HBO MAX TV Shows, a list by ExMachinaDeo

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86

/7422/

4.6

/632783/

95

/102/

97

82

/27/

3.5

age 16+

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

84

8.6

/226305/

84

/8137/

84

/1189/

4.5

/231945/

95

/115/

85

72

/41/

age 15+

With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."

91

9.4

/583810/

91

/18794/

86

/3969/

4.7

/204891/

94

/34/

97

87

/28/

age 16+

Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.

83

8.4

/241841/

81

/8359/

79

/1629/

4.3

/171085/

89

/230/

89

78

/78/

3.5

age 16+

The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

82

8.0

/134762/

79

/5590/

77

/1000/

4.3

/160495/

92

/128/

83

78

/41/

3.5

age 16+

Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.

86

8.4

/216487/

82

/7427/

82

/1576/

4.2

/128413/

95

/132/

94

81

/42/

age 16+

A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

79

8.2

/144250/

80

/8405/

76

/1528/

4.2

/101088/

96

/119/

57

85

/35/

age 17+

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

84

8.5

/27021/

83

/1640/

85

/354/

4.4

/77909/

age 15+

Smiling Friends Inc. is a small company whose main purpose is to bring happiness and make people smile. The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of its representatives, the lazy, cynical Charlie, and the cheerful, optimistic Pim, as they try to cheer up and comfort the troubled people who call their company's hotline. They receive seemingly simple requests but the jobs turn out to be more complicated than they seem, making it difficult to bring happiness to the world.

81

8.1

/28013/

79

/1312/

72

/196/

4.5

/59746/

98

/94/

74

86

/27/

age 16+

Set in London, where gratification is only an app away, the story centers on Arabella, a carefree, self-assured Londoner with a group of great friends, a boyfriend in Italy, and a burgeoning writing career. But when her drink is spiked, she must question and rebuild every element of her life.

76

8.0

/33295/

76

/915/

71

/334/

4.2

/57327/

83

/53/

81

70

/26/

3.0

age 15+

A chronicle of the many years of love and turmoil that bind a contemporary American couple, tracking their relationship as it progresses through a number of successive stages: matrimony, parenthood, infidelity, divorce and subsequent partnerships.

79

7.5

/12654/

72

/769/

76

/165/

3.7

/50348/

100

/13/

75

77

/4/

age 14+

Discover the untold story of the toxic and abusive environment inside '90s kids' TV. Hear harrowing accounts from former child stars and crew who probe the balance of power in the industry and reveal an era that inflicted lasting wounds still felt today.

88

8.4

/190768/

81

/7588/

79

/1229/

4.2

/48518/

94

/87/

93

90

/40/

4.0

age 16+

After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

67

7.4

/115759/

72

/3347/

73

/809/

3.5

/47833/

75

/100/

66

62

/32/

2.0

age 17+

Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.

84

8.3

/142005/

83

/6579/

77

/2457/

4.2

/47055/

89

/46/

91

86

/32/

Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.

76

7.3

/10536/

69

/548/

78

/366/

4.0

/46611/

90

/39/

74

77

/22/

age 15+

Two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy explore friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager.

77

7.6

/113399/

73

/4451/

73

/1607/

3.6

/37576/

91

/70/

82

68

/29/

age 16+

When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

73

7.5

/48042/

74

/1626/

78

/413/

3.8

/37152/

63

/52/

88

62

/22/

3.0

age 15+

Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore — two churchgoing couples — enjoy their small town Texas life... until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe.

83

8.6

/57856/

82

/2280/

79

/494/

4.3

/35167/

90

/80/

91

73

/44/

Robert Durst, scion of NY's billionaire real-estate family, has been accused of three murders but has evaded justice for over 30 years. Durst speaks in this true crime series, revealing secrets of a case that has baffled authorities.

85

8.6

/9874/

85

/736/

81

/526/

4.4

/33559/

92

/26/

88

82

/5/

age 8+

Based on the animated series Adventure Time, these four specials explore the unseen corners of the world with both familiar and exciting brand-new characters.

88

8.6

/40291/

84

/1297/

79

/215/

4.3

/31294/

97

/78/

92

91

/26/

age 17+

A chronicle of five friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS.

86

8.7

/10982/

84

/801/

87

/293/

4.4

/27141/

100

/10/

83

78

/5/

age 14+

Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence, lurks in the shadows.

82

7.5

/41430/

74

/2394/

70

/379/

4.2

/26599/

98

/57/

75

81

/27/

4.0

age 14+

The survivors of a devastating flu attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew – while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.

78

IMDb 52

8.0

/59390/

78

/2367/

67

/247/

4.1

/24879/

96

/73/

76

77

/34/

3.0

age 15+

In the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a task force assembled to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.

90

8.6

/27025/

84

/1579/

86

/1484/

4.3

/24113/

100

/43/

94

91

/11/

age 14+

A caveman forms a bond with a dinosaur as they struggle to survive in a hostile world.

82

69

8.4

/4750/

80

/162/

80

/25/

4.2

/22460/

82

/19/

3.5

age 14+

A kaleidoscopic portrait told in two parts tracing the life of the imaginative artist.

82

8.1

/31432/

77

/561/

75

/243/

4.3

/21788/

91

/32/

90

Follow six New Yorkers whose lives intersect amidst the AIDS crisis and the rapidly changing socio-political climate of 1985.

77

75

/939/

75

/261/

4.2

/17176/

74

/57/

88

66

/29/

3.5

age 16+

The parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th century America.

73

7.1

/39479/

70

/1298/

68

/230/

3.6

/16463/

92

/73/

59

80

/29/

age 15+

An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.

84

8.4

/63678/

83

/2707/

79

/480/

4.3

/15828/

86

/42/

93

80

/27/

The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. Marines who spearheaded the invasion along with an embedded Rolling Stone reporter. A vivid account of the soldiers and of the forces that guided them in an often-improvised initiative.

75

65

7.2

/4546/

68

/204/

68

/26/

3.6

/15779/

100

/7/

67

age 15+

Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions. As Amy's health declined, her followers believed her death would lead to her evacuation by UFO and salvation for humanity. Told through the eyes of Amy's devotees and constructed from the cult's archival footage, the three-part docuseries captures the perils of internet proselytizing and a conspiracy-driven faith.

86

8.3

/29029/

80

/970/

76

/291/

4.2

/15656/

94

/62/

95

89

/34/

age 14+

A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's approach to parenting; and other members of their community.

81

75

/1628/

71

/251/

4.0

/12925/

93

/56/

79

83

/27/

3.5

age 15+

The story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

73

72

6.8

/7270/

66

/408/

64

/127/

3.8

/12522/

95

/59/

61

84

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age 15+

Mira is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, “Les Vampires.” Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays begin to blur and merge.

76

7.0

/19988/

68

/889/

67

/199/

3.8

/12310/

98

/47/

75

79

/24/

3.0

age 15+

A seemingly ordinary British couple become the focus of an extraordinary investigation when two dead bodies are discovered in the back garden of a house in Nottingham.

80

8.4

/39496/

79

/1005/

76

/323/

4.0

/11503/

82

/39/

86

78

/27/

Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.

74

6.8

/9291/

67

/657/

69

/113/

3.8

/11223/

89

/74/

73

80

/38/

3.0

age 15+

Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong.

86

77

8.2

/4000/

77

/180/

82

/32/

4.0

/10561/

100

/23/

93

84

/12/

A portrait of celebrated filmmaker David Chase: his life, his career and his groundbreaking work on the HBO original series The Sopranos.

80

79

7.4

/8906/

74

/382/

70

/83/

3.6

/10152/

97

/29/

89

80

/10/

Teen Michelle Carter’s actions shocked a nation — but what really happened behind closed doors?

76

7.6

/25863/

74

/662/

70

/251/

3.9

/10101/

81

/58/

89

69

/28/

age 17+

Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.

80

61

8.5

/5188/

81

/107/

74

/53/

4.3

/9995/

age 14+

Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.

72

68

6.7

/8202/

66

/238/

64

/45/

3.7

/8602/

82

/56/

63

75

/29/

3.5

age 16+

The story of one Hollywood's most notorious and public scandals: the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving Dylan, his then 7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow; their subsequent custody trial, the revelation of Allen’s relationship with Farrow’s daughter, Soon-Yi; and the controversial aftermath in the years that followed.

77

63

6.8

/2239/

63

/117/

68

/15/

3.8

/8434/

100

/19/

91

79

/12/

3.0

When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.

79

74

7.3

/5005/

70

/266/

69

/26/

3.8

/8405/

96

/26/

91

81

/13/

3.0

age 15+

This docuseries chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unlikely office buddies, who stumble upon the murky truth behind the work they’ve been doing at a seedy New Jersey call center – persuading people to give money to charities – and vow to expose the crooked American telemarketing industry from within.

73

7.2

/9924/

70

/731/

69

/120/

3.5

/8267/

89

/36/

68

71

/18/

A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents who caught the security officer who orchestrated the entire scheme.

78

7.4

/9883/

73

/528/

70

/130/

3.9

/8171/

96

/48/

69

80

/22/

3.5

age 16+

An exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s, committing 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, and true crime author Michelle McNamara's obsessive quest to find justice on behalf of his victims.

86

81

8.3

/4417/

78

/208/

80

/41/

4.0

/8121/

100

/21/

92

85

/7/

3.5

A look at the life and work of legendary comedian George Carlin.

75

62

7.3

/3069/

70

/208/

71

/16/

3.8

/7727/

86

/29/

88

63

/13/

age 14+

Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix, who refers to herself as the “Dolly Parton of chimps”, spends her days caring for animals in captivity. However, her limitless love for one chimpanzee in particular spins into a wild cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group.

81

7.9

/12627/

75

/785/

70

/187/

4.0

/7598/

96

/69/