Best Movies to Stream this Weekend on HBO Max, Including ‘Puss in Boots’

If you’re hunting for something new to watch, Max is dropping a fresh wave of films this weekend, with a slate arriving on Saturday, November 1, 2025—perfect timing for a cozy movie night between October 31 and November 2. The lineup spans studio-era noir, celebrated costume drama, animation favorites, and modern action, so there’s genuinely something for every mood. Below are ten standouts from this week’s arrivals only, drawn from the newly posted November schedule. Queue them up, and you’re set for the weekend.

‘Happy Feet’ (2006)

George Miller’s Antarctic adventure follows a tap-dancing emperor penguin who goes on a quest to understand why his colony’s food supply is vanishing. The voice cast includes Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, and Nicole Kidman, and the film blends musical set pieces with an environmental mystery. Its soundtrack features pop standards woven into large ensemble numbers. This one lands on Max as part of the platform’s early-month additions.

‘Puss in Boots’ (2011)

The swashbuckling ‘Shrek’ spinoff gives the feline hero his own caper with Kitty Softpaws and the wily Humpty Dumpty. Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek lead the voice cast, with executive production support from Guillermo del Toro. Expect fairytale heists, magic beans, and a Golden Goose chase with acrobatic set-pieces. It’s among the new November titles debuting on Max this weekend.

‘Dangerous Liaisons’ (1988)

Stephen Frears adapts Christopher Hampton’s stage play from the classic French novel, charting conspiracies of seduction among aristocrats. Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer headline a production noted for its costumes, production design, and sharp dialogue. The ensemble also features early turns from Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman. It joins Max as part of this week’s fresh drop.

‘Bride of Frankenstein’ (1935)

James Whale’s follow-up to ‘Frankenstein’ reunites Boris Karloff as the Monster and introduces Elsa Lanchester as the iconic Bride. The film is frequently cited for its Gothic visual style, dark wit, and themes of creation and companionship. Composer Franz Waxman and cinematographer John J. Mescall help define its singular tone. It’s arriving on Max with the rest of the early-month wave.

‘They Live by Night’ (1948)

Nicholas Ray’s debut follows a young fugitive and a small-town woman trying to build a life while the law and older criminals close in. Adapted from ‘Thieves Like Us,’ it helped shape the lovers-on-the-run subgenre. The film is known for intimate character focus and location shooting that broke with studio conventions. You can stream it on Max as part of the weekend rollout.

‘A United Kingdom’ (2016)

Amma Asante directs this historical drama about Seretse Khama of Bechuanaland and Ruth Williams, whose marriage triggered a diplomatic crisis that reshaped a nation’s future. David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike lead a story that moves from London to Southern Africa, tracing exile, negotiation, and leadership. The film highlights how personal decisions intersected with decolonization. It’s included in this weekend’s Max additions.

‘Sucker Punch’ (2011)

Zack Snyder’s fantasy action tale centers on a young woman in an asylum who plans an escape while imagining layered battle scenarios. The ensemble features Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, and Oscar Isaac, with set-pieces that jump from trench warfare to samurai duels and heists. Production design and world-building expanded through companion materials beyond the screen. It’s part of Max’s new arrivals this Saturday.

‘The Unsuspected’ (1947)

Claude Rains stars as a suave radio host whose circle is shaken by a suspicious death and a missing heiress. Directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted from Charlotte Armstrong’s novel, it matches shadowy mise-en-scène with a twisting investigation. The production followed a serialized origin in The Saturday Evening Post and marked a Curtiz company collaboration with Warner Bros. It begins streaming on Max with the weekend batch.

‘Each Dawn I Die’ (1939)

James Cagney plays an investigative reporter framed and sent to prison, where he teams with a notorious gangster played by George Raft. Directed by William Keighley, the film adapts Jerome Odlum’s novel and folds political corruption into a tough prison milieu. The score comes from Max Steiner, with cinematography by Arthur Edeson. It’s one of several studio-era crime dramas newly landing on Max this weekend.

‘The Locket’ (1946)

This psychological noir traces a woman’s life through a famed structure of flashbacks nested within flashbacks. John Brahm directs Laraine Day, Robert Mitchum, and Brian Aherne in an RKO thriller preoccupied with memory, guilt, and unreliable testimony. Its narrative design remains a reference point in discussions of complex flashback construction. You’ll find it in the group of titles arriving on Max this Saturday.

Share your weekend picks in the comments—which of these ‘Max’ arrivals are you pressing play on first?