Best Movies on HBO Max – October 2026

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Starring

Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

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Director

John Huston

Starring

Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George

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 existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

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• Disney+
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Justin K. Thompson

Starring

Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

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• YouTube TV

Director

Elia Kazan

Starring

Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

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• Hulu
• Peacock

Director

Travis Knight

Starring

Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

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Director

David Mackenzie

Starring

Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

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• Starz

Director

John Carney

Starring

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor

A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

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Director

Justine Triet

Starring

Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

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• YouTube TV
• Bloodstream

Director

Tod Browning

Starring

Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Daisy Earles

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

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Director

Martin Scorsese

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson

Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.

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• Prime Video
• Cinemax

Director

Brian De Palma

Starring

Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

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• AMC+
• Philo
• AMC

Director

Wes Craven

Starring

Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

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• Hulu
• Peacock

Director

Henry Selick

Starring

Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

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• MGM+
• Cinemax

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Starring

Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

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Director

Denis Villeneuve

Starring

Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin

When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.

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Director

Brady Corbet

Starring

Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

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• Cinemax

Director

Bryan Singer

Starring

Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.

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• Prime Video
• Hulu

Director

Ti West

Starring

Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright

During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.

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• Cinemax

Director

Drew Hancock

Starring

Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.

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• Prime Video
• MGM+

Director

Barry Levinson

Starring

Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino

Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.

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• Paramount+

Director

Paul Brickman

Starring

Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

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• AMC+
• Philo
• AMC

Director

Drew Goddard

Starring

Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Chris Hemsworth

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

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• Prime Video
• Hulu

Director

Ti West

Starring

Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for its supper.

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Director

Frank Oz

Starring

Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

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• Prime Video
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Director

Ari Aster

Starring

Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

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Director

Robert Eggers

Starring

Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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• Cinemax

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Starring

Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Carl Duering

Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

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Director

Ruben Fleischer

Starring

Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.

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• YouTube TV

Director

Chad Stahelski

Starring

Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.

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Director

Jon M. Chu

Starring

Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

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Director

Tobe Hooper

Starring

JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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Director

Stanley Kubrick

Starring

Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

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• Hulu
• MUBI

Director

Coralie Fargeat

Starring

Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

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Director

Rob Reiner

Starring

Kathy Bates, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.

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• Hulu
• Peacock

Director

Sam Fell

Starring

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick

Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

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• Hulu
• Cinemax

Director

Scott Beck

Starring

Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

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• Cinemax
• History Vault

Director

Steven Spielberg

Starring

Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson

Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.

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• Prime Video
• Cinemax
• YouTube TV

Director

Malcolm D. Lee

Starring

Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

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• YouTube TV
• TBS
• TNT
• tru TV

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Starring

Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

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Director

Joe Dante

Starring

Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

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Director

Mike Johnson

Starring

Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

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Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring

Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman

In a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.

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• Starz

Director

Francis Lawrence

Starring

Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.

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• Starz
• YouTube TV
• Fubo

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Starring

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia

The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

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• Cinemax

Director

Doug Liman

Starring

Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright

Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

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• Disney+

Director

David Leitch

Starring

Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

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• HBO Max

Director

Oliver Stone

Starring

Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

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Director

Tim Burton

Starring

Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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Director

Kane Parsons

Starring

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Finn Bennett

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.

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Director

Trey Edward Shults

Starring

Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo