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60 movies on Max in the US. Includes The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Seven Samurai, and Spirited Away.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 · 201m

Epic FantasyUrban FantasyMilitary

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the…

Seven Samurai
91
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Seven Samurai

1954 · 207m

Martial ArtsPeriod & Historical DramaSamurai & Ninja

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times.

Spirited Away
90
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Spirited Away

2001 · 125m

Epic FantasyUrban FantasyAnime

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits.

Casablanca
90
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Casablanca

1943 · 102m

Romantic ComedySpy / EspionageNeo-Noir & Film Noir

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

Modern Times
90
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Modern Times

1936 · 87m

Medical DramaLegal DramaPsychological

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in…

Singin' in the Rain
90
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Singin' in the Rain

1952 · 103m

Hollywood & ShowbizComedyRomance

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition…

City Lights
90
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City Lights

1931 · 87m

Sports DramaHollywood & ShowbizSports

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl.

The Dark Knight
89
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The Dark Knight

2008 · 152m

SuperheroMob / MafiaNeo-Noir & Film Noir

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 · 179m

Epic FantasyUrban FantasyDark Fantasy

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the…

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 · 179m

Epic FantasyUrban FantasyMagic

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths.

Tokyo Story
89
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Tokyo Story

1953 · 137m

Marriage & DivorceDrama

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo.

Rashomon
88
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Rashomon

1950 · 88m

CrimeDramaMystery

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Three Colors: Red
88
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Three Colors: Red

1994 · 100m

DramaMysteryRomance

Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog.

Ikiru
88
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Ikiru

1952 · 143m

Workplace & OfficeGrief & LossDrama

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades.

High and Low
88
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High and Low

1963 · 142m

Neo-Noir & Film NoirHostage & KidnappingDetective

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

The Passion of Joan of Arc
88
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The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928 · 81m

Legal DramaLegalDrama

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior.

The Battle of Algiers
88
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The Battle of Algiers

1966 · 122m

DramaWarHistory

Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the…

Fanny and Alexander
88
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Fanny and Alexander

1982 · 188m

Grief & LossParenthood & Family BondsSupernatural

As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire
87
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019 · 121m

Period & Historical DramaShowbiz & Music DramaMarriage & Divorce

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

M
87
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M

1931 · 110m

ProceduralMob / MafiaDetective

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt.

The Kid
87
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The Kid

1921 · 68m

Hollywood & ShowbizComedyDrama

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother.

The Maltese Falcon
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The Maltese Falcon

1941 · 100m

ProceduralDetectiveMystery

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

Yojimbo
87
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Yojimbo

1961 · 110m

DramaThriller

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the…

Battleship Potemkin
87
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Battleship Potemkin

1925 · 75m

DramaHistoryWar

In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin revolt against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's…

Your Name.
86
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Your Name.

2016 · 106m

Romantic ComedyComing-of-AgeAnime

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives.

The Wizard of Oz
86
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The Wizard of Oz

1939 · 102m

Epic FantasyUrban FantasyMagic

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the…

Gone with the Wind
86
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Gone with the Wind

1939 · 238m

Romantic ComedyWar DramaGrief & Loss

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and…

The Great Dictator
86
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The Great Dictator

1940 · 125m

Dark ComedySatire & ParodyWar Drama

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Bicycle Thieves
86
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Bicycle Thieves

1948 · 89m

Drama

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome.

8½
86
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8½

1963 · 139m

Marriage & DivorceDrama

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career.

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
86
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

2013 · 137m

Coming-of-AgeAnimeComing of Age

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady.

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
86
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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

2013 · 81m

Time-Travel Sci-FiTime TravelAnimation

The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.

The Gold Rush
86
Prime

The Gold Rush

1925 · 95m

AdventureComedyDrama

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

A Streetcar Named Desire
86
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A Streetcar Named Desire

1951 · 122m

DramaThriller

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her…

My Neighbor Totoro
85
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My Neighbor Totoro

1988 · 86m

Urban FantasyAnimeMedical

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are…

The Seventh Seal
85
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The Seventh Seal

1957 · 96m

Urban FantasyDark FantasyMagic

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges…

Stalker
85
Max

Stalker

1979 · 162m

Military Sci-FiAlien InvasionWar Drama

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent…

The 400 Blows
85
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The 400 Blows

1959 · 99m

Coming-of-AgeComing of AgeDrama

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another.

Wild Strawberries
85
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Wild Strawberries

1957 · 91m

Road TripDrama

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an…

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
85
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Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

2020 · 90m

SuperheroAnimationAction

Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes.

2001: A Space Odyssey
84
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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968 · 149m

Space OperaHard Sci-FiSpace

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most…

Room
84
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Room

2015 · 118m

Medical DramaMedicalDrama

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside…

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017 · 115m

Small TownAddiction & RecoveryComing of Age

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into…

Howl's Moving Castle
84
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Howl's Moving Castle

2004 · 119m

Urban FantasyDark FantasyAnime

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her.

Princess Mononoke
84
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Princess Mononoke

1997 · 134m

Dark FantasyAnimeFriendship

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure.

Dune: Part Two
84
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Dune: Part Two

2024 · 167m

Space OperaRevengeScience Fiction

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who…

In the Mood for Love
84
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In the Mood for Love

2000 · 99m

Marriage & DivorceJournalism & MediaMartial Arts

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited…

Paddington 2
84
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Paddington 2

2017 · 104m

PrisonAdventureComedy

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

Night of the Living Dead
84
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Night of the Living Dead

1968 · 96m

Zombie HorrorZombiesHorror

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

Persona
84
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Persona

1966 · 85m

Medical DramaMedicalPsychological

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk.

Paris, Texas
84
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Paris, Texas

1984 · 145m

Amnesia & MemoryRoad TripDrama

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is.

The Usual Suspects
83
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The Usual Suspects

1995 · 106m

HeistPsychological ThrillerNeo-Noir & Film Noir

The lone survivor of an explosive heist gone wrong recounts for interrogators the events that began with five disparate criminals assembled for a…

Lady Bird
83
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Lady Bird

2017 · 94m

Coming-of-AgeComing of AgeDrama

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento.

Castle in the Sky
83
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Castle in the Sky

1986 · 125m

Epic FantasyUrban FantasyAnime

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

One Battle After Another
83
Prime

One Battle After Another

2025 · 162m

Parenthood & Family BondsThrillerCrime

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa.

Warriors of the Wind
83
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Warriors of the Wind

1984 · 95m

AnimeDystopianAdventure

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous…

The Dark Knight Rises
82
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The Dark Knight Rises

2012 · 165m

SuperheroRevenge ThrillerConspiracy & Political Thriller

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation…

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
82
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004 · 141m

Creature FeatureEpic FantasyUrban Fantasy

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and new challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting…

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