Dozens of HBO Max movies are leaving the service in August 2022, just like every other month. This time, several big franchises are saying farewell, including all of the Harry Potter movies.
Fortunately, many of the best HBO Max shows and movies remain and new projects continue to drop every week. Like other streaming services, HBO Max cycles through titles frequently. Some of them end up on elsewhere, while others just disappear into the digital wind. At least the quality of HBO Max's library is always high; that's why we've named it the best streaming service.
With our recommendations, you'll have a better chance of making the most of your HBO Max subscription this month. The list of departing movies has something for everyone, including superhero fare, supernatural horror and a star-studded heist film.
Here's what to watch before they leave HBO Max in August 2022. Plus, check out our ongoing guide on new movies and shows to watch this weekend and our picks for what to watch in August.
The best HBO Max movies leaving in August 2022
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan's gritty take on Batman is widely considered one of the best superhero film series in the genre. Both The Dark Knight and its predecessor, Batman Begins, are leaving HBO Max, though we expect them to return at some point since they're Warner Bros. movies based on a DC property. Then again, Nolan has fallen out with the studio, so who knows? Take your chance to watch or rewatch while you can.
The Dark Knight is the pinnacle of his trilogy, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by the late Heath Ledger as the Joker opposite Christian Bale's Batman. Ledger embodies the villain's disturbing, psychopathic malevolence with almost frightening clarity. As the Joker sows chaos and terror in Gotham City, Batman grapples with the moral complexities of vigilantism and whether the ends always justify the means.
Leaving August 31 | Stream it on HBO Max
Final Destination
All five Final Destination films are exiting HBO Max this month, so you could say the franchise hasn't found its final destination (bah dum dum). Whether they go to another streaming service is unclear, since the IP belongs to the Warner Brothers Discovery. For now, at least, they're taking the off ramp — so binge while you can.
The first movie, which came out in 2000, follows several high school students who narrowly avoid boarding a plane that ends up crashing. They survived thanks to premonition by Alex (Devon Sawa), but Death isn't ready to let them continue living. One by one, they are killed in a series of unusual accidents. The sequels feature new characters facing similar predicaments, as Death hunts anybody who manages to escape its grasp.
Leaving August 31 | Stream it on HBO Max
Harry Potter
Watching the Harry Potter movies in order has been a tricky task, no thanks to the convoluted corporate dealmaking between Warner Brothers (the studio that made the films) and Universal (which owns the television airing rights to the Wizarding World). Now that both studios have sibling streamers, the Harry Potter films have been pinging back and forth between HBO Max and Peacock — and sometimes available on both at the same time.
Now, though, the saga is disapparating from HBO Max (while remaining on Peacock). It will likely return at some point. Unless you want to sign up for Peacock, take this last opportunity to track Harry, Hermione and Ron's adventures at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, starting with Sorcerer's Stone.
Leaving August 31 | Stream it on HBO Max
Ocean's Eleven
George! Brad! Julia! Matt! Ocean's Eleven is the kind of star-studded, old-school film rarely seen since, well, the Rat Pack's 1960 original. Not only does it feature some of Hollywood's biggest names, it's a delightful, glitzy caper that is just pure fun. George Clooney leads the new pack as con man Danny Ocean, who assembles a team to avenge a grudge against a casino owner, win back his ex-wife (Julia Roberts) and, of course, get rich in the process.
Ocean's Eleven and its two sequels, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen, are all perfect, easy entertainment for movie night. HBO Max and chill before all three films depart the service.
Leaving August 31| Stream it on HBO Max
Underworld
The Underworld franchise has attracted a fervent fanbase, despite dismal reviews and little-to-no cultural impact. The devotees are drawn to a commanding lead performance by Kate Beckinsale, an aesthetic of black leather and metal, propulsive action sequences and the fantasy mainstay of vampires vs. werewolves. Beckinsale's icy Selene is a vampire warrior who hunts Lycans. Her perspective changes when her human love interest (Scott Speedman) is bitten, putting them in the crosshairs of both sides.
Only three of five (yes, five!) Underworld movies are available to stream on HBO Max and they will soon become unavailable. The franchise is owned by Sony, so we have a feeling the rights to some or all of them have been sold to another bidder for a time. Get your "Matrix but with vampires" fix now.
Leaving August 31 | Stream it on HBO Max
Everything leaving HBO Max in August 2022
August 2
300: Rise of an Empire, 2014
August 3
Aldnoah.Zero (Dubbed), 2014
Inuyasha, 2019
Mob Psycho 100 (Dubbed), 2019
Puella Magi Madoka Magica, 2012
The Promised Neverland (Dubbed), 2019
August 4
Top Gear, Season 26
August 6
Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys, 2021 (HBO)
August 12
For A Good Time, Call ..., 2012 (HBO) Extended Version
August 17
Top Gear, Season 27
August 26
Pure, 2020
August 27
Profugos, 2012 (HBO)
August 31
17 Again, 2009
2 Days in New York, 2012 (HBO)
42nd Street, 1933
A Cinderella Story, 2004
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits, 2016
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, 2011
A Mighty Wind, 2003 (HBO)
Admission, 2013 (HBO)
Adventureland, 2009 (HBO)
Airheads, 1994 (HBO)
Alan Partridge, 2014 (HBO)
Alex & Emma, 2003 (HBO)
Alex Cross, 2012
America's Sweethearts, 2001
Another Cinderella Story, 2008
Army of One, 2016 (HBO)
Batman Begins, 2005
Beetlejuice, 1988
Being Flynn, 2012 (HBO)
Best in Show, 2000 (HBO)
Beyond the Black Rainbow, 2011 (HBO)
Birth, 2004 (HBO)
Blade, 1998
Blade II, 2002
Blade: Trinity, 2004
Bolero, 1984 (HBO)
Broadcast News, 1987 (HBO)
Bronson, 2009 (HBO)
Caddyshack, 1980
Charlie's Angels, 2000
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, 2003
City of God, 2003 (HBO)
Cloverfield, 2008 (HBO)
Cold Mountain, 2003
Danny Collins, 2015 (HBO)
Daphne & Velma, 2018
Deep Blue Sea, 1999
Defiance, 2008 (HBO)
Dennis the Menace, 1993
Dog Day Afternoon, 1975
Dolphin Tale, 2011
Dolphin Tale 2, 2014
Down a Dark Hall, 2018 (HBO)
Dracula Untold, 2014 (HBO)
Dumb & Dumber, 1994
El Cantante, 2007 (HBO)
Escobar: Paradise Lost, 2015 (HBO)
Fandango at the Wall, 2020 (HBO)
Fay Grim, 2007 (HBO)
Final Destination, 2000
Final Destination 2, 2003
Final Destination 3, 2006
Final Destination 5, 2011
Finding Neverland, 2004 (HBO)
Fool's Gold, 2008
For Colored Girls, 2010 (HBO)
For Your Consideration, 2006 (HBO)
Free Willy, 1993
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove, 2010
Friends With Kids, 2012 (HBO)
From Dusk Til Dawn, 1996
Fun Size, 2012 (HBO)
Gangster Squad, 2013 (HBO)
Get Carter, 1971
Getting Played, 2006 (HBO)
Gran Torino, 2008
Grumpy Old Men, 1993
Gun Shy, 2017 (HBO)
Hairspray, 1988
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone: Magical Movie Mode, 2001
Horrible Bosses, 2011
How to Deal, 2003 (HBO)
Huracan (AKA Hurricane), 2019 (HBO)
I Give it a Year, 2013 (HBO)
I Spy, 2002
Impostor, 2002 (HBO)
Julie, 1956
Just Married, 2003 (HBO)
Kajillionaire, 2020 (HBO)
King Kong, 2005 (HBO) Extended Version
Klute, 1971
Kong: Skull Island, 2017
La Musiquita Por Dentro, 2019 (HBO)
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, 1996 (HBO)
Lean on Me, 1989
Leap Year, 2010 (HBO)
Like Crazy, 2011 (HBO)
Los Cronocrimenes (AKA Timecrimes), 2008 (HBO)
Lost in Space, 1998
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, 1983
My Dog Skip, 2000
Mystic River, 2003
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, 2019
Nanny McPhee, 2006 (HBO)
National Lampoon's European Vacation, 1985
National Lampoon's Vacation, 1983
Not Easily Broken, 2009
Oblivion, 2013 (HBO)
Ocean's Eleven, 2001
Ocean's Thirteen, 2007
Ocean's Twelve, 2004
Page One, 2011 (HBO)
Pale Rider, 1985
Pariah, 2011 (HBO)
Paulie, 1998 (HBO)
Point Break, 1991
Prime, 2005 (HBO)
Project X, 2012
Quigley Down Under, 1990 (HBO)
Rabbit Hole, 2010 (HBO)
Red Dragon, 2002 (HBO)
Red Sonja, 1985
Ringo and His Golden Pistol, 1966
Romeo Must Die, 2000
Roots (Mini Series), 1977
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, 2012 (HBO)
Serendipity, 2001
Sin Cielo, 2018 (HBO)
Son of Kong, 1933
Space Jam, 1996
Starship Troopers, 1997
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation, 2004
Super Fly, 1972
Taken 2, 2012 (HBO) Extended Version
Tales from The Darkside: The Movie, 1990 (HBO)
Tea for Two, 1950
The Amazing Panda Adventure, 1995
The Ant Bully, 2006
The Big Sleep, 1946
The Bridges of Madison County, 1995
The Brothers Grimm, 2005 (HBO)
The Dark Crystal, 1982
The Dark Knight, 2008
The East, 2013 (HBO)
The Extra Man, 2010 (HBO)
The Final Destination, 2009
The First Monday in May, 2016 (HBO)
The Fugitive, 1993
The Gay Divorcee, 1934
The Goodbye Girl, 1977
The Loft, 2015 (HBO)
The Man Who Would Be King, 1975
The Mask, 1994
The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976
The Pelican Brief, 1993
The Raid 2, 2014
The Reader, 2008 (HBO)
The River Wild, 1994 (HBO)
The Town, 2010
This Must Be the Place, 2012
Tickled, 2016 (HBO)
Tom & Jerry: The Movie, 1993
Transformers, 2007 (HBO)
Transporter 2, 2005 (HBO)
Tweety's High-Flying Adventures, 2000
Two Weeks Notice, 2002
Underworld, 2003
Underworld: Awakening, 2012
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, 2009
Undisputed, 2002 (HBO)
Unforgiven, 1992
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, 2012
Valentine's Day, 2010
Vanilla Sky, 2001 (HBO)
View From the Top, 2003 (HBO)
Wall Street, 1987 (HBO)
We Are Marshall, 2006
What Women Want, 2000 (HBO)
Young Man with a Horn, 1949
