New HBO Max movies: all of the new films to stream in October 2025

If you're on the hunt for new HBO Max movies this October, you're in the right place. The platform is rolling out a fresh lineup spanning everything from family comedies and heartfelt dramas to gritty crime stories and plenty of horror to usher in spooky season.

While HBO Max might not match streaming rivals for its sheer quantity of movies, it consistently delivers top-notch titles, making it one of the best streaming services for film lovers who value quality. If you're only after the cream of the crop rather than just the latest arrivals, be sure to check out our best Max movies too. Otherwise, read on for the complete list of new HBO Max movies coming this month.

New HBO Max movies: October 1

• 2 Days in New York (2012)
• 50 First Dates (2004)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
• Alan Partridge (2013)
• All Eyez on Me (2017)
• Beetlejuice (1988)
• Big, Beautiful Tariffs: A Fareed Zakaria Special (CNN Originals) (2025)
• Broken English (2007)
• Bronson (2008)
• Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
• Christine (1983)
• Confidence (2003)
• Crime in the Streets (1956)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
• Drag Me to Hell (2009)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• Enemy (2013)
• Fay Grim (2006)
• Firestarter (1984)
• Freaks (1932)
• Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
• Friday the 13th (2009)
• From Hell It Came (1957)
• Gone Girl (2014)
• Gremlins (1984)
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
• Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
• Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
• Hereditary (2018)
• Highway 301 (1950)
• House of Wax (1953)
• House on Haunted Hill (1958)
• I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
• I Give It a Year (2013)
• Indestructible Man (1956)
• Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
• Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
• Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
• Interview with the Vampire (1994)
• Intruder in the Dust (1949)
• Isle of the Dead (1945)
• It’s Complicated (2009)
• Krypto Saves the Day: Halloween Havoc (2025)
• Lady in the Lake (1947)
• Los Cronocrimenes (2007)
• Macabre (1958)
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes (2021)
• Mirror Mirror (2012)
• National Velvet (1944)
• Nora Prentiss (1947)
• Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words (2025)
• Page One (2011)
• Pearl: The X-Traordinary Origin Story (2022)
• Phenix City Story (1955)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• Practical Magic (1998)
• Pride (2014)
• Scooby-Doo (2002)
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
• Shame (2011)
• Talk to Me (2023)
• Tension (1949)
• The Black Scorpion (1957)
• The Brothers McMullen (1995)
• The Cyclops (1957)
• The Disembodied (1957)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• The First Monday in May (2016)
• The Gangster (1947)
• The Harvey Girls (1946)
• The Lobster (2015)
• The Monster (1925)
• The Mummy (1959)
• The Mummy (2017)
• The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
• The Return of Doctor X (1939)
• The Shining (1980)
• The Sixth Sense (1999)
• The Steel Jungle (1956)
• The Switch (2010)
• The Tattooed Stranger (1950)
• The Unfaithful (1947)
• The Walking Dead (1936)
• The Watch (2012)
• The Witch (2015)
• Tickled (2016)
• Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005)
• Trick ’r Treat (2007)
• Uncut Gems (2019)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
• X (2022)
• You Can’t Get Away with Murder (1939)
• Zombies on Broadway (1945)

New HBO Max movies: October 3

• Bring Her Back (2025)

New HBO Max movies: October 10

• The Substance (2024)

New HBO Max movies: October 15

• Pan (2015)

New HBO Max movies: October 30

• Sorry, Baby (2025)

For more HBO Max-based coverage, read our guides on The Last of Us season 2, House of the Dragon season 3, Euphoria season 3, and The White Lotus season 3.