HBO Max Movies, a list by James Dooley

5.8

/155/

71

/5/

52

/5/

Revisits the 2010 death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in custody at the border. When eye-witness video emerges, it sparks a far-reaching investigation from a border checkpoint to Washington D.C. CRITICAL INCIDENT chronicles journalists’, lawyers’, and family members’ efforts to explore the Border Patrol’s involvement in the incident, ultimately pointing to cover-ups, and uncovering the existence of a little-known unit inside the agency that had been involved in other border related incident.

80

31

7.9

/336/

78

/35/

84

/10/

4.1

/4394/

Crafted in three parts by four animation superstars, Adult Swim's The Elephant brings to life a very human journey of self-discovery in varied styles.

59

25

5.2

/471/

60

/37/

52

/8/

3.7

/3924/

After four seasons (and counting) on Saturday Night Live, Sarah Sherman's unholy alter ego, Sarah Squirm, slithers onto your screen and rips off the straitjacket, unleashing a festering and hilarious hour of bodily fluids, open-wound confessionals, and jokes that will leave scars on your soul.

70

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7.3

/84/

71

/9/

3.3

/348/

The film takes us to Georgia, where the shadows of the post-Soviet past still loom large. At its center is investigative reporter Tamuna Museridze, who sets out to unravel a profoundly personal mystery. As she follows the trail of a widespread 1990s scheme in which newborns were taken from Georgian maternity wards and trafficked across the world, she exposes networks, mechanisms, and long-buried secrets along with family tragedies that remain just as painful today. The scale of the practice is staggering: as many as 100,000 children were stolen from hospitals and sold. Among them were Amy and Ano, twin sisters separated at birth who finally found each other in 2024 through social media.

62

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5.4

/176/

66

/39/

68

/5/

3.0

/458/

Dive into a real-time investigation of the shocking daylight robbery at Paris' Louvre Museum. Former thieves, security staff, eyewitnesses and investigators piece together the crime and ongoing chase to recover France's crown jewels before it's too late.

63

8

6.7

/168/

68

/12/

50

/1/

3.4

/599/

The story behind the making of the 1985 Chicago Bears' rap anthem and video that became a cultural phenomenon, redefined sports entertainment, and cemented the team's larger-than-life legacy.

68

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6.0

/47/

76

/6/

3.4

/257/

A joyful and surprising journey into the fascinating world of toddler pop, exploring why kids' music is so catchy, can be deeply meaningful, and how AI is taking hold and shaping the industry. Featuring appearances by The Wiggles, Laurie Berkner, and other musicians.

68

37

6.6

/453/

67

/38/

55

/9/

3.3

/2367/

90

/10/

In a dystopic America, children are taught how to prepare for school shootings through elaborate drills. Yet what are intended as self-defense mechanisms are themselves deeply traumatic for students, parents, educators, and entire communities.

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4.7

/22/

40

/1/

70

/1/

Johnny Pigozzi—photographer, heir, and legendary collector—pioneered the celebrity selfie in the 1970s, built an elite social network, and assembled the world's best contemporary African art collection.

51

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5.7

/102/

43

/13/

40

/1/

3.3

/357/

Equal parts stand-up, documentary, and rock concert, Adam Pally plays with the truth and his guitar in a one-time-only performance.

63

42

6.0

/1323/

61

/90/

56

/11/

2.8

/3244/

80

/10/

65

/33/

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.

66

14

6.5

/412/

72

/29/

66

/5/

3.2

/870/

Follow the eccentric Mike Carroll in this chilling family mystery as he sets out to find his long-lost father. What he uncovers along the way threatens to shake the very foundation of his family.

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90

/1/

A wealthy woman travels to Ecuador to breed guinea pigs for profit, but her life is soon complicated by a mysterious stalker.

85

IMDb 4

7.8

/266978/

74

/9643/

74

/2357/

4.2

/1758488/

94

/428/

85

/1999/

95

/63/

4.0

age 16+

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

70

27

6.8

/398/

69

/40/

65

/7/

3.9

/12084/

In his debut stand-up special, actor, comedian, writer, and podcaster Caleb Hearon takes us back to his roots in Kansas City...where it all started. Newly 30, Hearon deploys his generational Midwestern wisdom to solve most of the world's problems: politics, internet trolls, learning we're not that different from our parents, and more.

63

50

5.4

/1861/

62

/194/

77

/124/

3.0

/12884/

age 15+

In the time of the Aztec empire, tragedy strikes Yohualli Coatl when his father is murdered by Spanish conquistadors. To warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger, Yohualli escapes to Tenochtitlán. There, he trains in the temple of the bat god Tzinacan with his mentor, developing equipment and weaponry to confront the Spanish invasion and avenge his father’s death. Along the way, he encounters key figures like the fierce Jaguar Woman and the conquistador Hernán Cortés.

66

6.5

/6866/

65

/344/

63

/61/

3.1

/30870/

65

/139/

90

/211/

57

/40/

2.5

age 14+

The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.

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6.9

/38/

100

/2/

100

/1/

A shocking investigation into the illegal rhino trade and the international crime syndicates pushing an endangered species toward extinction.

64

6.2

/87091/

67

/6025/

69

/1556/

2.8

/784024/

58

/189/

77

/1731/

54

/29/

3.0

age 16+

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

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7.1

/17/

80

/2/

A cinematic montage that reconstructs 1970s New York as it exists in the movies that mythologized it.

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A man and a teenager live in a house in the middle of the woods. The idea of an impossible closeness.

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A debt-ridden boxer is kidnapped by mobsters and must put his physical abilities to the test in order to survive.

64

11

6.2

/206/

68

/49/

66

/5/

3.1

/595/

Dr. Katherine Ramsland interviews Elmer Wayne Henley, the sole survivor of the 1973 Houston Mass Murders, to unravel his chilling journey from manipulated teen to convicted killer — and the terrifying truth behind the line between victim and predator.

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80

/1/

A bar employee has a date scheduled, but there’s one obstacle: the corpse at her feet.

77

7.7

/1767/

77

/94/

79

/17/

4.3

/37838/

72

/17/

3.0

Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.

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6.4

/13/

73

/3/

Sérgio is determined to take over his family's construction company to pursue a long-buried dream. But when he uncovers a hidden chapter from his father's past, his ambitions are shaken, forcing him to confront the man he has truly become.

79

IMDb 25

7.5

/285724/

72

/14246/

72

/2684/

3.6

/2333301/

93

/391/

85

/3222/

81

/48/

3.5

age 17+

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

69

39

7.6

/1394/

72

/147/

72

/8/

3.8

/4258/

71

/7/

50

/4/

Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron offers up his nuanced perspective on our increasingly uncertain world.

77

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7.6

/136/

86

/3/

3.5

/239/

A feature documentary profiling the most revered screenwriter in movie history, Paddy Chayefsky stands alone as the only writer to win three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay: for Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971) and Network (1976).

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70

/1/

80

/1/

Welcome to New Smyrna Beach -- Florida's spring break hotspot and the Shark Attack Capital of the World. Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante investigates to figure out why this party spot has become so deadly before more blood ends up in the water.

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70

/1/

80

/1/

After nine great white attacks off South Africa's "wild coast" leaves locals reeling, scientists Ryan Johnson, Gibbs Kuguru and Andy Casagrande race to uncover the cause before there's another fatality.

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In a one-of-a-kind event, the great white shark faces off against the Nile crocodile in a CGI fight to the death.

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60

/1/

Shark expert Tristan Guttridge and his mad scientist team use CGI to build the ultimate "Frankenshark." Pulling from a variety of shark species, they build the deadliest, weirdest shark on the planet.

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70

/1/

80

/1/

People have captured a record number of shark encounters on camera, from a hilarious moment when a shark slaps a fisherman in the face to an intense 10 minutes when a great white stalks a kayaker ... these are the craziest moments when sharks strike back.

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70

/1/

Fifty years after Jaws terrified beachgoers, marine biologist Tom "Blowfish" Hurd and ecologist Michelle Jewell dive with great whites to separate fact from fiction -- like whether skinny dipping is risky or if a shark could really chew through a boat.

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45

/2/

90

/1/

In Australia, wildlife biologist Forrest Galante cuts through years of red tape by injecting himself with alien shark venoms to test their potency.

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A mysterious and aggressive shark emerges from the deep off California's coast, sparking a race to catch it and reveal whether it's an enormous mako, a mutant or a great white-mako hybrid.

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5.8

/22/

58

/5/

A 20-foot great white breaches in New Zealand, launching a hunt for Colossus—the legendary high-flying shark that may lead to a hidden colony of great whites.

65

IMDb 81

6.6

/48148/

64

/2395/

64

/591/

3.4

/429895/

69

/281/

65

/323/

65

/50/

2.5

age 16+

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

73

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7.4

/103/

73

/3/

Dr. James Graham, a physician in a struggling Oklahoma town, fights to save its bankrupt hospital.

74

IMDb 76

7.1

/377872/

71

/20480/

74

/4122/

3.9

/2684030/

83

/499/

90

/4278/

68

/58/

2.5

age 12+

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

83

IMDb 84

7.2

/17065/

71

/731/

68

/186/

4.1

/237787/

97

/187/

85

/58/

90

/36/

4.0

age 15+

Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t gotten back on track.

83

8.3

/4560/

82

/228/

80

/39/

4.0

/15227/

100

/35/

94

/96/

75

/7/

3.0

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

72

6.8

/2007/

70

/48/

58

/9/

3.9

/3195/

93

/44/

67

/53/

69

/10/

3.0

age 13+

A view inside the life of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, capturing her through five tumultuous years in power and beyond as she redefined leadership on the world stage.

68

IMDb 89

6.3

/82537/

62

/4516/

64

/965/

2.9

/1118386/

77

/300/

66

/745/

70

/50/

3.5

age 15+

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

73

7.1

/184/

74

/12/

75

/6/

3.6

/614/

3.0

Three filmmakers dive deep into the storied and complex legacy of Ms. magazine through the lens of some of its most iconic covers, featuring never-before-seen archival footage and engaging interviews with the powerful women who shaped the magazine at its inception over fifty years ago

74

39

7.7

/1280/

71

/73/

74

/18/

3.7

/2309/

Delves into the sexual abuse scandal surrounding athletics doctor Richard Strauss, whose two-decade tenure at The Ohio State University saw the abuse of hundreds of students, and the ongoing quest for justice and accountability by his survivors.

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7.4

/89/

63

/3/