HBO Max is a superb place to stream summer season motion pictures — from mainstream Warner Bros. hits to indie gems from A24, the Warner Discovery platform has all of it.
This summer season, we're recommending 5 motion pictures that really feel good for when the sweltering warmth has you down.
That includes stars like Hailee Steinfeld and Gary Oldman, these motion pictures examine lots of completely different containers — horror, drama, documentary and extra — however all of them have summer season in widespread.
Try Watch With Us' 5 must-watch summer season motion pictures on HBO Max under.
‘Sinners' (2025)
Ryan Coogler's vampire horror film musical dramedy wasn't technically a summer season blockbuster — it was launched in April — however its current addition to HBO Max makes it really feel like a summer season streaming blockbuster, if such a factor exists. The film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan in each roles), two gangsters who try and take the cash they earned working for Al Capone in Chicago and open a juke joint for his or her Black neighborhood in rural Mississippi in 1932.
The otherworldly musical skills of their cousin Sammie (newcomer Miles Caton) entice the unwelcome consideration of a charismatic and highly effective vampire (Jack O'Connell), whom the brothers should battle off with the assistance of their previous lovers (Hailee Steinfeld and Wunmi Mosaku) earlier than the evening is over.
Sinners is sizzling in each sense of the phrase — horny, violent, sweaty and a continuing subject of dialog. Take this chance to observe it on Max.
‘Barbie' (2023)
“My job is simply … seashore,” says Ryan Gosling's Ken on this mega-hit film. In the summertime, we relate. For those who want a break from “beaching off,” it's by no means a foul time to revisit this iconic movie from Greta Gerwig.
The sunnier half of the phenomenon we as soon as known as “Barbenheimer” stars Margot Robbie as a Stereotypical Barbie, who begins experiencing “irrepressible ideas of loss of life” and should enterprise from Barbieland to the Actual World to assist whoever is enjoying together with her. When she does, she learns some exhausting truths about patriarchy, womanhood and humanity — however some lovely classes as effectively, particularly from Gloria (America Ferrera). It's a vivid, colourful film that's as fairly and pink as Barbie herself.
‘The Meg' (2018)
If the 50th anniversary of Jaws wasn't sufficient to provide you a pleasant chill everytime you head to the seashore, try The Meg. Jason Statham stars as a search and rescue diver who discovers {that a} large (and we imply actually large), prehistoric dinosaur-shark is alive (and hungry) within the depths of the ocean's trenches.
Does The Meg characteristic the mental, thought-provoking form of enjoyable that you simply'll get from Sinners or Barbie? Completely not. Is it a ridiculous, splashy B-movie that dares to ask the query, “What if sharks have been method greater???” Sure, it's. For those who like monster killing and stunts, The Meg is an ideal summer season watch.
‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' (2024)
James Gunn's Superman is about to soar into theaters for what feels just like the millionth try and immortalize the Man of Metal on the large display screen. However there was a time when making a film a couple of comedian e book hero who might fly appeared like a ridiculous thought. This documentary explores the origin of the unique Richard Donner Superman film, which plucked younger Juilliard graduate Christopher Reeve from obscurity and made him America's hero. Reeve's profession was tragically halted when a horseback driving accident left him paralyzed, however his heroic spirit allowed him to make a distinction within the lives of the disabled neighborhood together with his activism.
This shifting documentary options not solely unique footage from Reeve's household, but additionally interviews with celebrities who knew him and his shut good friend Robin Williams — Glenn Shut, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Bridges and plenty of extra shared their perspective on the actor's inspiring life.
‘Parthenope' (2024)
Head to the Italian island of Capri for an attractive summer season with Parthenope Di Sangro (Celeste Dalla Porta), the gorgeous daughter of an prosperous Italian household who named her in honor of Napoli itself. Gary Oldman is a welcome addition as English author John Cheever, one of many many males who're fascinated by Parthenope. Because the younger girl comes of age, she begins to grasp the ability that her magnificence holds over the folks round her.
The plot of Parthenope film is secondary to the beautiful setting — the rocky shores of Italy, the glowing blue water and the beautiful costumes that change to mirror the Italian fashions of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. If you wish to be transported into the lifetime of a stunning Italian heiress, that is the film to get you there.
