Superman has flown to the No. 1 spot on HBO Max. James Gunn’s iteration of the Man of Steel is winning even more fans over now that it’s streaming. With Man of Tomorrow coming in 2027, it’s never too early to start revisiting Clark Kent and Lex Luthor.
Elsewhere, HBO Max has many underrated movies on the service. This weekend, our underrated HBO Max picks include a Fast & Furious entry, a psychological horror, and an inspiring documentary.
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Fast & Furious (2009)
After the disappointment of Tokyo Drift, the Fast & Furious franchise went on an indefinite hiatus. Universal Pictures later made the call to Vin Diesel and recruited him back to the Fast family. With his Timbs and cutoff T-shirt, Diesel reprised the role of Dominic Toretto in Fast & Furious, aka Fast 4.
After the murder of Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Dom returns to Los Angeles to find the gangster who killed her. Meanwhile, Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker), now with the FBI, is hunting the same criminal and crosses paths with Dom. Fast & Furious paved the way for the franchise’s shift toward action over the next decade.
Stream Fast & Furious on HBO Max.
It Follows (2014)
David Robert Mitchell has only made three feature films. His second film, 2014’s It Follows, remains his best. College student Jay (Maika Monroe) finally decides to have sex with her boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), for the first time. Much to her dismay, Jay learns that Hugh had sex with her to get rid of his curse. A supernatural entity will now follow Jay until she has sex with someone else.
A skeptical Jay doubts its existence, but she soon comes face-to-face with the entity that plans to ruin her life. Usually, sex in a horror movie is dumb. That’s not the case in It Follows, which puts a unique perspective on sex and death. Plus, its thrills are legitimately terrifying.
Stream It Follows on HBO Max.
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (2023)
There are inspirational documentaries, and then there is David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived. During the 2000s, Holmes worked as Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double on the first six Harry Potter movies. While filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I in 2009, Holmes suffered a debilitating spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
The Boy Who Lived is not a tragedy; this story is a triumph. In the years since, Holmes has lived a full life since the accident, and his heartwarming friendship with Radcliffe warms the soul.
Stream David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived on HBO Max.
