Best Movies to Stream this Weekend on HBO Max, Including ‘A Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

If you’re building your Max watchlist for the weekend of November 28–30, 2025, here’s a handy roundup pulled from this month’s official weekly drop lists—focusing first on the newest arrivals, then notable originals and big-name or historically significant titles that are on the service right now. Release days below reflect when they hit Max so you can plan around new debuts and recent adds still available over the weekend. You’ll find quick details on plots, key cast and creatives, and other essentials like running time or franchise context. Everything here comes from this week’s and earlier November roundups dedicated to Max.

‘Flight Risk’ (2025)

Mel Gibson directs this 91-minute thriller about a small-plane pilot tasked with flying a Deputy U.S. Marshal and a fugitive across Alaska, where shifting identities and motives complicate the mission. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, and Topher Grace, with cinematography by Johnny Derango and a score by Antônio Pinto. It premiered theatrically via Lionsgate earlier in 2025 before landing on Max on Wednesday, November 26. The screenplay is by Jared Rosenberg.

‘Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ (2025)

Directed by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall and written by Gabrielle Meyer, this holiday romance follows Maya, a reserved professor who pretends an unconscious stranger is her boyfriend and ends up pulled into his family’s celebration while reconnecting with ex Dr. Daniel Baker. The cast includes KiKi Layne, Etienne Maurice, Kwaku Adu-Poku, Jackie Richardson, and Nadine Whiteman Roden. It’s scheduled to stream on Max on Sunday, November 30. The project originates from OWN and arrives on Max as part of the week’s holiday offerings.

‘Eddington’ (2025)

Written and directed by Ari Aster, this neo-western thriller is set in small-town New Mexico in May 2020 and centers on a confrontation between Sheriff Joe Cross and Mayor Ted Garcia amid a tense local election. Joaquin Phoenix plays Cross and Pedro Pascal plays Garcia; the ensemble also features Emma Stone, Luke Grimes, Micheal Ward, Austin Butler, and Deirdre O’Connell. Darius Khondji handles cinematography, with editing by Lucian Johnston and music by Bobby Krlic and Daniel Pemberton. The film premiered at Cannes in May 2025 and arrived on Max on Friday, November 14.

‘One to One: John & Yoko’ (2025)

Kevin Macdonald directs this documentary chronicling John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s early-1970s New York period, culminating in the 1972 One to One concerts at Madison Square Garden with the Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band. The feature assembles restored concert footage, home movies, archival audio, and period television material, with producing oversight from Sean Ono Lennon. It premiered in IMAX in April 2025 before wider rollouts later in the year. The title streamed to Max on Friday, November 14.

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ (2024)

Set generations after Caesar’s era, the story follows Noa, a young chimpanzee hunter, and Mae, a human survivor, as they traverse rival ape clans ruled by Proximus Caesar. Wes Ball directs from a screenplay by Josh Friedman; the cast includes Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H. Macy. Production took place in Sydney with Gyula Pados as cinematographer and John Paesano composing the score. The film joined Max on Thursday, November 13.

‘I Am Curious Johnny’ (2025)

Julien Temple’s feature documentary profiles Italian entrepreneur and photographer Jean “Johnny” Pigozzi, drawing on personal footage and archives that span decades of celebrity and art-world life. On-screen participants include Mick Jagger, Michael Douglas, Diane von Fürstenberg, and Graydon Carter. The project runs roughly 100 minutes and screened as a Special Screening at the Rome Film Fest in October 2025. It’s listed among Max’s arrivals for the week of November 3.

‘Materialists’ (2025)

Celine Song writes and directs this New York-set romantic dramedy about a matchmaker and the clients navigating desire, status, and pragmatism in modern relationships. Positioned as Song’s follow-up to ‘Past Lives,’ the film highlights intersecting urban storylines and contemporary conversations about ambition and intimacy. Industry coverage points to a star-studded ensemble and dialogue-driven scenes. It appears on the early-November Max lineup.

‘A Man Called Otto’ (2022)

Marc Forster directs this adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s novel, following Otto Anderson, a grief-stricken, rule-bound widower whose routines are disrupted by new neighbor Marisol and her family. Tom Hanks stars alongside Mariana Treviño, with supporting roles for Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Truman Hanks; the screenplay is by David Magee. The film relocates the Swedish source material to an American setting while retaining its themes of community and second chances. It’s part of the week’s Max additions noted in early November.

‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ (2017)

This animated adventure follows Lloyd, the Green Ninja, who teams with Master Wu and a secret ninja squad to protect Ninjago City from Lord Garmadon—who is also Lloyd’s father. The voice cast features Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Jackie Chan, Abbi Jacobson, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, Fred Armisen, and Olivia Munn. Direction is by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, and Bob Logan from a script by Fisher, Logan, and Hilary Winston based on a story with Dan and Kevin Hageman. The title appears on Max’s early-November drop list.

‘Hoarding for the Holidays’ (2025)

This seasonal special spotlights extreme holiday decorators and collectors as they manage storage logistics, hunt rare items, and stage large-scale displays across multiple celebrations. Presented in a reality-style format that focuses on participants and their festive projects, it debuted in November 2025. The special was listed for Wednesday, November 12 as part of that week’s Max slate. It can round out a holiday-themed queue alongside newer film additions.

Got a different pick for your weekend queue—or a hidden gem we should add next time? Share your favorites in the comments!