It’s an unusual month on HBO Max when three out of the four movies that hit 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes were released by A24.
But since Sorry, Baby won’t be hitting HBO Max until October 30, we’ll have to deny A24 the clean sweep.
Instead, Watch With Us has added a classic Tim Burton film among the three new HBO Max movies with at least 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Our remaining picks include a charming animated story and a great modern horror flick.
You can tell when Warner Bros. Pictures is having a good year at the box office because it means HBO Max is getting some top hits. One of the latest arrivals is Superman, the newest update of the classic superhero icon. It’s also the only comic-book flick to cross $300 million domestically this year. Thank […]
‘Edward Scissorhands’ (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes rank: 90 percent
Edward Scissorhands is perhaps the most faithful vision of director Tim Burton’s work outside of animation. Johnny Depp plays the title character, an artificial man who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price) who gave him scissors for hands. Following the inventor’s death, Edward is taken in by Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest) and her family.
It doesn’t take Edward long to fall in love with Peg’s teenage daughter, Kim (Winona Ryder), and the feeling is mutual. While the neighborhood residents initially welcome Edward, Kim’s boyfriend, Jim (Anthony Michael Hall), and the unscrupulous Joyce Monroe (Kathy Baker) turn the town against him. That may doom Edward’s relationship with Kim before it can truly begin.
Edward Scissorhands is streaming on HBO Max.
‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes’ (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes rank: 98 percent
Marcel the Shell with Shoes is perhaps the most family-friendly movie that A24 has ever released. This animation/live-action hybrid stars Dean Fleischer Camp as a fictional version of himself who discovers Marcel (Jenny Slate), a talking shell who lives with his grandmother, Nana Connie (Isabella Rossellini).
There are a handful of great rom-coms on HBO Max, but it would sure make things a lot easier if the streamer actually had a romantic comedy section. Instead, it takes a lot of searching to find some of the best examples of the genre. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please […]
Dan’s videos of Marcel’s hilariously adorable exploits give them viral fame, but that’s not what the latter really wants. Marcel’s only wish is to be reunited with the rest of his family, and he finds out the hard way that most of his so-called fans are only interested in helping themselves.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes is streaming on HBO Max.
‘The Witch’ (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes rank: 91 percent
Anya Taylor-Joy became a star after her debut movie, The Witch, was a hit in 2016. In the early 17th century, Thomasin (Taylor-Joy) and her family have been cast out of their Puritan colony over a religious dispute between her father, William (Ralph Ineson), and the colony’s leaders.
Without the support of the colony, life is a lot harder for the family. Even more so when they’re targeted by a witch (Bathsheba Garnett) who steals their newborn baby. Thomasin takes the blame, especially from her mother, Katherine (Kate Dickie), but there’s only so much she can endure before the witch claims her entire family.
The Witch is streaming on HBO Max.
2025-10-23 09:30:18
