List of HBO Max original films

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HBO Max is an over-the-top subscription service owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery. It distributes a number of original films, documentaries, and specials, alongside their slate of television series. The shows produced for HBO Max are dubbed "Max Originals". Max Originals are specifically made for audiences outside the traditional baseline HBO brand, while simultaneously working in parity with the HBO library. Content that is based on new and existing properties from WarnerMedia's subsidiaries will be distributed through HBO Max.

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Original films

Feature films

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
An American Pickle [lower-alpha 1] Comedy August 6, 20201 hour, 29 min.English
Unpregnant Drama September 10, 20201 hour, 44 min.English
Charm City Kings [lower-alpha 1] Drama October 8, 20202 hours, 4 min.English
The Witches [lower-alpha 1] Fantasy comedy October 22, 20201 hour, 45 min.English
Superintelligence [lower-alpha 1] Action comedy November 26, 20201 hour, 46 min.English
Let Them All Talk Comedy drama December 10, 20201 hour, 53 min.English
Locked Down [lower-alpha 1] Romantic comedy heist January 14, 20211 hour, 58 min.English
Zack Snyder's Justice League Superhero March 18, 20214 hours, 2 min.English
Awaiting release
Land of Gold [1] Drama May 15, 2023 [2] 1 hour, 50 min.English, Spanish, Punjabi

Documentaries

TitleSubjectRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
On the Record Sexual abuse May 27, 20201 hour, 38 min.English
On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries PoliticsAugust 6, 20201 hour, 34 min.English
Class Action Park Amusement park accidents August 27, 20201 hour, 30 min.English
There Is No "I" in Threesome Intimacy February 11, 20211 hour, 27 min.English
Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests Personality tests March 4, 20211 hour, 25 min.English
LFG Soccer gender pay gap June 24, 20211 hour, 45 min.English
Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground Civil rights movement August 19, 202160 min.English
15 Minutes of ShameSocietyOctober 7, 20211 hour, 26 min.English
Reign of the Superwomen Superhero November 18, 20211 hour, 21 min.English
Diego, The Last Goodbye [lower-alpha 1] Soccer
1 hour, 29 min.Spanish
Beanie ManiaBusinessDecember 23, 20211 hour, 20 min.English
Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name [3] MusicJanuary 2, 20221 hour, 30 min.English
The Balcony Movie Philosophy of life April 17, 2022 [lower-alpha 4] 1 hour, 40 min.Polish
Navalny True crime May 26, 20221 hour, 38 min.Russian, English
The Herd Equestrian vaulting July 7, 2022 [lower-alpha 4] 1 hour, 19 min.Polish
Citizen Ashe SportsJuly 28, 20221 hour, 35 min.English
Primera Civil rights movement September 4, 20221 hour, 36 min.Spanish, English
Angels of Sinjar Biography September 30, 20221 hour, 53 min.English, Kurdish
The Fastest Woman on Earth BiographyOctober 20, 20221 hour, 44 min.English
Santa Camp Santa Claus November 17, 20221 hour, 32 min.English
Love, LizzoMusicNovember 24, 20221 hour, 32 min.English
Call Me Miss CleoBiographyDecember 15, 20221 hour, 30 min.English
Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia BusinessApril 6, 20231 hour, 30 min.English
Awaiting release
Bama Rush [4] [5] Sororities May 23, 2023TBAEnglish

Specials

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood MusicDecember 3, 202054 min.English
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020MusicalDecember 17, 202052 min.English
The Runaway Bunny AnimationMarch 25, 202127 min.English
Friends: The Reunion Unscripted reunionMay 27, 20211 hour, 44 min.English
Romeo Santos: Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium Concert film July 30, 20211 hour, 44 min.Spanish
Romeo Santos: The King of Bachata Concert film July 30, 20211 hour, 32 min.English/Spanish
Halsey: If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power Visual concept album October 7, 202150 min.English
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Unscripted reunionJanuary 1, 20221 hour, 42 min.English
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock ExperienceAnimated musical comedy June 30, 202255 min.English
Lizzo: Live in Concert Concert film December 31, 20221 hour, 31 min.English

Stand-up comedy

TitleRelease dateRuntime
Beth Stelling: Girl DaddyAugust 20, 202058 min.
Conan O'Brien's Team Coco Presents: James Veitch: Straight to VHS [lower-alpha 1] August 20, 202057 min.
HA Comedy Festival: The Art of ComedyAugust 20, 20201 hour, 1 min.
Rose Matafeo: HorndogAugust 20, 202058 min.
Chelsea Handler: EvolutionOctober 22, 20201 hour, 8 min.
Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy ShowNovember 12, 202049 min.
Marlon Wayans: You Know What It IsAugust 19, 202158 min.
Ahir Shah: DotsSeptember 23, 20211 hour
Comedy ChingonasNovember 18, 202158 min.
Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet TubmanOctober 14, 202155 min.
Aida Rodriguez: Fighting WordsNovember 4, 20211 hour, 3 min.
2nd Annual HA Festival: The Art of ComedyDecember 16, 202154 min.
Moses Storm: White TrashJanuary 20, 20221 hour
Chris Redd: Why Am I Like This?November 3, 202259 min.

Exclusive films

The following films premiered on the service without being labeled as Max Originals

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
No Sudden Move Crime thriller July 1, 20211 hour, 55 min.English
8-Bit Christmas Comedy November 24, 20211 hour, 37 min.English
The Fallout High school drama January 27, 20221 hour, 32 min.English
Kimi Crime thriller February 10, 20221 hour, 29 min.English
Moonshot [lower-alpha 1] Science fiction romantic comedy March 31, 20221 hour, 44 min.English
Father of the Bride Comedy drama June 16, 20221 hour, 57 min.English
A Christmas Story Christmas Family comedy November 17, 20221 hour, 38 min.English
Holiday Harmony Christmas comedy November 24, 20221 hour, 50 min.English
A Christmas Mystery Christmas comedy November 24, 20221 hour, 27 min.English
A Hollywood Christmas Christmas comedy December 1, 20221 hour, 31 min.English

Upcoming original films

Feature films

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeStatus
Am I OK? [6] Comedy drama TBA1 hour, 26 min.Completed
1000 Miles [7] [8] Biographical film TBAPost-production
Turtles All the Way Down Romantic drama Post-production
Field Notes on Love [9] Young adult romancePost-production
The Parenting [10] Comedy-horrorPost-production

Documentaries

TitleSubjectRelease dateRuntime
Boylesque [11] Biography TBATBA
Little Richard: I Am Everything [12] MusicTBA

Specials

TitleGenrePremiereRuntimeStatus
B-Loved Part One [13] Fantasy romance2023TBAPost-production
B-Loved Part Two
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth [lower-alpha 5] [14] Animated comedyTBAPre-production

Stand-up comedy

TitleRelease dateRuntime
Untitled Marlon Wayans-hosted multi-act special [15] TBATBA

In development

TitleGenre
The Ancestor [16] Psychological thriller
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires [17] Superhero animation
Black Canary [18] Superhero
Black Choke [19] Neo-noir
Camp [20] Romantic comedy
The Distance from Me to You [21] Romantic coming-of-age survival thriller
Good in Bed [22] Drama
In Five Years [23] Science fiction romantic drama
Lethal Finale [24] Buddy cop action comedy
The Masters of Mini-Golf [25] Comedy
The Naughty One [26] Action comedy
Pretty Big [27] Biographical drama
Shell [28] Satirical science fiction horror
Son of a Bitch [29] Comedy
Under Siege [30] Action thriller
Untitled UFO film [31] Satirical science fiction drama
We Were There, Too [32] Drama
When Katie Met Cassidy [33] Romantic comedy
The Wild [34] Thriller

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Currently unavailable
  2. Latin America
  3. North America
  4. 1 2 Poland
  5. Will simultaneously premiere on both Cartoon Network and HBO Max

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