5 great (HBO) Max movies to stream on Election Day

In nan U.S., November 4 is Election Day. Numerous wide elections will beryllium held for federal, state, and section offices. Many networks will supply wall-to-wall sum of Election Day, pinch a peculiar accent connected nan statesmanlike election. If you emotion governmental television, this is your clip to shine.

For some, governmental sum tin beryllium nan bane of their existence. Sometimes, you conscionable request an escape. HBO Max is simply a streaming work pinch an awesome vault of deed movies. It’s nan cleanable action for personification looking to dive into a rom-com aliases escapade movie to return their mind disconnected politics. Our suggestions for movies to watercourse connected Election Day see a Christmas classic, a psychological thriller, and an action prequel.

Elf (2003)

New Line Cinema

With Halloween successful nan rearview mirror, nan vacation movie play has unofficially begun. Start November disconnected pinch 1 of nan greatest Christmas movies ever, Elf. Will Ferrell stars arsenic Buddy, a quality raised by elves aft accidentally being transported to nan North Pole arsenic an infant. When Buddy grows into an adult, he learns astir his father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a workaholic businessman surviving pinch his woman and boy successful New York City.

To make matters worse, Walter is connected nan Naughty List, an elf’s worst nightmare. Because nan champion measurement to dispersed Christmas cheer is to singing large for each to hear, Buddy embarks connected a travel to nan Big Apple to meet his begetter and hopefully get him disconnected nan Naughty List. It won’t beryllium easy, particularly pinch Waletr successful denial astir having Buddy arsenic a son. Buddy’s gift is his benignant heart, which rubs disconnected connected Walter and nan assemblage by nan extremity of nan movie.

Stream Elf connected Max.

Trap (2024)

Warner Bros. Pictures

M. Night Shyamalan loves his crippled twists. Trap, Shyamalan’s latest film, evidently includes a awesome twist. However, Trap is 1 of nan uncommon Shyamalan movies that doesn’t see supernatural elements. Trap lives successful nan existent world, though 1 could reason staging a performance to drawback a serial slayer is simply a spot unrealistic. Regardless, Trap is still ace entertaining and features a terrific capacity from Josh Hartnett.

Cooper Abbott (Hartnett) takes his teenage daughter, Riley (Ariel Donoghue), to a performance fby her favourite popular star, Lady Raven (Saleka Night Shyamalan). While wrong nan arena, Cooper notices an accrued information presence, which raises his suspicions. It turns retired nan performance is simply a trap group up by nan FBI to drawback a serial slayer known arsenic “The Butcher.” Get this: Cooper is the serial killer. (This isn’t a spoiler arsenic nan movie’s ads and trailers revealed this twist from nan get-go.) Now, Cooper must evade nan authorities agelong capable to flight nan performance and not get caught.

Stream Trap connected Max.

Pretty Woman (1990)

Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Julia Roberts began her ascent to rom-com superstardom successful Pretty Woman. On a travel to Los Angeles, Edward (Richard Gere), a able businessman, drives to nan red-light territory to find a prostitute. He meets Vivian (Julia Roberts) and hires her for nan night. The 2 make an unlikely, but compatible pairing arsenic they enslaved successful nan penthouse suite.

The adjacent morning, Edward pays Vivian $3,000 to enactment pinch him for nan full week. He moreover offers to bargain her apparel truthful she tin much lucifer a “proper high-society woman.” Vivian becomes Edward’s “beck and telephone girl” for respective meetings and dinners, impressing him pinch her charm and kindness. Despite their opposing societal backgrounds, Edward and Vivian autumn successful love. At nan extremity of nan week, tin this short-lived romance go a happily-ever-after relationship?

Stream Pretty Woman connected Max.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Jasin Boland / Warner Bros. Pictures

Director George Miller had nary logic to return to nan Wasteland aft Max Max: Fury Road, which is connected nan short database of top action movies of nan 21st century. Instead of continuing nan communicative successful a sequel, Miller went nan prequel way to research 1 of Fury Road’s defining characters, Furiosa. As a young girl, Furiosa (Alyla Browne) is kidnapped from nan Green Place of Many Mothers by Dementus (Chris Hemsworth), nan sadistic leader of nan Biker Horde.

After Dementus trades her to nan Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme), Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) disguises herself arsenic a War Boy, moving her measurement up nan ladder to go 1 of nan Citadel’s apical lieutenants. While Immortan Joe and Dementus conflict for Wasteland supremacy, Furiosa ne'er forgets her mission: find a measurement home. While ne'er achieving nan aforesaid highs arsenic Fury Road, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga still features awesome action sequences and precocious affectional stakes, resulting successful an above-average prequel.

Stream Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga connected Max.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

Universal Pictures

Jason Segel is presently having renewed occurrence connected Shrinking, nan Apple TV+ drama he co-created pinch Ted Lasso’s Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein. Over 15 years ago, Segel was still trying to modulation from a TV prima to a movie starring man. Segal’s profession changed pinch Forgetting Sarah Marshall, a self-deprecating and charming rom-com.

Segel, who wrote nan screenplay, stars arsenic Peter Bretter, a composer who scores TV shows. After 5 years, Peter’s girlfriend, character Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), dumps him for a British stone star. Heartbroken, Peter books a travel to Hawaii to amended his spirits. But nan travel becomes a nightmare aft Sarah and her caller fellow book a room successful nan aforesaid hotel.

Stream Forgetting Sarah Marshall connected Max.