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The 50 best movies on Max right now (November 2026)

The highest-rated movie on Max right now is The Dark Knight (2008), with an IMDb rating of 9.1. Next up: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

We rank by IMDb rating and only count movies with at least 5,000 votes on IMDb, so obscure titles with a handful of votes don't end up on top. When a title leaves Max, the next one moves up automatically; the list is updated every day.

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Updated November 5, 2026. Only titles included with a subscription.

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  1. 1 The Dark Knight 2008 IMDb 9.1 94% HBO Max
  2. 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 IMDb 9.0 94% HBO Max
  3. 3 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 IMDb 8.9 91% HBO Max
  4. 4 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 IMDb 8.8 95% HBO Max
  5. 5 Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly 2000 IMDb 8.7 HBO Max
  6. 6 Spirited Away 2001 IMDb 8.6 96% HBO Max
  7. 7 Seven Samurai 1954 IMDb 8.6 100% HBO Max
  8. 8 Night and Fog 1956 IMDb 8.6 HBO Max
  9. 9 The Usual Suspects 1995 IMDb 8.5 87% HBO Max
  10. 10 Casablanca 1943 IMDb 8.5 99% HBO Max
  11. 11 Modern Times 1936 IMDb 8.5 98% HBO Max
  12. 12 City Lights 1931 IMDb 8.5 95% HBO Max
  13. 13 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 IMDb 8.4 87% HBO Max
  14. 14 Dune: Part Two 2024 IMDb 8.4 92% HBO Max
  15. 15 Your Name. 2016 IMDb 8.4 98% HBO Max
  16. 16 The Great Dictator 1940 IMDb 8.4 92% HBO Max
  17. 17 High and Low 1963 IMDb 8.4 97% HBO Max
  18. 18 The World of Apu 1959 IMDb 8.4 97% HBO Max
  19. 19 Joker 2019 IMDb 8.3 68% HBO Max
  20. 20 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 IMDb 8.3 91% HBO Max
  21. 21 Princess Mononoke 1997 IMDb 8.3 94% HBO Max
  22. 22 Singin' in the Rain 1952 IMDb 8.3 100% HBO Max
  23. 23 M 1931 IMDb 8.3 100% HBO Max
  24. 24 Ikiru 1952 IMDb 8.3 98% HBO Max
  25. 25 Hoop Dreams 1994 IMDb 8.3 98% HBO Max
  26. 26 Red Beard 1965 IMDb 8.3 73% HBO Max
  27. 27 Scenes from a Marriage 1974 IMDb 8.3 HBO Max
  28. 28 My Mom Jayne 2025 IMDb 8.3 100% HBO Max
  29. 29 The Big City 1963 IMDb 8.3 93% HBO Max
  30. 30 Batman Begins 2005 IMDb 8.2 85% HBO Max
  31. 31 A Clockwork Orange 1971 IMDb 8.2 83% HBO Max
  32. 32 Full Metal Jacket 1987 IMDb 8.2 84% HBO Max
  33. 33 Howl's Moving Castle 2004 IMDb 8.2 88% HBO Max
  34. 34 Gone with the Wind 1939 IMDb 8.2 90% HBO Max
  35. 35 Bicycle Thieves 1948 IMDb 8.2 99% HBO Max
  36. 36 The Kid 1921 IMDb 8.2 100% HBO Max
  37. 37 Yojimbo 1961 IMDb 8.2 96% HBO Max
  38. 38 Pather Panchali 1955 IMDb 8.2 98% HBO Max
  39. 39 Temple Grandin 2010 IMDb 8.2 100% HBO Max
  40. 40 Late Spring 1949 IMDb 8.2 100% HBO Max
  41. 41 Paris Is Burning 1991 IMDb 8.2 99% HBO Max
  42. 42 Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills 1996 IMDb 8.2 100% HBO Max
  43. 43 Aparajito 1956 IMDb 8.2 96% HBO Max
  44. 44 The Shop on Main Street 1965 IMDb 8.2 100% HBO Max
  45. 45 The Times of Harvey Milk 1984 IMDb 8.2 96% HBO Max
  46. 46 Harlan County U.S.A. 1976 IMDb 8.2 100% HBO Max
  47. 47 Hearts and Minds 1974 IMDb 8.2 90% HBO Max
  48. 48 David Byrne's American Utopia 2020 IMDb 8.2 97% HBO Max
  49. 49 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011 IMDb 8.1 96% HBO Max
  50. 50 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 IMDb 8.1 90% HBO Max

Frequently asked questions

What is the best movie on Max?

By IMDb rating it is currently The Dark Knight (2008) (9.1). The top 5: The Dark Knight (2008), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000).

How is this ranking made?

By IMDb rating, with at least 5,000 votes. Only titles currently included with your Max subscription count.

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