HBO Max tends to get an eclectic combine of contemporary films and traditional movies each month. However the older films outnumber the brand new ones.
Happily, there’s a good choice of comparatively latest movies this month, courtesy of A24’s film library.
Now that the brand new movies are right here, Watch With Us is sharing our picks for the three underrated HBO Max films it is best to watch in January 2026.
This month, our picks embody a thriller, an motion comedy and a very good old school rom-com.
‘A Most Violent Yr’ (2010)
Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain star om the crime thriller A Most Violent Yr as Abel Morales and his spouse, Anna Morales. Abel is the proprietor of an oil firm whose enterprise is underneath assault on either side of the regulation. Criminals are stealing his oil and hijacking his vans, whereas politicians spearhead investigations into any potential unlawful actions within the hopes of bringing Abel down.
Anna is a proponent of preventing hearth with hearth and assembly the violence in opposition to them with some violence of their very own. Abel is attempting desperately to maintain himself off that path. However as their monetary troubles mount, Abel might not have any selection besides to take issues into his personal arms.
A Most Violent Yr is streaming on HBO Max.
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ (2017)
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are an entertaining duo in The Hitman’s Bodyguard, although they’re often at one another’s throats. This motion comedy options Reynolds as Michael Bryce, a person who was as soon as a revered bodyguard for the wealthy and highly effective. That modified when a success man, Darius Kincaid (Jackson), murdered one among Michael’s purchasers and despatched his profession right into a tailspin.
Years later, Michael’s ex-lover, Amelia Roussel (Élodie Yung), calls upon him for assist after she’s betrayed by her fellow Interpol brokers. She wants Michael’s assist escorting Darius to the Worldwide Legal Courtroom to testify in opposition to a dictator, Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman). Dukhovich will do nearly something to ensure that Darius’ testimony isn’t heard, even when it means Ryan’s dying as effectively.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard is streaming on HBO Max.
‘Love Loopy’ (1941)
The true-life couple of William Powell and Myna Loy starred in 14 movies collectively all through their illustrious careers, and Love Loopy was one among their greatest. This time, Powell and Loy play a married couple, Steve and Susan Eire. They’re fortunately married at first of this screwball comedy, however occasions and Steve’s ex-girlfriend, Isobel Grayson (Gail Patrick), conspire in opposition to them.
It doesn’t matter what he does, Steve winds up in compromising positions with Isobel that make his spouse suspicious. Susan’s plot to make Steve jealous additionally has the unintended consequence of constructing her neighbor, Ward Willoughby (Jack Carson), hopelessly infatuated along with her. To maintain his spouse from submitting for a divorce, Steve discovers that she will’t legally go away him if he’s declared insane. However getting locked up is simple; getting again out might show to be extra of a problem for Steve.
Love Loopy is streaming on HBO Max.
