{"id":24908,"date":"2025-07-21T00:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T00:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/24908\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T00:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T00:31:11","slug":"the-7-best-new-movies-streaming-on-hbo-max-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/24908\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Best New Movies Streaming on HBO Max in July"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max may have changed its name (back) to HBO Max, but the streamer is still \u201cthe one to watch\u201d this July. The streaming service offers a slew of new films to stream, including some of the first half of the year\u2019s best movies. This month may be lighter than some of Max\u2019s offerings in the past, but it still has a few crowd pleasers and heavy hitters you can stream through the summer.<\/p>\n

Here are the seven best movies that are now streaming on HBO Max in July.<\/p>\n

\"John\u201cThe Big Lebowski\u201d (Gramercy Pictures)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Big Lebowski\u201d<\/p>\n

A cult classic turned outright classic, \u201cThe Big Lebowski\u201d remains one of the most popular films in the Coen Brothers\u2019 storied catalog. Though at first considered by audiences as a lesser Coens feature, \u201cThe Big Lebowski\u201d has since earned a reputation of extreme quality for its irreverent comedy and stellar performances.<\/p>\n

Like many Coen Brothers features, \u201cThe Big Lebowski\u201d takes a somewhat standard premise and spirals into the surreal. Jeff Bridges stars as Jeffrey \u201cThe Dude\u201d Lebowski, a slacker\/bowler who finds himself the victim of an attack meant for a different Jeffrey Lebowski \u2014 this one, the titular \u201cbig Lebowski.\u201d The Dude approaches the millionaire asking for compensation after a group of thugs, owed money from the big Lebowski\u2019s wife, urinate on his rug (it really tied the room together). Bridges gives a pitch-perfect portrayal of his slacker protagonist, upstaged only by John Goodman\u2019s explosive performance as The Dude\u2019s friend and bowling partner, Walter Sobchak.<\/p>\n

\"\"ROONEY MARA and CATE BLANCHETT star in CAROL<\/p>\n

\u201cCarol\u201d<\/p>\n

An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith\u2019s \u201cThe Price of Salt,\u201d Todd Haynes\u2019 \u201cCarol\u201d remains one of the most stunning romantic dramas of the 21st century. In this historical queer romance, Therese (Rooney Mara) and Carol (Cate Blanchett) find themselves drawn to one another after a chance encounter during the holiday season in 1952. Mara and Blanchett both play their parts to perfection, exercising subtlety and restraint in their respective roles. Edward Lachman\u2019s breathtaking cinematography stands out as one of the stars of the film, rendering the story with picturesque precision.<\/p>\n

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\"Get-Out-Daniel-Kaluuya\"Daniel Kaluuya in \u201cGet Out\u201d (Universal)<\/p>\n

\u201cGet Out\u201d<\/p>\n

In his spectacular directorial debut, Jordan Peele immediately asserts himself as one of the horror greats through \u201cGet Out.\u201d The film expertly mixes social satire with horror \u2014 like many of the greats of the genre \u2014\u00a0in a story that feels both modern and timeless. Like in all of his features, Peele throws a lot of ideas on the board with an astounding success rate, crafting a story both deep and broad.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to overstate what a sensation \u201cGet Out\u201d became upon release. Not only did it reach audiences far broader than only horror aficionados, but it also became one of the few films in the genre to garner a Best Picture nomination \u2014 nearly one year after its release. Peele\u2019s \u201cTwilight Zone\u201d-style story shows early that he\u2019s a master of horror filmmaking, a fact that becomes more evident with each passing movie. Daniel Kaluuya\u2019s star-making turn further established the future Oscar-winner an actor always worth watching.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNapoleon Dynamite\u201d<\/p>\n

Like \u201cThe Big Lebowski,\u201d \u201cNapoleon Dynamite\u201d became a cult classic that fully invaded the cultural lexicon. Jared Hess\u2019 awkward, low-budget film about a high-school nerd grew into a staple of early 2000s comedy. Jon Heder\u2019s look and vocal affectations in the movie are entirely iconic. Hess may have seen more than $1 billion at the box office this year with \u201cA Minecraft Movie\u201d (also currently on HBO Max), but it definitely wasn\u2019t the first time audiences were quoting his work alongside the screen.<\/p>\n

\"On\u201cOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl\u201d (Credit: Festival de Cannes)<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl\u201d<\/p>\n

By far the least known entry on this list, \u201cOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl\u201d initially premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. It wouldn\u2019t release in U.S. theaters until March 2025, distributed domestically by A24 (the company also helped finance the film).<\/p>\n

Written and directed by Rungano Nyoni, this black comedy\/drama follows Shula, a young adult who, late at night, finds her uncle dead on the side of the road. Set in Zambia, the film follows the funeral preparations of Shula and her family as they dive deep into both grief and trauma. Susan Chardy stuns as Shula, a woman caught between tradition and the harsh reality of the present. The film was Chardy\u2019s first on-screen role to date.<\/p>\n

\"Shaun<\/p>\n

\u201cShaun the Sheep Movie\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to imagine a film more different from this list\u2019s last entry than \u201cShaun the Sheep Movie.\u201d Directors Mark Burton and Richard Starzak Nick Park and Bob Baker\u2019s character to the big screen in another fun, light adventure from Aardman Animation. Like many films and shorts throughout Aardman\u2019s catalog, \u201cShaun the Sheep Movie\u201d is a clever and compelling comedy that proves enjoyable for adults and children alike. <\/p>\n

There is on chatter character like Wallace to balance out his strong-and-silent companion in this Aardman feature. Instead, \u201cShaun the Sheep Movie\u201d portrays a dialogue-free adventure big on sight gags and physical comedy. It\u2019s an animated family movie that owes a lot to the comedies of the silent film era \u2014\u00a0proving that some humor is just timeless.<\/p>\n

\""Sinners"\u201cSinners\u201d (Credit: Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\u201cSinners\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSinners\u201d is, simply put, the greatest film of the year so far. In his fifth feature, Ryan Coogler gives audiences a titanic achievement of original filmmaking, creating a period horror musical drama both loaded with ideas and utterly crowd-pleasing. Michael B. Jordan takes on two roles in front of the camera this time, portraying twins Smoke and Stack with nuance and charisma. <\/p>\n

Coogler sends up the vampire subgenre in interesting, compelling ways, using the horror archetype as a vehicle for a story about cultural assimilation. It\u2019s a deft piece of filmmaking that reminds audiences of what the horror genre can be at its best. Perhaps the most astounding revelation of the film, Miles Caton commands the screen as the young musician Sammie Moore. A sequence in the middle of the film, involving a performance from Sammie, is nothing short of breathtaking. Watch this movie big, and watch it loud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max may have changed its name (back) to HBO Max, but the streamer is still \u201cthe one to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[21954,88,21955,1010,206,21956,21957,21958,21959,21960],"class_list":["post-24908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-carol","tag-entertainment","tag-get-out","tag-hbo-max","tag-movies","tag-napoleon-dynamite","tag-on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl","tag-shaun-the-sheep","tag-sinners","tag-the-big-lebowski"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}