You can always count on Max for a show-stopping drama, but you never know when it could get rid of that one movie you’ve been relying on it for. Luckily, that’s what we’re here for, and you can bet that we’ve had our eagle eyes peeled for the titles leaving Max soon.
There are five stand-outs that have limited time left on one of the best streaming services and now is the time to make the most of them. With two A24 movies on the chopping block (one of them a previous Best Picture Oscar winner), there’s a beloved superhero movie, a British modern classic animated feature, and historical war biopic that Max have decided to let go.
Thankfully none of our picks for the best Max movies are leaving any time soon – but that’s never guaranteed. On a brighter note, Max has a wave of new movies and shows on the way, and you can view our full list of everything new on Max in May 2025.
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
RT score: 94%
Directors: Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Age rating: R
Length: 132 minutes
One of the most-loved movies to come from the A24 studio that captured the hearts of millions of movie fans, and now it’s running its course with Max. Though many were left utterly disappointed with Jamie Lee Curtis’ Oscar victory over fellow nominee Stephanie Hsu, it certainly redeemed itself when it swept Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Picture.
In this surrealist comedy action drama Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn Wang, a Chinese immigrant who is under IRS investigation. She uncovers a strange ability to transport through different universes and connect with her alternative timelines. Through this crazy journey across the multiverse she must stop a powerful being from destroying everything, but this wild ride turns into a touching story of self-discovery which leads her to rekindling her complicated relationship with her daughter.
The Imitation Game (2014)
RT score: 90%
Director: Morten Tyldum
Age rating: PG-13
Length: 113 minutes
When I started my monthly streaming diary roundups earlier this year, The Imitation Game was one of the nine movies I streamed in January 2025. As far as biopics go, Tyldum’s retelling of Alan Turing’s history-altering discovery is a gold standard British drama film despite its small handful of historical inaccuracies.
As much as its a war drama, The Imitation Game is an inspiring story of a queer genius who helped saved millions, but was still persecuted for his sexuality even in the events after his ground-breaking achievement.
It’s the Second World War, and English mathematician Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) has been recruited by MI6 to help crack the Enigma Nazi code which professionals have failed time again to achieve. Behind him is a team of computer whizzes Hugh Alexander (Matthew Goode) and Joan Clarke (Kiera Knightley), who assist Turing in building a machine which he hopes will be the answer to saving the country from war.
The Florida Project (2017)
RT score: 96%
Director: Sean Baker
Age rating: R
Length: 111 minutes
If you loved recent Best Picture winner Anora (2024) you only have a few more weeks left to revisit this coming-of-age drama from the back catalog of Sean Baker.
Before he dabbled in comedy crime dramas, Baker put out his slice of life drama starring Willem Dafoe exploring the small joys in life and the means of creating your own fun and happiness with what you have. Six year-old girl Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) lives with her single mother at a motel in Florida who struggles to make ends meet and dips in and out of homelessness. Their world is a stark contrast from the one which surrounds them – the surreal and built-for-distraction Walt Disney World.
Paddington (2014)
RT score: 96%
Director: Paul King
Age rating: PG
Length: 95 minutes
The Paddington series of movies has sat very well with audiences, with its recent installment Paddington in Peru (2024) scoring 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. But its second movie Paddington 2 (2018) comes out on top with a near-perfect score of 99%.
Inspired by the classic British children’s literature Paddington Bear (Ben Whishaw) lands himself in London after his Peru home is destroyed by an earthquake. He immediately warms to the family of Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville) and Mary Brown (Sally Hawkins) and their two children, who decide to adapt him into the family, but shortly after settling into city life, he becomes the target of Millicent Clyde (Nicole Kidman), a taxidermist who will stop at nothing to get her hands on a bear as rare as he.
Deadpool (2016)
RT score: 85%
Director: Tim Miller
Age rating: R
Length: 108 minutes
Miller made his directorial debut with Deadpool in 2016 and went on to produce the Sonic trilogy of movies (we won’t mention Borderlands).
In contrast to other Marvel movies and superheroes, Deadpool isn’t the suave, put-together action hero you’d expect. Instead, he’s irreverent and unserious, yet has smart comedic timing. After serving in the Special Forces Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is disfigured by evil scientist Ajax (Ed Skrein) and is turned into Deadpool. In spite of his disfigurement he’s left with superhuman powers which he uses to his advantage to track down the man who ruined everything for him.
