From the much-anticipated streaming release of Margot Robbie‘s Wuthering Heights to the release of a period Japanese action drama series, there is no shortage of new content coming to HBO Max this May but there are also many licensed film coming to HBO Max and that’s why we compiled a list of the best movies with 90% or above Rotten Tomatoes score that will be making their way to HBO Max.
Dillinger (May 1) RT Score: 93%
Dillinger is a biographical gangster film written and directed by John Milius. The 1973 film is set in the 1930s, and it follows John Dillinger, a notorious bank robber, as he is declared the American public enemy number one and is constantly pursued by the police intent on capturing him. Dillinger stars Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Michelle Phillips, Harry Dean Stanton, John Ryan, and Richard Dreyfuss.
Love, Simon (May 1) RT Score: 92%
Love, Simon is a teen romantic comedy-drama film directed by Greg Berlanti from a screenplay co-written by Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker. Based on Becky Albertalli’s 2015 novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, the 2018 film follows Simon Spier, a closeted gay teenager, as a blackmailed threatens to out him. Now it’s up to him to stop the blackmailer while also finding the boy from class with whom he fell in love online. Love, Simon stars Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner, Katherine Langford, and Alexandra Shipp.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (May 1) RT Score: 95%
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is an animated superhero film co-directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson from a screenplay co-written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Dave Callaham. Based on Marvel Comics, the 2023 sequel film follows Miles Morales, aka Spider-Man, as he tries to stop the Spot, a scientist, from destroying the multiverse. The voice cast of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse includes Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Oscar Isaac, Mahershala Ali, Daniel Kaluuya, and Karan Soni.
Crazy Rich Asians (May 1) RT Score: 91%
Crazy Rich Asians is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay co-written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim. Based on Kevin Kwan’s 2013 novel of the same name, the 2018 film follows Rachel, a Chinese American professor who goes to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family and is shocked to discover that her boyfriend’s family is insanely rich. Crazy Rich Asians stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, and Michelle Yeoh.
The End of Summer (May 1) RT Score: 100%
The End of Summer is a Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Kōgo Noda. The 1961 film revolves around a family who run a small sake brewery, but the family members become concerned about their finances after they discover that the patriarch of the family has been visiting an old mistress. The End of Summer stars Nakamura Ganjirō II, Setsuko Hara, and Yoko Tsukasa.
The Florida Project (May 1) RT Score: 96%
The Florida Project is a drama film directed by Sean Baker, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Bergoch. The 2017 film is set in Kissimmee, Florida, and it follows a six-year-old girl living in a budget motel near Disneyland with her unemployed single mother as she spends her days pranking the tourists with her friends. The Florida Project stars Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Kimberly Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jones.
Lurker (May 15) RT Score: 94%
Lurker is a psychological thriller film written and directed by Alex Russell. The 2025 film is set in Los Angeles, and it follows a retail employee as he infiltrates a rising musician’s inner circle. As soon as he gets the taste of unrestricted access and proximity to a star, he never wants to lose it. Lurker stars Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Zack Fox, Havana Rose Liu, and Wale Onayemi.