Best New Movies on HBO Max – October 2026

Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.

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Director

Harry Lighton

Starring

Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård, Lesley Sharp

Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim. But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it—confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life-or-death.

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Director

David Michôd

Starring

Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

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Director

Josh Safdie

Starring

Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion

30 years after the events of The Brothers McMullen, romantic entanglements plague a now fiftysomething Barry McMullen and his twentysomething kids, as well as his brother Patrick and widowed sister-in-law Molly, who are also facing similar unexpected hurdles.

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Director

Edward Burns

Starring

Connie Britton, Edward Burns, Halston Sage

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

Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.

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Director

Bryan Fuller

Starring

Mads Mikkelsen, Sophie Sloan, Sheila Atim

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

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Director

Kristoffer Borgli

Starring

Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Alana Haim

An unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past responds to a bank robbery in a small, sleepy town and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.

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Director

Ben Wheatley

Starring

Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey

Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

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• Starz

Director

Paul Feig

Starring

Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar

A new servant embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English family. Simultaneously, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by the Lord and Lady as they also weather the epic failure of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin.

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Director

Jim O'Hanlon

Starring

Damian Lewis, Katherine Waterston, Thomasin McKenzie

An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. Chaos ensues as the military and police begin a mass evacuation against a ticking clock.

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Director

David Mackenzie

Starring

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Featuring interviews from members of the casting, production design, costume design, and creature effects teams, follow the behind-the-scenes journey of bringing the Harry Potter books to the small screen. Find out how the new Golden Trio were found, and celebrate the commitment to detail of the artists, craftspeople, and technicians who have come together to bring the wizarding world to life.

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Director

Eliot Rausch

Starring

Nick Frost, Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton

The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

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Director

Ian Tuason

Starring

Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet

After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life survive even in death.

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Director

Sébastien Vaniček

Starring

Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan

A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.

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Director

Kirill Sokolov

Starring

Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, Myha'la

A rising pop sensation navigates fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformation of underground culture into mainstream success.

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Director

Aidan Zamiri

Starring

Charli xcx, Alexander Skarsgård, Rosanna Arquette

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.

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Director

David Lowery

Starring

Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer

The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

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Director

Simon McQuoid

Starring

Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Ludi Lin

Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th-century England.

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• Prime Video

Director

Emerald Fennell

Starring

Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

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Director

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Starring

Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard