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Like all the best streaming services, HBO Max brings a fresh heap of new movies to its platform, and May's no different: as you can see below, there are now dozens of fresh arrivals to choose from on your next movie night.
If you'd prefer not to have to sort through the entire list, I've already looked through the full list of everything that's new on HBO Max in May 2026 and picked out some highlights that I think are definitely worth watching.
Article continues belowTop movies to stream on HBO Max in May 2026
'Love, Simon'
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Let's kick things off with Greg Berlanti's queer coming-of-age movie, "Love, Simon," a sweet, funny teen romantic comedy/drama that impressed upon its release in 2018.
The film introduces us to 17-year-old Simon Spier (Nick Robinson). Simon hasn't yet told anyone that he's gay, and he also doesn't know the identity of the anonymous student, "Blue," whom he starts emailing (and falls for). Cue a classic, heartfelt story about finding yourself and falling in love.
Stream "Love, Simon" on HBO Max now
'The Florida Project' (2017)
Before "Anora," Sean Baker brought us another critically-acclaimed 2017 slice-of-life drama: "The Florida Project." It's empathetic, emotional, and was lauded as one of the best movies of the year, and thus it's definitely worth considering while you're planning your May viewing.
The film focuses primarily on a single mother, Halley (Bria Vinaite), and her six-year-old daughter, Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), who live in a budget motel in Kissimmee, Florida, trying to make ends meet in the shadow of the "happiest place on Earth," Walt Disney World.
Stream "The Florida Project" on HBO Max now
'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' (2023)
As we've finally had some fresh news about the final part of Sony's awesome animated "Spider-Man" trilogy recently, it feels like the perfect time to revisit this middle chapter, which also just landed on HBO Max on May 1.
After getting to grips with his newfound powers in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," "Across the Spider-Verse" saw Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) swinging back into theaters for another mission. After a reunion with Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Miles finds himself face-to-face with the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People who protect the Multiverse's existence. When he and the rest of the Spiders clash over how to handle a newfound threat, Miles finds himself at odds with the rest of the group and forced to save the people he loves most all on his own.
Stream "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" on HBO Max now
'Walk the Line' (2005)
Biopics can be hit or miss, but James Mangold's Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line" is definitely in the former category. It was a hit with critics upon release and scored several Oscar nods, including a Best Actress win for Reese Witherspoon as singer/songwriter June Carter.
The film draws on Cash's autobiographies and charts the ups and downs of the country music star's life, including the ups and downs of his early life, his ascent into the music scene, his drug abuse, and his long courtship with June Carter.
Watch "Walk the Line" on HBO Max now
"Wuthering Heights" (2026)
I have to confess that I really wasn't a huge fan of Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" adaptation whatsoever, but seeing as it has just made its debut on HBO Max (and it's one of the most talked-about movies of the year so far), I figure it deserves a spot on this list anyway — I'm sure there are some viewers out there who may well check "Wuthering Heights" out now it's come to streaming.
If you're yet to check it out, "Wuthering Heights" is a fresh take on the beloved classic penned by Emily Brontë. Pitched by Warner Bros. as "a bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time," it depicts the toxic, tumultuous love affair of Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie) and Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi).
Stream "Wuthering Heights" on HBO Max now
Every movie added to HBO Max in May 2026
- A Good Day to Die Hard
- A Good Day to Die Hard: Extended Cut
- Despicable Me
- Dillinger
- Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- Enter The Dragon
- Green Mansions
- Insidious: The Last Key
- Kansas City Bomber
- Keeper of the Flame
- Knute Rockne: All American
- Love, Simon
- Mary of Scotland
- Mystery Street
- Passage to Marseille
- Pitch Perfect 3
- Saltburn
- Scene of the Crime
- Shadow of a Woman
- Shadow on the Wall
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Story of Louis Pasteur
- The Babe Ruth Story
- Catfish
- Crazy Rich Asians
- The End of Summer
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
- The Florida Project
- The George Raft Story
- The Life of Emile Zola
- The Munekata Sisters
- The Only Son
- The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
- The Sea of Grass
- The Wagons Roll at Night
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1963)
- There Was a Father
- They Won't Believe Me
- Walk the Line
- Walk the Line: Extended Cut
- Without Love
- “Wuthering Heights” (2026)
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