What to Watch on Max 2026
Find must-see picks on Max across drama, comedy, biography and true-crime — ratings, standout performances and where to stream titles like Lady Bird now.
Searching for what to watch on max? Start with Dumb Money (2023) for a raucous, bite-sized look at the GameStop saga and a sharp ensemble, or pick Lady Bird (2017) when you want a tender coming-of-age dramedy led by Saoirse Ronan. If you prefer edge-of-your-seat nonfiction, the 2024 docuseries Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders examines how social platforms can feed real-world violence. With biography, comedy, drama and documentary options, Max mixes fresh releases with beloved favorites to suit any mood. Scroll on for a curated set of choices organized by tone, runtime and must-see moments.
Table of Contents
- Dumb Money
- Jasmine
- Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders
- The Land of Sometimes
- The Sunset Limited
- Lady Bird
- Pan
- Last Stop Larrimah
- Belle
- Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
- DC League of Super-Pets
- Chimes at Midnight
- Izzy Does It
- Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
- Why We Dream
- Red Riding Hood
- Pets & Pickers
- Up the Down Staircase
- Junk or Jackpot?
- Goodbye Christopher Robin
1. Dumb Money
Year: 2023 | Rating: 6.8/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: biography, comedy, drama
Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.
Available on: Hulu, Max
Directed by: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D'Onofrio, America Ferrera, Myha'la
2. Jasmine
Year: 2025 | Rating: 4.9/10 | Type: TV Series
Genres: drama
Yasemin is a young woman battling a fatal heart condition, with her obsessive stepbrother Tufan as her only support. Her struggle to make it onto the transplant list draws them into dark networks and morally fraught choices.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Cem Özüduru
Cast: Asena Keskinci, Burak Can Aras, Dilara Melami, Aziz Caner Inan, Derman Susam
3. Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders
Year: 2024 | Rating: 6.4/10 | Type: TV Series
Genres: documentary, crime
Unpacks shocking true crime stories involving influencers and digital communities across the social media landscape.
Available on: Hulu, Max
Directed by: Lewis Albrow, Adrian Murray
Cast: Dayna Tidwell, Anil Joseph
4. The Land of Sometimes
Year: 2026 | Rating: 7.6/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: animation, family, fantasy
Twins Alfie and Elise find a magical Wish Watch on Christmas Eve and are swept by the Wish Collector into the musical Land of Sometimes, where they learn that wishes have consequences.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Leon Joosen
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, Asa Butterfield, Alisha Weir, Andrei Shen
5. The Sunset Limited
Year: 2011 | Rating: 7.3/10 | Type: TV Series
Genres: drama
A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones
6. Lady Bird
Year: 2017 | Rating: 7.4/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: comedy, drama
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Available on: Hulu, Max
Directed by: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet
7. Pan
Year: 2015 | Rating: 5.7/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: action, adventure, comedy, drama, family, fantasy, sci-fi
Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Joe Wright
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar
8. Last Stop Larrimah
Year: 2023 | Rating: 7.1/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: documentary, crime
Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the remaining residents become suspects and a long history of infighting is unveiled.
Available on: Max
9. Belle
Year: 2021 | Rating: 7/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: animation, adventure, drama, family, fantasy, music, musical, sci-fi
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Cast: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shôta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro, Lilas Ikuta
10. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Year: 2022 | Rating: 7/10 | Type: TV Series
Genres: drama, horror, mystery, romance, thriller
Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls finds themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago, as well as their own.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Lisa Soper, Roxanne Benjamin, Maggie Kiley, Alex Pillai, Rob Seidenglanz
Cast: Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles, Maia Reficco
11. DC League of Super-Pets
Year: 2022 | Rating: 6.8/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: animation, action, adventure, comedy, crime, family, fantasy, sci-fi
When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto the Super-Dog must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel - to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Jared Stern, Sam J. Levine
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer
12. Chimes at Midnight
Year: 1965 | Rating: 7.6/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: comedy, drama, history, war
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Orson Welles
Cast: Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, John Gielgud, Marina Vlady
13. Izzy Does It
Year: 2025 | Rating: 8.5/10 | Type: TV Series
Genres: reality-tv
Follow the adventures of Izzy and his family as they navigate the challenges of running a home renovation and design firm, transforming properties with their expertise while operating within realistic budgets in Santa Ana.
Available on: Hulu, Max
Cast: Ren Leach
14. Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Year: 2022 | Rating: 8/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: documentary, biography, sport
A wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and interviews with Hawk and prominent figures in the sport including Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer, and Christian Hosoi.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Sam Jones
Cast: Rob Roy Fitzgerald, Rob 'Sluggo' Boyce, Tas Pappas, Danny Way, Frank Hawk
15. Why We Dream
Year: 2025 | Rating: 8.8/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: documentary
When a group of centenarian WWII veterans pilgrimage to Normandy, France to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day, we witness how these landscapes, scarred by war and frozen in time, unlock memories of the lives lost and lived thereafter.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Meredith Danluck
16. Red Riding Hood
Year: 2011 | Rating: 5.4/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, thriller
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons
17. Pets & Pickers
Year: 2022 | Rating: 6.9/10 | Type: TV Series
Genres: documentary
It is the story of picking abandoned storage bins at RAPS Thrift Stores to fund life saving vetrinary care for families at RAPS Animal Hospital.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Andrew Vacheresse, Tyson Hepburn
Cast: Lucia Walters, Karen Kamachi
18. Up the Down Staircase
Year: 1967 | Rating: 7.3/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: drama
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Eileen Heckart, Ruth White, Jean Stapleton
19. Junk or Jackpot?
Year: 2025 | Rating: 6.8/10 | Type: TV Series
Genres: reality-tv
Follow collectors as they discover the true monetary value of the unusual collections that are overtaking their homes. With designer Bobby Berk, they must decide if they're willing to sell some of their items to help pay for much needed home renovations.
Available on: Hulu, Max
20. Goodbye Christopher Robin
Year: 2017 | Rating: 7.1/10 | Type: Movie
Genres: biography, drama, family
The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin.
Available on: Max
Directed by: Simon Curtis
Cast: Vicki Pepperdine, Margot Robbie, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Tilston, Alex Lawther
Wrapping Up
This roundup covers a wide range — from intimate dramas and smart comedies to gripping crime docs and biographical films — so you can match the night’s vibe. Expect recent premieres like The Land of Sometimes alongside crowd-pleasers such as Pan and the stage-to-screen intensity of The Sunset Limited. Bookmark this page and come back often: selections are refreshed regularly to surface new arrivals and restored gems. Use the quick notes on runtime and tone to narrow picks, and you’ll have a great candidate queued up in minutes.
Last updated: July 26, 2026