One of the biggest selling points for HBO Max is that it gives exclusive access to every movie from Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese filmmakers behind My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away – and that includes a brand new movie that released in February, Earwig and the Witch ( February 12th).
This movie is a big deal for Studio Ghibli for a number of reasons. It’s her first feature since 2014 when Marnie was there. The company even closed for a while in the meantime before co-founder Hayao Miyazaki decided to step out of retirement to make one final film. Earwig isn’t – this one is actually staged by Miyazaki’s son Goro, who previously took over the reins for Tales from Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill. Based on a book by the late British author Diana Wynne Jones, who also provided the source material for the elder Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle, it marks the studio’s first foray into fully computer-generated Pixar-style animation.
As a longtime Studio Ghibli obsessee, I was admittedly a little worried about the first stills of the CGI protagonist, a young girl who, like many fantasy orphans before her, discovered that she had a magical fate. House style didn’t seem to translate into three dimensions right away. Fortunately, the full trailer looks more promising, if a little strange:
I would prefer it to be another traditionally animated Ghibli masterpiece, but for that we’ll have to wait for Hayao Miyazaki’s next pandemic-delayed production, How Do You Live? Sometime this year or in 2022 in Japan. In the meantime, I’ll take what I can get.
Plenty of other good, exclusive stuff is coming to the streaming service this month, including the late premiere of the film Judas and the Black Messiah (February 12) and It’s a Sin (February 18), a critically acclaimed new limited series from the makers of Queer as Folk about the early years of the AIDS pandemic. Superhero fans will appreciate the addition of a range of DC content, including any missing Batman movies and the Justice League animated series. And it’s worth noting that sci-fi fans got a treat earlier this week with the surprise addition of the full, remastered ’90s cult series Babylon 5 in late January.
Here’s the list of everything that’s coming (and leaving) HBO Max in February 2021. Titles with (HBO) next to them are available on HBO and HBO Max. everything else is exclusive to HBO Max.
What’s coming to HBO Max in February 2021?
- Close enough season 2 premiere
- Esme & Roy, Max Original Series Season 2D Premiere
February 1st
- All the best, 2010 (HBO)
- The Amityville Horror, 1979 (HBO)
- The Amityville Horror, 2005 (HBO)
- American style
- The Apparition, 2012 (HBO)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember, 2002
- Austin Powers: International Man of Secrecy, 1997
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Fucked Me, 1999
- Backdraft, 1991 (HBO)
- Batman, 1989
- Batman Returns, 1992
- Batman & Robin, 1997
- Batman Forever, 1995
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- Be Cool, 2005 (HBO)
- Blade Runner: The Final Cut, 2007
- Butter, 2012 (HBO)
- Captain Blood, 1935
- chewing gum
- Death Row Stories, Season 5
- Deep Down, 2021 (HBO)
- Drumline, 2002 (extended version) (HBO)
- The Four Feathers, 2002 (HBO)
- Get a Job, 2016 (HBO)
- Get Shorty, 1995 (HBO)
- Always with Dad, 1994 (HBO)
- Ghoulies II, 1987 (HBO)
- Ghoulies, 1985 (HBO)
- Giant, 1956
- The graduate, 1967
- Growing up in Milwaukee, 2020
- Head of the class
- The Investigation, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
- Jacob’s Ladder, 1990 (HBO)
- Jason Goes To Hell: The Last Friday 1993 (HBO)
- Justice League
- Justice League Unlimited
- The Debt, 2021 (HBO)
- Lars and the Real Girl, 2007 (HBO)
- The Final Exorcism, 2010 (expanded version) (HBO)
- Lay The Favorite, 2012 (HBO)
- Life of Pi, 2012 (HBO)
- Love & Basketball, 2000
- The Lucky One, 2012 (HBO)
- Mad Max 2: The Street Fighter, 1983
- Man of Steel, 2013
- The Matrix, 1999
- The Matrix Reloaded, 2003
- The Matrix Revolutions, 2003
- Monkey Shines, 1988 (HBO)
- Murder on the Orient Express, 1974 (HBO)
- My Bloody Valentine’s Day 3-D, 2009 (HBO)
- The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter, 1991 (HBO)
- Outbreak, 1995
- Pathfinder, 2007 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
- Presumably innocent, 1990
- Raw Deal, 1986 (HBO)
- Robot Chicken, Season 10B
- Safe House, 2012 (HBO)
- Saw, 2004 (expanded 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, 2009 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
- Saw: The Final Chapter, 2010 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
- Selena, 1997
- The Shadow, 1994 (HBO)
- Sling Blade, 1996 (HBO)
- Stop Loss, 2008 (HBO)
- Sunshine Cleansing, 2009 (HBO)
- The Goonies, 1985
- The Tank, 2017 (HBO)
- This must be the place, 2012 (HBO)
- Tinkering, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 2011 (HBO)
- Training day 2001
- Unforgivable, 1992
- United Shades of America, season 5
- Up In The Air, 2009 (HBO)
- Wildcats, 1986 (HBO)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 1971
February 2nd
- A rodeo film, finalist in the ABFF HBO Short Film Competition (HBO)
- A Storybook Ending, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition (HBO) finalist
- Black Boy Joy, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition (HBO) finalist
- The Cypher, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition (HBO) finalist
- Dolapo is fine, ABFF HBO Short Film Contest (HBO) winner
- Fake Famous, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
3 February
February 4th
- Haute Dog (S1C), Max Original Series
- Selena + Chef, Season Two Finale
February 5th
- Aquaman, 2018
- Earwig and the Witch (Studio Ghibli Premiere), 2021
- In other words, 2021 (HBO)
- Revenge: Killer Employees
- Revenge: killer lovers
- Revenge: killer neighbors
February 6th
- Irresistible, 2020 (HBO)
- The Windsors: In the Royal Dynasty, 2019
February 7th
- We Bare Bears: The Movie, 2020
February 9
- Black Art: In The Absence of Light, 2021 (HBO)
- Gen: Lock, Season 1
February 10th
- CB Strike: Lethal White, Season Finale (HBO)
February 11th
- There’s no “me” in Threesome, HBO Max Documentary Premiere
February 12th
- Dunkirk, 2017 (HBO)
- El Inconveniente (A Careful Owner), 2021 (HBO)
- Havana Street Party Presents: Beatriz Luengo (HBO)
- Jude and the Black Messiah, film premiere, 2021
- Very scary people, season 2
13th February
- The Book of Eli, 2010 (HBO)
14th of February
- The Lady and the Valley, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Season 8 Premiere (HBO)
February 15th
- 30 coins, season finale (HBO)
- The Batman
- Food Wars! The Fourth Record (dubbed) (Crunchyroll Collection)
- Hot, Season 1
- Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President, 2020
- Static shock
February 18
- Arthur’s Law (dubbed), Max Original Series Premiere
- Ben 10, season 4B
- It’s a Sin to Premiere Max Original Limited Series
19th of February
- The Killer Truth, Season 1
February 10th
- Argo, 2012 (extended version) (HBO)
February 22
- Beartown, Series Premiere (HBO)
February 23
- Real Sport with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
February 26th
- Blade Runner 2049, 2017 (HBO)
- Lupe, 2021 (HBO)
- Painting With John Season Finale (HBO)
- Tom & Jerry, film premiere, 2021
27th of February
- Bill and Ted’s Mock Journey, 1991 (HBO)
- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, 1989 (HBO)
- How It Really Happened, Season 5
What is HBO Max leaving in February 2021?
February 5th
February 15th
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February 22
February 28
- American Pie, 1999 (HBO)
- The astronaut’s wife, 1999
- Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 2012 (HBO)
- Blow-Up, 1966
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005
- Chinatown, 1974
- Cold Mountain, 2003 (HBO)
- Congo, 1995 (HBO)
- Cowboys & Aliens, 2011 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
- Crazy Rich Asians, 2018
- The Strange Case of Benjamin Button, 2008 (HBO)
- The Descendants, 2011 (HBO)
- The Devil Inside, 2012 (HBO)
- Dick Tracy, 1990 (HBO)
- Doctor Sleep, 2020 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
- Dolphin Tale, 2011
- GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra, 2009
- Gangs of New York, 2002 (HBO)
- The Good Liar, 2019 (HBO)
- Gun Crazy, 1950
- Happy Feet Two, 2011 (HBO)
- Harriet, 2019 (HBO)
- I think I love my wife, 2007 (HBO)
- Idiocracy, 2006 (HBO)
- Lean On Me, 1989
- The Legend of Bagger Vance, 2000
- Life, 1999 (HBO)
- The little things, 2021
- Logan’s run, 1976
- Lola Versus, 2012 (HBO)
- Motherless Brooklyn, 2019 (HBO)
- Muriel’s Wedding, 1995 (HBO)
- The Mustang, 2019 (HBO)
- My dream is yours, 1949
- The Omega Man, 1971
- On Moonlight Bay, 1951
- The Sitter, 2011 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
- Soldier, 1998
- Soylent Green, 1973
- Spy like us, 1985
- Stephen King’s Necessary Things, 1993
- Tango & Cash, 1989
- Teen Witch, 1989 (HBO)
- Westworld (film), 1973
- Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, 1971
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