Most popular movies on Max this week

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March 12, 2024
Updated on April 8, 2025
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Most popular movies on Max this week

Thanks to streaming, movie lovers no longer rely on DVDs and digital rentals to catch the latest film on their watch list. Instead, they can enjoy a deep catalog of movies included with their subscriptions to platforms like Max.

The streaming provider often features movies connected to newer hit films and TV shows. The release of James Gunn's "Superman" reboot in July 2025 has reinvigorated interest in the original 1978 film, just as FX on Hulu's "Alien: Earth" series—which premiered in August 2025—has folks tuning into 2017's "Alien: Covenant." Of course, anyone interested in seeing "The Conjuring: Last Rites," which hit theaters on Sept. 5, 2025, might be brushing up on the earlier movies in the franchise.

There's also plenty of evergreen content to choose from. While Max's catalog changes month to month, you can also enjoy collections ranging from Turner Classic Movies to Studio Ghibli, depending on your interests.

If you're wondering which films are among Max's most popular, check out the top 10 this week. Stacker compiled the list using data from Reelgood as of Nov. 11, 2025. IMDb ratings and other data points were added for supplementary insights.

#10. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

- Runtime: 86 minutes
- Genres: Thriller and Horror
- Director: Steve Miner
- Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, and Adam Arkin
- Release date: Aug. 5, 1998

#9. Elf

- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genres: Romance and Action & Adventure
- Director: Jon Favreau
- Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Bob Newhart
- Release date: Nov. 7, 2003

#8. Midsommar

- Runtime: 148 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Horror
- Director: Ari Aster
- Cast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, and William Jackson Harper
- Release date: July 3, 2019

#7. Gremlins

- Runtime: 106 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Fantasy
- Director: Joe Dante
- Cast: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, and Hoyt Axton
- Release date: June 8, 1984

#6. The Witch

- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Horror
- Director: Robert Eggers
- Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, and Kate Dickie
- Release date: Nov. 11, 2015

#5. The Sixth Sense

- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Mystery
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, and Toni Collette
- Release date: Aug. 6, 1999

#4. The Conjuring

- Runtime: 112 minutes
- Genres: Horror and Mystery
- Director: James Wan
- Cast: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, and Lili Taylor
- Release date: July 18, 2013

#3. Hereditary

- Runtime: 127 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Horror
- Director: Ari Aster
- Cast: Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, and Gabriel Byrne
- Release date: June 7, 2018

#2. The Shining

- Runtime: 146 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Horror
- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Scatman Crothers
- Release date: May 23, 1980

#1. It

- Runtime: 135 minutes
- Genres: Horror and Thriller
- Director: Andy Muschietti
- Cast: Jaeden Martell, Sophia Lillis, and Jack Dylan Grazer
- Release date: Sept. 6, 2017

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