HBO Max is a cinephile’s delight, featuring an extensive collection of must-watch films. The streamer hosts classics and new releases from its parent company, Warner Bros. Studios. It also has ongoing licensing agreements with several top studios. While Max’s collection remains consistently stellar, its specific content is constantly changing.
Great movies are coming to HBO Max in June 2026, including A24’s podcast-based horror, Undertone (2025). However, top titles are also leaving the streamer. HBO Max loses a crop of its popular content each month due to shifting licensing agreements and distribution deals. These films either scatter across other disparate streaming services or enter the no-man’s land of rental-only.
Among HBO Max’s major losses this month is The Devil Wears Prada. The film topped the streamer’s watch charts as at-home audiences revisited the nostalgic flick ahead of the 2026 sequel. While Max subscribers will be losing the original film, it is already available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu. Other films leaving Max this month are not so fortunate and will end up in the rent-only limbo.
On June 30, 2026, HBO Max will lose several of its best films, including five A24 titles. Instead of attempting to track these films down to stream or rent on another platform, HBO Max subscribers would be wise to check these must-see films off their watchlists now.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
A24’s 2022 multiverse epic is already a fixture of cinematic history. Everything Everywhere All at Once breaks narrative conventions to create a work that is both referential and entirely new. The action-comedy is one of the most poignant films about family, love, and life paths that also uses adult toys as weapons in several scenes.
Directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan (a.k.a The Daniels), this unique film lives up to its title. Everything Everywhere All at Once is a fanciful and boisterous epic, grounded by the story of familial love at its core. The stellar cast brings humor, charisma, and heart, featuring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Everything Everywhere All at Once won seven of 11 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The absurd masterpiece boasts an 8/10 from Screen Rant and a composite critical score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Men (2022)
Men (2022) is writer-director Alex Garland’s most philosophical and ambiguous horror film yet. Centered around themes of toxic masculinity, the ambitious film brims with nuanced symbolism and niche references.
While on vacation following the sudden death of her abusive ex-husband, a woman (Jessie Buckley) is stalked by manifestations of her grief in the form of various identical men and a man-like creature. The twisting narrative is entirely unpredictable, but each beat is supported by the context of the film. Men comes to an utterly shocking yet earned conclusion.
The A24 film earns a 6/10 rating from Screen Rant and 69% on Rotten Tomatoes. General audiences are less sold on the ambiguous sci-fi, which has a 40% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Men is disturbing, strange, and thought-provoking.
The Witch (2016)
Before helming The Lighthouse (2019) and Nosferatu (2024), Robert Eggers wrote and directed The Witch. Scripted entirely in Old English, the elevated horror follows a 1600s Puritan family plagued by witchcraft. An early-career Anya Taylor-Joy beautifully leads the quietly terrifying film.
A24 acquired Eggers’ directorial debut and used clever marketing to sell the niche film to a wide audience. The Satanic Temple famously endorsed The Witch and held interactive performances at early film screenings. Partially aided by this clever marketing, the film grossed $40 million worldwide against a $4 million budget (via Box Office Mojo).
The Witch is a precursor to the modern folk-horror trend, which includes Midsommar (2019) and Hokum (2026). This 2016 film captures the rising talents of today’s major Hollywood players, including writer-director Eggers, actor Taylor-Joy, and the studio A24. Screen Rant rates The Witch a solid 7 out of 10.
Carol (2015)
Directed by Todd Haynes, Carol is an intimate romance and a heartbreaking melodrama. Based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel The Price of Salt, Phyllis Nagy’s adapted screenplay weaves a beautiful yet tragic romance between two women in 1950s New York.
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara bring the script to life through their nuanced and touching performances. Carol features stunning staging and cinematography by Ed Lachman, which elevates this movie to the class of art.
While Carol did not win any of its six Academy Award nominations, it remains highly decorated and critically acclaimed. The period piece holds a slew of accolades, including four New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Acclaimed for its craft and content, Carol has an 8/10 rating from Screen Rant and a 94% composite score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fargo (1996)
The events of Fargo are entirely true, claims the film’s dubious opening text. Following this sly farce comes one of the most hilarious murder movies of all time.
Fargo depicts a man’s (William H. Macy) ill-fated scheme to fake his wife’s kidnapping in order to pocket the ransom money. As the plan devolves into chaos, a hyper-competent and very pregnant police officer gets on the case (Frances McDormand).
Directed by the Coen brothers, Fargo is a witty and gripping flick that evolved from a cult classic into a fixture of cinema history. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It is the Coens’ third-highest rated feature on Rotten Tomatoes, following True Grit (2010) and Blood Simple (1984). The 1996 film inspired the equally acclaimed anthology series on FX.
Moonlight (2016)
A24 began as an indie distribution company in 2012. In 2016, the studio produced its first feature film—Moonlight. Directed and co-written by Barry Jenkins, Moonlight is a visually and narratively poetic coming-of-age story. The film follows a young Black man from Florida as he grapples with his sexuality and searches for his place in the world.
Costing $1.5 million to produce, Moonlight is the lowest-budget Best Picture Oscar winner of all time. The acclaimed film earned eight total nominations and three wins. It is praised by critics and adored by film connoisseurs, with a near-perfect 9/10 from Screen Rant and 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The beloved feature will be leaving HBO Max at the end of the month, following a lengthy and successful stay on the streamer.
Zola (2021)
A24’s Zola is based on a viral Twitter thread from 2015. In the 148-tweet thread, exotic dancer Aziah “Zola” chronicled the time a fellow dancer (Stefani) tricked her into a turbulent, terrifying trip to Florida (via Rolling Stone).
Director Janicza Bravo and playwright Jeremy O. Harris adapted the true thread into a feature-length film. The writers used the original tweet as more of an outline than a beat-for-beat script, while maintaining the post’s viral essence. Taylour Paige (I Love Boosters) portrays Zola and Riley Keough (Mad Max: Fury Road) plays Stefani.
Zola is an early instance of online content successfully translating to a theatrical setting—an increasingly frequent occurrence. The tweet-adaptation avoids gimmicks and stands as an intriguing film on its own, with an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Twilight Saga (2008 – 2012)
For HBO Max subscribers, June is the month for a Twilight re-watch. The full vampire series leaves Max on June 30, with no new home insight.
Based on Stephenie Meyer’s hit young adult books, The Twilight Saga includes five blockbuster films released between 2008 and 2012. The popular franchise has grossed a total of $1.3 billion at the U.S. and Canada box office, beating The Lord of the Rings (via Box Office Mojo). The billion-dollar franchise helped launch the careers of its three lead actors, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner.
The Twilight Saga entered HBO Max in January of this year, following a previous stint on Netflix. As of writing, the saga will only be available to rent or buy after leaving the streamer.