Max is again with a vengeance and is as soon as once more pulling out all the stops to show why it is nonetheless among the best streaming providers. Just like final month’s standout Babygirl (2024), there’s one new film with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes that’s the clear one-to-watch out of the whole lot new on Max in May 2025.
The Brutalist (2024) will likely be obtainable to stream from May 16 and coming from somebody who watched this in theatres, that is one you should compensate for in the event you missed it pre-awards season. Nevertheless, this is not the one new Max film you ought to be excited to stream this month.
In addition to Brady Corbet’s Oscar-winning epic the most effective Max films are getting an improve with a blended flurry of romance, psychological horror, action-thriller, and household films all with over 80% on Rotten Tomatoes – so it truly is a various platter that may little doubt fill you up over the approaching weeks.
The Brutalist (2024)
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RT Score: 93%
Age ranking: R
Length: 215 minutes
Director: Brady Corbet
Arriving on: May 16
This is what I imply once I say Max has its ear to the bottom in terms of contemporary film releases, and after being launched in cinemas not even a yr in the past The Brutalist has discovered its new house on the streaming platform.
For these of you who missed the Oscar-winner now’s your likelihood to take a seat again with a little bit of Adrien Brody, however make sure to put aside 3.5 hours.
In the wake of the Second World War Hungarian-Jewish architect László Toth (Brody) lands within the US searching for for an opportunity to rebuild his life and reunite along with his spouse since being separated as a result of warfare. On his mission to attain the American Dream he settles in Pennsylvania the place his architectural abilities are found by rich industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), and his life is modified drastically – however with a giant value.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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RT Score: 92%
Age ranking: R
Length: 108 minutes
Director: Michel Gondry
Arriving on: May 1
I streamed extra films than earlier than in January 2025, and a type of films was Michel Gondry’s sci-fi romance. For me, it was a really ample streaming expertise however I do not yearn to observe it once more instantly.
Though my opinion is standalone, I nonetheless imagine that each film buff ought to watch this in the event that they get an opportunity – I’m speaking to you, Max subscribers.
A messy breakup leads to Joel (Jim Carrey) and now ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) to take drastic measures to recover from their relationship. This begins when Joel learns that Clementine has determined to endure a medical process which, by the top, all reminiscence of Joel will likely be erased from her reminiscence. He decides to endure the identical process, however they don’t seem to be the one couple which have sought out this technological development.
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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RT Score: 95%
Age ranking: R
Length: 119 minutes
Director: Jonathan Demme
Arriving on: May 1
There’s nothing new I can say about Silence of the Lambs that I have not already voiced. Not solely is it by far one of many 31 horrors I watched for Halloween final October however it’s a charming start-to-finish journey. Not to say that Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins are an on-screen dream workforce.
In the male-dominated subject of legislation enforcement, decided trainee FBI agent Clarice Starling (Foster) is roped in to assist monitor down serial killer Buffalo Bill whose victims are predominantly younger girls. To get an perception to Bill’s thoughts she is distributed to despatched to interview Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins), an ex-psychiatrist locked up for cannibalizing his victims. With the assistance of Lecter’s twisted but unbelievable mind, Starling and her workforce use him to their benefit and get nearer to discovering Buffalo Bill’s hideaway.
The Princess Bride (1987)
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RT Score: 96%
Age ranking: PG
Length: 98 minutes
Director: Rob Reiner
Arriving on: May 1
On one other observe, The Princess Bride is definitely a stark distinction to the suspense-packed Silence of the Lambs – it is a fairy story princess story. But do not be thrown off by its child-friendly nature, because it’s proved to be a success with critics on Rotten Tomatoes being the highest-rated film on this record.
When a grandfather reads his sick grandson a storybook, the film takes us immediately into its pages. It follows a younger farmer boy Westley (Cary Elwes) and his journey to be reunited along with his real love Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright) who’s being held captive by Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). With his band accomplices, Westley battles via enemies and obstacles in hopes of rescuing his one real love.
Inception (2010)
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RT Score: 87%
Age ranking: PG-13
Length: 148 minutes
Director: Christopher Nolan
Arriving on: May 1
Although Christopher Nolan films aren’t my common cup of tea, I’ve really been interested by Inception fairly a bit just lately and the way it’s been so lengthy since I final watched it – and what are the probabilities that it is coming to Max this month.
In his seventh directorial function Nolan dives into his common metaphysical themes like by no means earlier than. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an skilled thief with a singular set of expertise that permit him to enter individuals’s desires and retrieve their secrets and techniques. These expertise have made him a profitable and infamous identify however has include grave prices.
When the chance to rebuild his life and erase his prison historical past, he assembles his workforce of specialists to conduct a seemingly unattainable reverse heist, and plant an concept contained in the thoughts of a robust businessman Robert Fischer, Jr. (Cillian Murphy).
Notting Hill (1999)
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RT Score: 84%
Age ranking: PG-13
Length: 123 minutes
Director: Roger Michell
Arriving on: May 1
Notting Hill is the primary film that involves thoughts once I consider a traditional, conventional rom-com, and Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant are the textual content ebook actors for the style. My favourite factor about Notting Hill is that it is a type of films that appears to suit excellent for any season and time of yr – form of like Gilmore Girls.
Travel bookstore proprietor William Thacker (Hugh Grant) takes a traditional job and lives a mean life in London, however that is modified when Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) – an extremely well-known American actress – strolls into his bookstore at some point. Following one other surprising assembly the 2 get nearer, however the paparazzi’s obsession with Anna places a pressure on their rising relationship.
The Shining (1980)
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RT Score: 83%
Age ranking: PG-13
Length: 142 minutes
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Arriving on: May 1
Kubrick’s imagining of Stephen King’s horror novel of the identical identify has stood the take a look at of popular culture time, changing into one of the crucial referenced films ever – you do not have to look additional than American Horror Story: Hotel, and even The Substance (2024) as a newer instance.
After taking on a job as a winter caretaker at a secluded resort aspiring novelist Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) strikes his household to Colorado the place he hopes to recover from a protracted interval of author’s block. As Jack, his spouse Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and psychic son Danny (Danny Lloyd) settle into their new house on the resort, issues take a flip for the worst when the resort’s haunted nature influences Jack’s behaviour, making him more and more violent and sinister. While Jack plummets into insanity, his son’s psychic visions change into more and more extra worrying, surfacing the resort’s previous secrets and techniques.
