What’s New on HBO Max in September 2021

This month, HBO Max announced plans to overhaul its utterly terrible app experience, which is good not only because you’ll be able to load your watchlist or fast-forward 10 seconds without your streaming device overheating, but also because there’s no reason the most consistently interesting, most-bang-for-your-buck streaming service should be primarily known for its shitty UX.

I mean, just look at the bounty coming to the service in September. There’s another simultaneous theatrical/streaming premiere in Malignant (Sept. 10), a new horror flick from James Wan (The Conjuring, et al.) about a woman who starts experiencing nightmares filled with blood and murder that turn out to be much more than dreams.

Even at 92, Clint Eastwood is still chugging along, making the kind of movies your dad grandpa loves; on Sept. 17, HBO Max will drop Cry Macho, a new film about Mexican immigration based on 1975 novel. The film has reportedly been in the works for more than 30 years, a fact the trailer makes astoundingly clear.

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A handful of other recent theatrical releases — Mortal Kombat (Sept. 9), Those Who Wish Me Dead (Sept. 30) — are also returning following their limited-engagement premieres. We’re also finally far enough out from the wasteland that was the 2020 film release calendar that some genuinely great movies from last year are dropping into the rotation too, including Oscar nominees News of the World (Sept. 4) and Promising Young Woman (Sept. 25).

Then there are the Max Originals — the streamer hasn’t gotten as much attention for its TV offerings, but it has some good stuff coming up, including a limited series remake of a classic Igmar Bergman film in Scenes From a Marriage (Sept. 12), which charts the dissolution of the union of a couple played by Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain (and if those two gorgeous specimens of human can’t make it, what hope is there for the rest of us?). There’s also another Adventure Time movie (Sept. 2) and the launch of the third season of Doom Patrol (Sept. 23), the best superhero show anywhere on TV.

Oh, for some reason there’s also this kids’ animated series about the early years of Ellen Degeneres, Little Ellen (Sept. 13), which I can only assume entered production way before May 2021.

Here’s the list of everything coming to (and leaving) HBO Max in September 2021. Titles with (HBO) next to them are available on HBO and HBO Max; everything else is exclusive to HBO Max.

What’s coming to HBO Max in September 2021

Arriving Sept. 1

• A Hijacking, 2013 (HBO)
• The Animal, 2001 (HBO)
• Army Of Darkness, 1993 (HBO)
• The Benchwarmers, 2006 (HBO)
• Bodas de Oro (aka The Anniversary), 2019 (HBO)
• The Cell 2, 2009 (HBO)
• Cloverfield, 2008 (HBO)
• Dead Again, 1991 (HBO)
• Deck the Halls, 2006 (HBO)
• Detour, 2017 (HBO)
• Drinking Buddies, 2013 (HBO)
• Epic Movie, 2007 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Event Horizon, 1997 (HBO)
• The Evil Dead, 1983 (HBO)
• Evil Dead 2, 1987 (HBO)
• Flawless, 2008 (HBO)
• The Forgotten, 2004 (HBO)
• Fun Size, 2012 (HBO)
• The Gallows, 2015 (HBO)
• The Good German, 2006 (HBO)
• The Good Heart, 2010 (HBO)
• The Goonies, 1985
• Green Lantern, 2011
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2001
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011
• Impostor, 2002 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• Inheritance, 2020 (HBO)
• In the Heart of the Sea, 2015 (HBO)
• Kany Garcia: Soy Yo En Vivo, 2019 (HBO)
• King Kong, 2005 (Extended Version) HBO)
• Lady in the Water, 2006 (HBO)
• Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944
• Mr. Nobody, 2013 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• My Golden Days, 2016 (HBO)
• Nanny McPhee, 2006 (HBO)
• Oblivion, 2013 (HBO)
• On the Town, 1949
• Ouija: Origin of Evil, 2016 (HBO)
• Paulie, 1998 (HBO)
• The Poet Of Havana, 2015 (HBO)
• Prime, 2005 (HBO)
• Prince Avalanche, 2013 (HBO)
• Reik En Vivo Desde El Auditorio Nacional, 2015 (HBO)
• Rent, 2005 (HBO)
• Romeo Santos The King Stays King: Live At Madison Square Garden, 2012 (HBO)
• Santana – Corazon: Live From Mexico, Live It To Believe It, 2014 (HBO)
• Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, 2012 (HBO)
• Severance, 2007 (HBO)
• Showdown In Little Tokyo, 1991 (HBO)
• The Song Remains the Same, 1976
• Taken 2, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Thalia Viva Tour En Vivo, 2014 (HBO)
• That’s Entertainment!, 1974
• That’s Entertainment! II, 1976
• That’s Entertainment! III, 1994
• Transformers, 2007 (HBO)
• Undisputed, 2002 (HBO)
• Vanilla Sky, 2001 (HBO)
• View from the Top, 2003 (HBO)
• What They Had, 2018 (HBO)
• What Women Want, 2000 (HBO)
• Yandel: Legacy – De Lider A Leyenda Tour, 2015 (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 2

• Adventure Time: Distant Lands–Wizard City, Max Original Special Premiere
• Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Season Finale

Arriving Sept. 3

• Amaraica, 2020 (HBO)
• At Last, 2020
• Bittu, 2020
• Coffee Shop Names, 2020
• Liberty Kid, 2007

Arriving Sept. 4

• News of the World, 2020 (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 7

• Hard Knocks ’21: The Dallas Cowboys, Season Finale (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 8

• Nasciturus, 2021

Arriving Sept. 9

• Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015
• Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Reunion Special
• Mortal Kombat, 2021 (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 10

• Elliott from Earth, Season 1
• Malignant, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021

Arriving Sept. 11

• Ben 10, Season 4C
• NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
• Walker, Season 1

Arriving Sept. 12

• Scenes from a Marriage, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 13

• Care Bears: Unlock the Magic
• I’m Sorry
• Little Ellen, Max Original Series Premiere

Arriving Sept. 15

• A La Calle, 2020
• The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, 1966

Arriving Sept. 16

• Tig n’ Seek, Max Original Season 3 Premiere

Arriving Sept. 17

• Apple & Onion, Season 2B
• Cry Macho, Warner Bros. Film Premiere
• El Cuartito, 2021 (HBO)
• Superman & Lois, Season 1

Arriving Sept. 18

• The People v. The Klan

Arriving Sept. 20

• Hard, Season 3 Finale (HBO)
• Total Dramarama

Arriving Sept. 21

• Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 23

• Ahir Shah: Dots, Max Original Special Premiere
• Doom Patrol, Max Original Season 3 Premiere
• The Other Two, Max Original Season 2 Finale

Arriving Sept. 25

• Promising Young Woman, 2020 (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 26

• Nuclear Family, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 27

• Huesped Americano (aka The American Guest), Series Premiere (HBO)
• Little Sky, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)
• Neh, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)
• Unmothered, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 29

• Entre Hombres (aka Amongst Men), Series Premiere (HBO)

Arriving Sept. 30

• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
• Ten-Year-Old Tom, Max Original Series Premiere
• Those Who Wish Me Dead, 2021 (HBO)
• The Way Down, Max Original Series Premiere
• Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs, Max Original Series Premiere

What’s leaving HBO Max in September 2021

Leaving Sept. 5

• Lost Resort, 2020
• The Suicide Squad, 2021

Leaving Sept. 12

• CHIPS, 2017 (HBO)

Leaving Sept. 19

• Ford V. Ferrari, 2019 (HBO)
• Norm Of The North: King Sized Adventure, 2019
• Reminiscence, 2021

Leaving Sept. 20

• Doctor Sleep, 2020 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)

Leaving Sept. 24

• King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, 2017 (HBO)

Leaving Sept. 30

• Abandon, 2002 (HBO)
• Abuela’s Luck, 2019 (HBO)
• Addicted to Love, 1997
• American History X, 1998
• The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, 1974 (HBO)
• Being Julia, 2004
• The Butcher’s Wife, 1991 (HBO)
• Cabaret, 1972
• Camelot, 1967
• City of Angels, 1998
• The Craft, 1996
• Dark Shadows, 2012 (HBO)
• Deerskin, 2020 (HBO)
• Demolition Man, 1993
• The Devil’s Advocate, 1997
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, 2002
• Drumline, 2002 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Dumb & Dumber, 1994
• The Electric Horseman, 1979 (HBO)
• Endings, Beginnings, 2019 (HBO)
• Escape from New York, 1981
• Eye for an Eye, 1996 (HBO)
• Fierce People, 2007 (HBO)
• Final Analysis, 1992 (HBO)
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, 2000 (HBO)
• The Flintstones, 1994 (HBO)
• Fracture, 2007
• From Dusk Till Dawn, 1996
• Full Beat, 2018 (HBO)
• Ghosts of Mississippi, 1996
• Gold Diggers of 1933, 1933
• Gold Diggers of 1935, 1955
• The Graduate, 1967
• Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, 2009
• Happy-Go-Lucky, 2008 (HBO)
• Hardball, 2001 (HBO)
• Haywire, 2012 (HBO)
• Honeymoon in Vegas, 1992
• House Arrest, 2012 (HBO)
• House on Haunted Hill, 1999
• In & Out, 1997 (HBO)
• Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, 1993 (HBO)
• Jason X, 2002
• Jerry Maguire, 1996
• JFK, 1991
• Joe Versus the Volcano, 1990
• Kicking & Screaming, 2005 (HBO)
• Klute, 1971
• Labyrinth, 1986
• Las Herederas (aka The Heiresses), 2019 (HBO)
• Last Action Hero, 1993
• Leatherface Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, 1990 (HBO)
• The Longest Yard, 1974 (HBO)
• The Man With The Iron Fists, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
• Marie Antoinette, 2006
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, 1997
• Midway, 2019 (HBO)
• Million Dollar Mermaid, 1952
• Miss Firecracker, 1989 (HBO)
• Miss Sharon Jones!, 2015
• Murder at 1600, 1997
• Murder by Numbers, 2002
• Must Love Dogs, 2005
• My Bloody Valentine 3-D, 2009 (HBO)
• My Super Ex-Girlfriend, 2006 (HBO)
• Nights in Rodanthe, 2008
• No Reservations, 2007
• Not Another Teen Movie, 2001
• Observe and Report, 2009
• Ola de Crimenes (aka Crime Wave), 2018 (HBO)
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico, 2003
• One Day, 2001 (HBO)
• Outbreak, 1995
• Pleasantville, 1998
• Point Break, 1991 (HBO)
• The Polar Express, 2004
• Practical Magic, 1998
• Primal Fear, 1996 (HBO)
• The Prince of Tides, 1991
• Raw Deal, 1986 (HBO)
• The Return, 2006 (HBO)
• The Right Stuff, 1983
• Rumour Has It…, 2005
• Scary Movie, 2000
• Scary Movie 2, 2001
• Scary Movie 3, 2003
• Scream, 1996
• Scream 2, 1997
• Scream 3, 2000
• The Search for Santa Paws, 2010 (HBO)
• Short Circuit, 1986
• Single White Female, 1992
• Slackers, 2002
• Snakes on a Plane, 2006
• Soldier, 1998
• The Sweetest Thing, 2002
• Tango & Cash, 1989
• Ted, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
• Tequila Sunrise, 1998
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, 2006 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 2003
• The Time Machine, 1960
• Tin Cup, 1996
• Torch Song Trilogy, 1988
• Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection, 2012
• The Upside of Anger, 2005
• Victor/Victoria, 1982
• The Warriors, 1979 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• The Watch, 2012 (HBO)
• Willard, 1971 (HBO)
• Wings, 2012