This May, Max is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated premiere of the new J.J. Abrams series Duster to the streaming release of The Brutalist. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Max next month and have an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films coming to Max in May 2025 with an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
A Private War (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
A Private War is a biographical war drama film directed by Matthew Heineman from a screenplay by Arash Amel. Based on the 2012 Vanity Fair article titled Marie Colvin’s Private War by Marie Brenner, the 2018 film follows Marie Colvin, a war correspondent suffering from PTSD after losing an eye. On her next assignment, she goes to Syria and ends up rescuing several civilians. A Private War stars Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, and Stanley Tucci.
Chronicle (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%
Chronicle is a sci-fi psychological thriller drama film directed by Josh Trank from a screenplay by Max Landis. The 2012 film is set in Seattle, and it follows three high school seniors who acquire superpowers and form a bond with each other, but when one of them goes down a darker path, it is up to them to stop him. Chronicle stars Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, and Ashley Hinshaw.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a surrealist sci-fi romantic drama film directed by Michel Gondry from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. The 2004 film follows Joel Barish, an introverted man who finds out that his ex-girlfriend has erased her memories of him by using a clinical procedure. When he decides to do the same, he realizes that he is still very much in love with her. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind stars Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson.
Inception (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
Inception is a sci-fi action heist film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. The 2010 film follows Cobb, a man capable of stealing information by entering his targets’ dreams, but this time he is hired to implant an idea through dreams, which seems to be a nearly impossible task. Inception stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine.
Notting Hill (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%
Notting Hill is a romantic comedy film directed by Roger Michell from a screenplay by Richard Curtis. The 1999 film is set in Notting Hill, London, and it follows William Thacker, the owner of a travel book store, who meets and falls in love with Anna Scott, a famous American actress. Their relationship is soon threatened by public scrutiny. Notting Hill stars Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, James Dreyfus, Rhys Ifans, Tim McInnerny, and Gina McKee.