What’s Coming (and Leaving) HBO Max in August 2021?

Screenshot: The Suicide Squad / Warner Bros. Pictures

It has been approximately five years since the release of Suicide Squad, the DC Extended Universe’s attempt to make a “funny” superhero film in response to the success of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. That didn’t really work – even though the film made a bank, Director David Ayer disagreed with the studio’s attempt to lighten the tone of what he’d already done by editing, so Warner Bros. responded by hiring GotG’s James Gunn directly to handle the no continuation, which launches on August 5 on HBO Max and in theaters.

I don’t have a dog in this fight (I haven’t seen Ayer’s movie or read any of the comics), but I have to admit the trailer for Gunn’s take, which is filled with cartoon mayhem throughout and some of the strangest antiheroes on this site from The Tick appear on the screen look darn good.

This isn’t the only simultaneous theatrical / HBO Max premiere to look forward to in August; we get too reminiscence (August 20), a science fiction thriller starring Hugh Jackman in which the former X-Man plays “a private investigator of the mind.” It’s the directorial debut of Lisa Joy, the co-creator of HBO’s Westworld, so take it how you want.

It’s also a good month for TV series, with the premieres of a new urban streetwear-based reality competition show on The Hype (August 12), a hilariously titled reality dating show on FBoy Island (August 12), and the second season of The other two, the funniest new series of 2019.

Here’s the list of everything coming (and leaving) HBO Max in August 2021. Titles with (HBO) next to them are available on HBO and HBO Max; everything else is exclusive to HBO Max.

Everything That Comes (And Leaves) On HBO Max In August 2021

Arriving on HBO Max in August

Arrival on August 1st

• 2 Days in the Valley, 1996 (HBO)
• 9/11: Fifteen years later, 2016
• A Mighty Wind, 2003 (HBO)
• A Walk Between the Gravestones, 2014 (HBO)
• The Accidental Spy, 2002 (HBO)
• The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, 2005 (HBO)
• American, 2017 (HBO)
• Anna to Infinite Power, 1982 (HBO)
• Review, 2016 (HBO)
• Basic Instinct, 1992 (HBO)
• Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, 2006 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• Best in Show, 2000 (HBO)
• Treason in Attica, 2021
• The Betrayed, 2008 (HBO)
• The Bird Cage, 1996 (HBO)
• Black Death, 2010 (HBO)
• Blue Ruin, 2014 (HBO)
• Brown Sugar, 2002 (HBO)
• Changeling, 2008 (HBO)
• Chasing Mavericks, 2012 (HBO)
• Collateral, 2004 (HBO)
• Constantine, 2005
• Deep Coverage, 1992 (HBO)
• The Devil’s Double, 2011 (HBO)
• Dirty Rotten Villains, 1988 (HBO)
• Dolphin Story, 2011 (HBO)
• The Doubles, 2014 (HBO)
• Empire of the Sun, 1987
• The End, 1978 (HBO)
• Envy, 2004 (HBO)
• Epic, 2013 (HBO)
• Extranjero (foreigner), 2018 (HBO)
• For your attention, 2006 (HBO)
• Freejack, 1992 (HBO)
• The Refugee, 1993
• Ghosts of Mississippi, 1996
• The Great Gatsby, 1974 (HBO)
• The Great Gatsby, 2013 (HBO)
• Gun Shy, 2017 (HBO)
• Executioner, 2017 (HBO)
• Heaven Can Wait 1978 (HBO)
• Hitchcock, 2012 (HBO)
• Horror from Dracula, 1958
• How To Trade, 2003 (HBO)
• Hudson Hawk, 1991
• Humpday, 2009 (HBO)
• Control, 2016 (HBO)
• Foundation, 2010
• Joe, 2014 (HBO)
• Johnny English Reborn, 2011 (HBO)
• Julia, 2009 (HBO)
• Last action hero, 1993
• The Lincoln Attorney, 2011
• Malcolm X, 1992
• Man Down, 2016 (HBO)
• The Man in the Iron Mask, 1998 (HBO)
• Middle Streets, 1973
• Mr. Soul !, 2018
• New In Town, 2009 (HBO)
• Nobody Goes, 2012 (HBO)
• Nurse 3D, 2013 (HBO)
• One hour photo, 2002 (HBO)
• The Out-of-Towners, 1999 (HBO)
• Popeye, 1980 (HBO)
• The Pope of Greenwich Village, 1984 (HBO)
• The Prince, 2014 (HBO)
• The Reader, 2008 (HBO)
• Red, 2008 (HBO)
• Little Red Riding Hood, 2011
• Requiem for a Dream, 2000
• Horror Movie, 2000
• The Score, 2001 (HBO)
• Sex and the City, 2008
• Sex and the City 2, 2010
• The Shawshank Redemption, 1994
• Spawn, 1997
• The Ghost, 2008 (HBO)
• The Place, 2017 (HBO)
• Stand and Deliver, 1988 (HBO)
• Tango & Cash, 1989
• Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, 2006
• Thirteen ghosts, 2001
• Vice, 2015 (HBO)
• War, 2007 (HBO)
• Woodstock (Director’s Cut), 1994
• You got mail, 1998

Arrival August 2nd

• Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)

Arrival on August 3rd

• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 1993
• Obama: In Search of a More Perfect Union, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

Arrival on August 5th

• Furry Friends Forever: Elmo has a puppy, Max Original Special Premiere
• The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. film premiere, 2021

Arrival on August 6th

• Breathless, 2020 (HBO)

Arrival on August 7th

Arrival August 8th

Arrival on August 10th

• Hard Knocks ’21: Dallas Cowboys, Reality Series Premiere (HBO)

Arrival on August 12th

• FBOY Island, Max Original Season Finale
• The Hype, Max Original Series Premiere
• Titans, Max Original Season 3 Premiere

Arrival on August 14th

• Jurassic Park, 1993 (HBO)
• Jurassic Park III, 2001 (HBO)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park, 1997 (HBO)

Arrival on August 15th

• The White Lotus, Limited Series Finale (HBO)

Arrival on August 16

• Hard, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)
• Top gear, season 29

Arrival on August 17th

• Godzilla vs. Kong, 2021 (HBO)

Arrival on August 19th

• Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground, Max Original Documentary Special Premiere
• Looney Tunes Cartoons Back to School Special, Max Original Special Premiere
• Marlon Wayans: You know what it is, Max Original Special Premiere
• Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Series Premiere

Arrival on August 20th

• Half Brothers, 2020 (HBO)
• Reefa, 2021 (HBO)
• Throwback, Warner Bros. film premiere, 2021

Arrival on August 22nd

• 100 Foot Wave Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
• San Andreas, 2015

Arrival on August 24th

• Real Sport with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
• Stanley Tucci: In Search of Italy, 2021

Arrival on August 25th

• Lincoln: We’re divided, 2021

Arrival on August 26th

• The other two, Max Original Season 2 Premiere

Arrival August 28th

• Magic Mike XXL, 2015 (HBO)

What is leaving HBO Max in August

Departure on August 5th

• The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty, 2019

Departure on August 11th

• A Mermaid’s Story, 2017
• Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti, 2016
• Against the Wild, 2014
• Alpha & Omega 5: Family Vacation, 2015
• Alpha & Omega: Dino Excavations, 2016
• Blue Valentine’s Day, 2010
• Earth girls are easy, 1989
• The Escape Artist, 1982
• Made in Mexico, 2012
• Jennifer Lopez is dancing again, 2016
• My brother’s wife, 2005
• Leapfrog Letter Factory Adventures: Amazing Word Explorers, 2015
• Leapfrog Letter Factory Adventures: Counting On Lemonade, 2014
• Leapfrog Letter Factory Adventures: The Letter Machine Rescue Team, 2014
• Love and Sex, 2000
• Mistress, 1992
• Mother’s Day, 2012
• Tender Mercy, 1983
• The Men Who Stare at Goats, 2009
• Turtle Story, 2018

Departure on August 14th

• Leapfrog: Land of Numbers, 2012
• Teen Titans go! vs. Teen Titans, 2019

Departure on August 15th

• Joker, 2019 (HBO)
• Space Jam: A New Legacy, 2021

Departure on August 27th

• Dead Silence, 2007 (HBO)
• White Noise, 2005 (HBO)

Departure on August 29th

• Attack on Revier 13, 2005 (HBO)

Departure on August 30th

Departure on August 31st

• 54: The Director’s Cut, 1998 (HBO)
• 40 Days and 40 Nights, 2002, (HBO)
• A Cinderella Story, 2004
• A Cinderella Story: When the Shoe Fits, 2016
• A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, 2011
• Alpha and Omega: The Great Wolf Games, 2014 (HBO)
• American President, 1995
• Another Cinderella Story, 2008
• Astro Boy, 2009 (HBO)
• August Rush, 2007
• Baby, 1995 (HBO)
• Babe: Pig in the City, 1998 (HBO)
• The Barkleys on Broadway, 1949
• Barn Yard, 2006 (HBO)
• Barry Lyndon, 1975
• Battle for Terra, 2009 (HBO)
• The Bay, 2012 (HBO)
• Be Cool, 2005 (HBO)
• Beverly Hills Cop, 1984 (HBO)
• Beverly Hills Cop II, 1987 (HBO)
• Beverly Hills Cop III, 1994 (HBO)
• Beyond the Sea, 2004 (HBO)
• Bill and Ted’s Wrong Journey, 1991 (HBO)
• Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, 1989 (HBO)
• Billy Elliot, 2000 (HBO)
• Black Hawk Down, 2001
• Blade, 1998
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut, 2007
• Schlag, 2001
• The Vanities Bonfire, 1990
• Bright Young Things, 2004 (HBO)
• Butter, 2012 (HBO)
• Canning Factory, 1982
• Capricorn One, 1978 (HBO)
• Carefree, 1938
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005
• City of God, 2003 (HBO)
• City Slickers, 1991 (HBO)
• City Slickers II: The Legend of Curlys Gold, 1994
• Clifford, 1994 (HBO)
• Closer, 2004
• Code 46, 2004 (HBO)
• Cold Creek Manor, 2003 (HBO)
• Cold Mountain, 2003
• Countdown, 1968
• The Crow, 1994 (HBO)
• The Crow: City of Angels, 1996 (HBO)
• The Crow: Wicked Prayer, 2006 (HBO)
• Dad day care, 2003
• David, 1993
• The Dirty Dozen, 1967
• Dream House, 2011 (HBO)
• Eight-legged freaks, 2002
• El Chata (The Sparring Partner), 2019 (HBO)
• Freddy vs. Jason, 2003
• Suit Willy, 1993
• Free Willy: The Adventure Home, 1995
• Free Willy: Escape from Pirate Bay, 2010
• Free Willy 3: The Great Rescue, 1997
• Frequency, 2000
• Get Shorty, 1995 (HBO)
• Gone, 2012 (HBO)
• The Hard Way, 1991 (HBO)
• Harry and the Hendersons, 1987 (HBO)
• Heidi, 2005
• The high note, 2020 (HBO)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012
• Home Alone 4, 2002 (HBO)
• At Home Alone: ​​The Holiday Heist, 2012 (HBO)
• Hudson Hawk, 1991
• The Hundred Feet Journey, 2014 (HBO)
• Interior, 1987
• Inside Moves, 1980 (HBO)
• The interview, 2014
• Jack The Giant Slayer, 2013
• Jackie Brown, 1997
• Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, 2011 (HBO)
• The Final Exorcism, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Lay the Favorite, 2012 (HBO)
• Let’s Go To Jail, 2006 (HBO)
• Life is Beautiful, 1998 (HBO)
• Live by Night, 2016 (HBO)
• Logan’s run, 1976
• Lolita, 1962
• Look Who’s Talking, 1989
• Malice, 1993 (HBO)
• Man on a Ledge, 2012 (HBO)
• Society of Threat II, 1993
• Miss Congeniality, 2000
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, 2005
• Monkey Problem, 1994
• Mr. Nanny, 1993
• National Lampoon Christmas Vacation, 1989
• National Lampoons vacation in Europe, 1985
• National Lampoons Vacation, 1983
• It’s not you, it’s me, 2011
• Ocean’s 11, 1960
• The Omega Man, 1971
• At the Golden Pond, 1981 (HBO)
• On Moonlight Bay, 1951
• Osmose Jones, 2001,
• Our brand is in crisis, 2015 (HBO)
• Over the Hedge, 2006 (HBO)
• Parent counseling, 2012 (HBO)
• Pathfinder, 2007 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• The People vs. Larry Flynt, 1996
• Pinocchio, 2012
• Point Blank, 1967
• Pop star, 2005
• Prometheus, 2012 (HBO)
• PT 109, 1963
• Replicas, 2019 (HBO)
• Running on Empty, 1988
• Ruta Viva, 2018 (HBO)
• Saw, 2004 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Saw II, 2005 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• Saw III, 2006 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• Saw IV, 2007 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• Saw V, 2008 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• Saw VI, (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• Saw: The Final Chapter, 2010 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
• Shall we dance, 1937
• Sherlock Holmes, 2009
• Sindbad: Beyond the Veils of Fog, 2000 (HBO)
• Slingshot Blade, 1996 (HBO)
• Some came running in 1958
• South Central, 1992
• Spies Like Us, 1985
• Scary Friends, 2011 (HBO)
• Steel, 1997
• Still of the Night, 1982 (HBO)
• Striptease, 1996
• Stuart Little, 1999
• Stuart Little 2, 2002
• The Stuntman, 1979 (HBO)
• Summer catch, 2001
• Sweet November 2001
• Swim Fan, 2002 (HBO)
• The Tank, 2017 (HBO)
• This must be the place, 2012 (HBO)
• Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, 2005
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
• Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, 1997 (HBO)
• Twister, 1996
• Un 4to de Josue, 2018 (HBO)
• Unforgettable, 2017 (HBO)
• Unlocking the Cage, 2017 (HBO)
• Vegas Vacation, 1997
• Wanderlust, 2012 (HBO)
• Wedding Crashers, 2005
• Inside, 2016 (HBO)
• Wolves at the Door, 2017 (HBO)
• The year of dangerous life, 1983

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