Streetcar Named Desire Movie · 1951
  32. Godzilla Movie · 1954
  33. In the Mood for Love Movie · 2001 · Wong Kar-Wai
  34. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Movie · 1975
  35. Jules and Jim Movie · 1962 · François Truffaut
  36. L'Avventura Movie · 1960
  37. La Strada Movie · 1954
  38. Late Spring Movie · 1949 · Yasujirô Ozu
  39. Pather Panchali Movie · 1955 · Satyajit Ray
  40. Persona Movie · 1966 · Ingmar Bergman
  41. Rome, Open City Movie · 1945 · Roberto Rossellini
  42. Spirited Away Movie · 2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
  43. The 400 Blows Movie · 1959 · François Truffaut
  44. The Battle of Algiers Movie · 1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
  45. The Exorcist Movie · 1973 · William Friedkin
  46. The Maltese Falcon Movie · 1941
  47. The Shining (1980) Movie · 1980 · Stanley Kubrick
  48. Ugetsu Movie · 1953 · Kenji Mizoguchi
  49. Wild Strawberries Movie · 1957 · Ingmar Bergman
  50. Yojimbo Movie · 1961 · Akira Kurosawa

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