The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Max In November 2023
With October coming to a close, it's time to wrap up the spooky season and get ready for the holidays. But since there aren't a lot of good Thanksgiving movies available to enjoy without digging into the dredges of Hallmark movies, maybe you'd like to stick with some scary movies for one more month before it's time for Christmas overload. Thankfully, Max is keeping a roster of terrors around for awhile before they disappear from the streaming service at the end of November. But that's not all.
Max has revealed the full list of TV shows and movies that will be leaving the streaming service next month, and we've rounded up some of the best titles that you should absolutely seek out before they go away. Whether it's a powerful romance that racked up some awards accolades back in 2018, one of the better horror reboots of the modern era, a darkly comedic thriller from David Fincher, comeuppance for some skinhead punks, or one of the greatest comedies of all time, you're bound to find something here worth seeking out in November before it disappears from Max.
Check out our picks and the full list of TV shows and movies leaving Max in November 2023 below!
If Beale Street Could Talk
"If Beale Street Could Talk" was one of /Film's favorite films of the year back in 2018. Not only did it garner an Academy Award for Regina King's outstanding supporting performance, but director Barry Jenkins received an Oscar nomination as a writer for Best Adapted Screenplay, and composer Nicholas Britell also received a nomination for his incredible score. Those are just some of the accolades the movie received from a variety of critics and Hollywood organizations.
The film unfolds in 1970s Harlem and follows a young woman named Tish (KiKi Layne) who is coming to terms with a pregnancy after her boyfriend Alonzo, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James), has been imprisoned under a false accusation for a crime he didn't commit. As I wrote in my praise for the movie back in 2019, "'Moonlight' already let Barry Jenkins tell a story with fierce passion, but with 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' he crafts a romance that is both harrowing and hopeful, tragic but full of love. It's the kind of story that is all too common for people who live on the metaphorical Beale Streets of the world, and it tugs relentlessly on your heart strings while also making you feel the pure love that blossoms during these trying times." (Leaving Max on November 30)
Friday the 13th (2009)
There have been countless reboots of beloved horror movies from the 1970s and 1980s, but not many of them have turned out all that well. However, the 2009 revival of "Friday the 13th" stands tall among horror reboots. In fact, it's one of the best "Friday the 13th" movies ever made.
Beginning with an extended opening sequence that spills a whole lot of blood before the title card even appears, our story picks up 30 years after the original "Friday the 13th" to find an adult Jason Voorhees seeking revenge for the death of his mother at the hands of a Camp Crystal Lake counselor trying to stop her bloodshed. After Jason dispatches with a group of 20-somethings (in the present day) looking for marijuana in the woods, six weeks later, another group of friends arrives nearby at the cabin of a douchebro just aching to get run through with a machete. Meanwhile, Jared Padalecki is looking for his missing sister Whitney, who was among the first group of friends who encountered Jason at the beginning of the movie.
What follows are the typical slasher antics, but they're executed in such a delightfully brutal fashion that you can't help but have fun. Plus, while there's the typical sex and debauchery that make the victims ripe for picking off, there are a few redeeming characters who you actually root for and don't want to see cut to bits. Critics who reviewed the movie in 2009 were pretty harsh, but this slasher reboot is absolutely worth watching to wrap up Halloween. (Leaving Max on November 30)
Gone Girl
You simply can't go wrong with David Fincher. While there are many out there who are quick to throw praise at "The Social Network" and "Fight Club" as being among Fincher's best movies, you shouldn't sleep on "Gone Girl." Darkly comedic and wryly menacing, "Gone Girl" offers a twisted take on unhappy marriages and gives us a villain you love to hate with Rosamund Pike. But beyond the premise of a spoiled house housewife framing her douchebro husband (Ben Affleck) for her own faked murder, Fincher also offers something more thoughtful.
What makes "Gone Girl" truly special is how it spectacularly takes down sensationalized news about true crime and how infotainment has turned the legal system surrounding highly publicized crimes into a circus. There's a nasty game to play beyond merely proving innocence, and it involves smiling for the camera and putting on a show so no one wants to believe that you could possibly be a criminal. The fact that it ties into the trials and tribulations of marriage in such a dark way is icing on a diabolical cake. Plus, Neil Patrick Harris is such a slimy weasel in this movie. (Leaving Max on November 30).
Green Room
There are too many Nazis getting attention these days, and if you're looking for a movie that gives some skinheads what they deserve, then "Green Room" is for you. The film follows an indie punk rock band (including Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, and Callum Turner) on the road who unknowingly make a stop at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar for a gig. After they witness the murder of a woman there, the Nazi owners and staff try to keep the band and the victim's friend (played by Imogen Poots) in the bard in order to dispatch with them. But they're not going down without a fight.
There's some wonderfully gnarly, gruesome, and bloody violence on display here, courtesy of "Blue Ruin" director Jeremy Saulnier, with plenty of tension and suspense to spare. Plus, the film has a fantastic ensemble among the skinheads, including the one and only Patrick Stewart as their ruthless leader, Mark Webber ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), and Macon Blair ("Oppenheimer"). As far as thrillers go, this is more than solid, and there are a few moments that will have you wincing in pain. (Leaving Max on November 30)
Young Frankenstein
I think it's safe to say that nobody does spoofs better than Mel Brooks. Sure, the team of Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker (Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker) deserve a lot of credit for "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun," but Mel Brooks is operating on another level when it comes to making movies that are both parodies and love letters to the films that they're spoofing. And perhaps the greatest among Mel Brooks' work is none other than "Young Frankenstein."
A perfect recreation of a classic Universal monster movie shot in black and white, "Young Frankenstein" gives us a hilarious spin on the classic novel with Gene Wilder ("Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") taking up the work of his late grandfather, which involved reanimating dead human tissue. Peter Boyle plays the monster in question, who gets to put amusing spins on memorable scenes from the original "Frankenstein," including a great slapstick sequence (one of many throughout the film) with Gene Hackman as a blind man who just keeps hurting the poor monster, from burning his crotch with soup to lighting his thumb on fire. But don't sleep on Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, and Madeline Kahn bringing comedic greatness to the movie either. It's a shame that studios don't make comedies like this anymore. (Leaving Max on November 30)
All the movies and shows leaving Max in November 2023
Please note this list provided by Max may not be comprehensive and is subject to change
November 1
Dark Winds (AMC+)
Discovery of Witches, Season 1-3 (AMC+)
Fear the Walking Dead, Seasons 1-7 (AMC+)
Gangs of London, Seasons 1-2 (AMC+)
Interview with the Vampire (AMC+)
Killing Eve, Seasons 1-4 (AMC+)
Ride With Norman Reedus, Seasons 1-5 (AMC+)
November 2
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
November 5
Hard Knocks: In Season: The Arizona Cardinals (HBO Original)
November 6
The Host (2013)
November 7
Noblesse
We Are Not Done Yet (2018) (HBO Original)
November 12
Banksy Does New York (HBO Original)
November 14
TSUKIMICHI – Moonlit Fantasy
November 15
2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO Original)
November 25
The Howard Stern Interview: Bruce Springsteen (HBO Original)
November 30
10,000 B.C. (2008)
Absolute Power (1997)
Adam Ruins Everything, Season 2-3
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The Apparition (2012)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Badlands (1973)
Black Sheep (1996)
Blade (1998)
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Breach (2007)
Burn After Reading (2008)
The Carbonaro Effect, Seasons 2-5
Cats (2019)
Cleopatra (1963)
Comedy Knockout
Critters (1986)
Critters 3 (1991)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Dark Shadows (2012)
De Blanco La Patuda (aka White is for Virgins) (2020)
The Descent (2006)
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
Diggers (2007)
Disclosure (1994)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1969)
Draft Day (2014)
The Drop (2014)
First Reformed (2018)
The Fly (1986)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Gemini (2018)
Gone Girl (2014)
Green Room (2016)
The Haunting (1963)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Hurt Locker (2009)
I Origins (2014)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Insidious (2010)
Into the Forest (2016)
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
Krisha (2016)
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Limitless (2011)
Los Dias De La Ballena (aka The Days of the Whale) (2019)
Lucas (1986)
Lucky You (2007)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
The Mask (1994)
The Maze Runner (2014)
The Middle
Moonfall (2022)
The Mummy (1959)
Narc (2003)
The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1991)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
The Outsiders (1983)
Paid Off with Michael Torpey
Poltergeist (1982)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Private Benjamin (1980)
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack
Reindeer Games (2000)
The Rookie (1990)
Safe Haven (2013)
The Sea of Trees (2016)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
The Show (2017)
Signs (2002)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Soylent Green (1973)
Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985)
Talk Show the Game Show
Team America: World Police (2004)
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Wild Rose (2019)
Young Frankenstein (1974)