What's New on HBO and HBO Max in May 2022
by IMDb-Editors | created - 3 weeks ago | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicYour guide to all the new movies and shows streaming on HBO and HBO Max in the US this month.
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1. George Carlin's American Dream (2022 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.
Directors: Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio | Stars: Alley Mills, Kevin Smith, Steve Martin, Patton Oswalt
Votes: 358
Premiere Date: TBD May 2022
2. Pause with Sam Jay (2021– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Talk-Show
Jay tackles trending topics in urban and world culture for the week, including race, politics, sexual identity, science, celebrity, religion, and more.
Stars: Jak Knight, Yanise Monét, Zack Fox, Emmy Blotnick
Votes: 164
Season 2 Premiere Date: TBD Mayans 2022
3. Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
54 min | Documentary
A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Dan Akira, Joseph McBride, Tamlyn Tomita, Nancy Wang Yuen
Votes: 137
Available on HBO Max on May 1
4. 47 Ronin (2013)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.
Director: Carl Rinsch | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 158,298 | Gross: $38.36M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
5. Assassins (I) (2020)
104 min | Documentary, Biography
An account of the two women convicted of assassinating Kim Jong-un's half-brother, Kim Jong-nam. The film follows the women's trials in an attempt to understand whether they are trained killers or simply pawns.
Director: Ryan White | Stars: Siti Aisyah, Hadi Azmi, Anna Fifield, Doan Thi Huong
Votes: 2,382
Available on HBO on May 1
6. At Close Range (1986)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn
Votes: 15,790 | Gross: $2.35M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
7. An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada
Votes: 9,108
Available on HBO Max on May 1
8. The Big Sleep (1946)
Passed | 114 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers
Votes: 84,674 | Gross: $6.54M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
9. Back to School (1986)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.
Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon
Votes: 32,184 | Gross: $91.26M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
10. Bottle Rocket (1996)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd, Shea Fowler
Votes: 76,042 | Gross: $0.56M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
11. Calladita (2020)
15 min | Short, Drama
In a mansion in the Costa Brava, a young domestic worker has to serve two rich kids while they enjoy their summer. Amongst cocktails, drugs and dishwashers, she will look for her own way to have fun.
Director: Miguel Faus | Stars: Paula Grimaldo, Guillermo Campra, Ares Aixalà , Joan Sureda
Votes: 22
Available on HBO on May 1
12. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
G | 144 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill
Votes: 45,672 | Gross: $7.50M
Available on HBO on May 1
13. Child 44 (2015)
R | 137 min | Crime, Drama, History
A disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.
Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman
Votes: 70,643 | Gross: $1.21M
Available on HBO on May 1
14. Chungking Express (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Faye Wong
Votes: 77,891 | Gross: $0.60M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
15. The Color Purple (1985)
PG-13 | 154 min | Drama
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Votes: 85,477 | Gross: $98.47M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
16. Conan the Barbarian (2011)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.
Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang
Votes: 98,640 | Gross: $21.30M
Available on HBO on May 1
17. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.
Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle
Votes: 20,107 | Gross: $16.03M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
18. Dodes'ka-den (1970)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
Various tales in the lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, including a mentally deficient young man obsessed with driving his own commuter trolley.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami
Votes: 6,870
Available on HBO Max on May 1
19. Domino (I) (2019)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Copenhagen police officer seeks justice for his partner's murder by a mysterious man.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Søren Malling, Sus Wilkins, Paprika Steen
Votes: 5,721
Available on HBO on May 1
20. When Boys Leave Home (1927)
Not Rated | 74 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Bound by honor, a successful school boy takes the blame for his roommate's indiscretion. It's all downhill from there.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ivor Novello, Ben Webster, Norman McKinnel, Robin Irvine
Votes: 2,584
Available on HBO Max on May 1
21. Dragnet Girl (1933)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Jôji Oka, Sumiko Mizukubo, Kôji Mitsui
Votes: 804
Available on HBO Max on May 1
22. Early Spring (1956)
145 min | Drama
A young man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital romance.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Chikage Awashima, Ryô Ikebe, Teiji Takahashi, Keiko Kishi
Votes: 3,190
Available on HBO Max on May 1
23. Early Summer (1951)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
A family chooses a match for their daughter Noriko, but she, surprisingly, has her own plans.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Setsuko Hara, Chishû Ryû, Chikage Awashima, Kuniko Miyake
Votes: 8,447
Available on HBO Max on May 1
24. The End of Summer (1961)
103 min | Drama
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Ganjirô Nakamura, Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama
Votes: 4,009
Available on HBO Max on May 1
25. Equinox Flower (1958)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
A businessman clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga
Votes: 4,220
Available on HBO Max on May 1
26. Eraser (1996)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn
Votes: 110,048 | Gross: $101.30M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
27. Fallen Angels (1995)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
This Hong Kong-set crime drama follows the lives of a hitman, hoping to get out of the business, and his elusive female partner.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung
Votes: 37,248
Available on HBO Max on May 1
28. Floating Weeds (1959)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama
The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Ganjirô Nakamura, Machiko Kyô, Haruko Sugimura, Ayako Wakao
Votes: 7,994
Available on HBO Max on May 1
29. Frida (2002)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, MÃa Maestro
Votes: 88,950 | Gross: $25.89M
Available on HBO on May 1
30. The Fugitive (1993)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore
Votes: 289,059 | Gross: $183.88M
Available on HBO Max on May 1
31. Furry Vengeance (2010)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family
In the Oregon wilderness, a real-estate developer's new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protestors: local woodland creatures who don't want their homes disturbed.
Director: Roger Kumble | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Ricky Garcia, Eugene Cordero
Votes: 16,978 | Gross: $17.60M
Available on HBO on May 1
32. Gang Related (1997)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
Director: Jim Kouf | Stars: Jim Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Lela Rochon, Dennis Quaid
Votes: 8,996 | Gross: $5.79M
Available on HBO on May 1
33. Good Morning (1959)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishû Ryû, Kuniko Miyake
Votes: 9,398
Available on HBO Max on May 1
34. Hard Rain (1998)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The partner and nephew of an armored-truck driver tries to prevent three million dollars from being taken by a gang during a catastrophic flooding caused by a severe storm.
Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver
Votes: 35,220 | Gross: $19.82M
Available on HBO on May 1
35. Hart's War (2002)
R | 125 min | Drama, War
A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser
Votes: 52,942 | Gross: $19.08M
Available on HBO on May 1
36. High and Low (1963)
Not Rated | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyôko Kagawa
Votes: 42,893
Available on HBO Max on May 1
37. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
G | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An eight-year-old boy genius and his friends must rescue their parents after the adults are abducted by aliens.
Director: John A. Davis | Stars: Debi Derryberry, Rob Paulsen, Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo
Votes: 34,113 | Gross: $80.94M
Available on HBO on May 1
38. Julie (1956)
Approved | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A terrified wife tries to escape from her insanely jealous husband who is bent on killing her.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan, Frank Lovejoy
Votes: 1,770
Available on HBO Max on May 1
39. Killers (2010)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple.
Director: Robert Luketic | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 91,374 | Gross: $47.06M
Available on HBO on May 1
40. Language Lessons (2021)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
A Spanish teacher and her student develop an unexpected friendship.
Director: Natalie Morales | Stars: Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales, Desean Terry, Christine Quesada
Votes: 1,815
Available on HBO Max on May 1
41. Love and Baseball (2021)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A chance meeting sparks love between Will and Michele, but due to poor timing and the reality of life--they strike out twice. If fate gives them another shot--will they hit or miss?
Director: Steve Acevedo | Stars: Max Arciniega, Tate Hanyok, Asif Ali, Hugo Medina
Votes: 69
Available on HBO Max on May 1
42. The Machine That Kills Bad People (1952)
80 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A demon bestows on a self-righteous working photographer's camera the power to smite from the Earth "evil-doers". Naturally, the indignant photographer turns his new weapon on, one by one, ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Gennaro Pisano, Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs, Helen Tubbs
Votes: 715
Available on HBO Max on May 1
43. Masters of the Universe (1987)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
Director: Gary Goddard | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty
Votes: 40,492 | Gross: $17.34M
Available on HBO on May 1
44. The Missing (I) (2003)
R | 137 min | Adventure, Thriller, Western