List of Max original films

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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 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 WBD's subsidiaries will be distributed through Max.

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Original films

Feature films

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
An American Pickle [a] Comedy August 6, 20201 hour, 29 minEnglish
Unpregnant Drama September 10, 20201 hour, 44 minEnglish
Charm City Kings [a] Drama October 8, 20202 hours, 4 minEnglish
The Witches [a] Fantasy comedy October 22, 20201 hour, 45 minEnglish
Superintelligence [a] Action comedy November 26, 20201 hour, 46 minEnglish
Let Them All Talk Comedy drama December 10, 20201 hour, 53 minEnglish
Locked Down [a] Romantic comedy heist January 14, 20211 hour, 58 minEnglish
Zack Snyder's Justice League Superhero March 18, 20214 hours, 2 minEnglish
Mamá para rato Comedy November 1, 2022 [b] 1 hour, 34 minSpanish
Navidad en vivo Comedy December 9, 2022 [b] 1 hour, 28 minSpanish
Land of Gold Drama May 15, 20231 hour, 50 min
  • English
  • Punjabi
  • Spanish
Gray Matter Science fiction thriller July 13, 20231 hour, 27 minEnglish
Turtles All the Way Down Romantic drama May 2, 20241 hour, 52 minEnglish
Am I OK? Comedy drama June 6, 20241 hour, 26 minEnglish
'Salem's Lot Supernatural horror October 3, 20241 hour, 53 minEnglish
Caddo Lake Thriller October 10, 20241 hour, 39 minEnglish
Sweethearts Romantic comedy November 28, 20241 hour, 34 minEnglish
Awaiting release
Juror No. 2 [c] Legal thriller December 20, 20241 h 54 minEnglish

Documentaries

TitleSubjectRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
On the Record Sexual abuse May 27, 20201 hour, 38 minEnglish
On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries PoliticsAugust 6, 20201 hour, 34 minEnglish
Class Action Park Amusement park accidents August 27, 20201 hour, 30 minEnglish
There Is No "I" in Threesome Intimacy February 11, 20211 hour, 27 minEnglish
Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests Personality tests March 4, 20211 hour, 25 minEnglish
LFG Soccer gender pay gap June 24, 20211 hour, 45 minEnglish
Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground Civil rights movement August 19, 202160 minEnglish
15 Minutes of ShameSocietyOctober 7, 20211 hour, 26 minEnglish
Reign of the Superwomen Superhero November 18, 20211 hour, 21 minEnglish
Diego, The Last Goodbye [a] Football
  • November 25, 2021 [b]
  • January 13, 2022 [d]
1 hour, 29 minSpanish
Beanie ManiaBusinessDecember 23, 20211 hour, 20 minEnglish
Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name [a] MusicJanuary 2, 20221 hour, 30 minEnglish
The Balcony Movie Philosophy of life April 17, 2022 [e] 1 hour, 40 minPolish
Navalny True crime May 26, 20221 hour, 38 min
  • English
  • Russian
The Herd Equestrian vaulting July 7, 2022 [e] 1 hour, 19 minPolish
Citizen Ashe SportsJuly 28, 20221 hour, 35 minEnglish
Primera Civil rights movement September 4, 20221 hour, 36 min
  • English
  • Spanish
Angels of Sinjar Biography September 30, 20221 hour, 53 min
  • English
  • Kurdish
The Fastest Woman on Earth BiographyOctober 20, 20221 hour, 44 minEnglish
Muxes Muxe November 17, 2022 [b] 1 hour, 2 minSpanish
Santa Camp Santa Claus November 17, 20221 hour, 32 minEnglish
Love, Lizzo MusicNovember 24, 20221 hour, 32 minEnglish
Call Me Miss CleoBiographyDecember 15, 20221 hour, 30 minEnglish
Bama Rush Sororities May 23, 20231 hour, 41 minEnglish
American Pain Opioid epidemic June 8, 20231 hour, 45 minEnglish
Boylesque Biography June 15, 2023 [e] 1 hour, 11 minPolish
Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia [a] BusinessJuly 20, 20231 hour, 29 minEnglish
Metal Monsters: The Righteous Redeemer Monster truck July 30, 202343 minEnglish
Polish PrayersBiographySeptember 15, 2023 [f] 1 hour, 23 minPolish
Gumbo Coalition Civil rights leaders November 6, 20231 hour, 52 minEnglish
Little Richard: I Am EverythingMusicNovember 23, 20231 hour, 42 minEnglish
Oprah and The Color Purple Journey Making-of December 28, 202356 minEnglish
Chowchilla KidnappingJanuary 11, 20241 hour, 39 minEnglish
They Called Him Mostly Harmless Death of Vance Rodriguez February 8, 20241 hour, 29 minEnglish
Hope BiographyJune 11, 20241 hour, 5 minPolish
Louder: The Soundtrack of ChangeMusicOctober 17, 20241 hour, 1 minEnglish

Specials

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood MusicDecember 3, 202054 minEnglish
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020MusicalDecember 17, 202052 minEnglish
The Runaway Bunny AnimationMarch 25, 202127 minEnglish
Friends: The Reunion Unscripted reunionMay 27, 20211 hour, 44 minEnglish
Romeo Santos: Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium Concert film July 30, 20211 hour, 44 minSpanish
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 minEnglish
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Unscripted reunionJanuary 1, 20221 hour, 42 minEnglish
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock ExperienceAnimated musical comedy June 30, 202255 minEnglish
Lizzo: Live in Concert Concert film December 31, 20221 hour, 31 minEnglish

Stand-up comedy

TitleRelease dateRuntime
Beth Stelling: Girl DaddyAugust 20, 202058 min
Conan O'Brien's Team Coco Presents: James Veitch: Straight to VHS [a] 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
Tracy Morgan: Takin' It Too FarAugust 17, 202349 min
Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd BaseDecember 21, 20231 hour, 6 min
Rory Scovel: Religion, Sex and a Few Things in BetweenFebruary 22, 20241 hour, 13 min
Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must GoJune 13, 20241 hour, 29 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 minEnglish
8-Bit Christmas Comedy November 24, 20211 hour, 37 minEnglish
The Fallout High school drama January 27, 20221 hour, 32 minEnglish
Kimi Crime thriller February 10, 20221 hour, 29 minEnglish
Moonshot [a] Science fiction romantic comedy March 31, 20221 hour, 44 minEnglish
Father of the Bride Comedy drama June 16, 20221 hour, 57 minEnglish
A Christmas Story Christmas Family comedy November 17, 20221 hour, 38 minEnglish
Holiday Harmony Christmas comedy November 24, 20221 hour, 50 minEnglish
A Christmas Mystery Christmas comedy November 24, 20221 hour, 27 minEnglish
A Hollywood Christmas Christmas comedy December 1, 20221 hour, 31 minEnglish

Upcoming original films

Feature films

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeStatus
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires [1] [2] Superhero animation2025 [3] TBAPost-production
1000 Miles [4] [5] Biographical film TBATBAPost-production
The Parenting [6] Comedy horror TBATBAPost-production

Documentaries

TitleSubjectRelease dateRuntimeStatus
Luva de Pedreiro: The Influencer's Untold Story [7] BiographyTBATBAPost-production

Specials

TitleGenrePremiereRuntimeStatus
B-Loved Part One [8] Fantasy romanceTBATBAPost-production
B-Loved Part Two [8] Fantasy romanceTBATBAPost-production
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth [g] [9] Animated comedyTBATBAPre-production

In development

TitleGenre
In Five Years [10] Science fiction romantic drama
Lethal Finale [11] Buddy cop action comedy
The Masters of Mini-Golf [12] Comedy
The Naughty One [13] Action comedy
The Other Side [7] Drama
Pretty Big [14] Biographical drama
Under Siege [15] Action thriller

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Currently unavailable
  2. 1 2 3 4 Latin America
  3. The film had a limited theatrical release on November 1, 2024, before being released on Max.
  4. North America
  5. 1 2 3 Poland
  6. Europe
  7. Will simultaneously premiere on both Cartoon Network and Max

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