The best new movies streaming on HBO Max in February 2022 include a Best Picture nominee, a 2021 blockbuster and a Zoe Kravitz thriller.
If you’re looking for new movies to watch on HBO Max in February, the streaming service has plenty to choose from. This month not only marks the addition of a robust catalogue of library films, but also genuine new releases – including films that first hit theaters only a couple of months ago and a new HBO Max original from a legendary director. So whether you’re catching up on one of this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees or just looking for a hidden gem comedy, we’ve assembled a list of the best new movies streaming on HBO Max this month. Check it out below. Guillermo del Toro’s dark noir “Nightmare Alley” is currently streaming on HBO Max just a couple of months after it hit theaters, and it’s a great time to catch up with this dark and dramatic character piece. Nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture, the film is set in the late 1930s and early 1940s and stars Bradley Cooper as Stanton Carlisle, a drifter who finds his way to a carnival where he falls in love and picks up a mentalist act. The film then flashes forward a couple of years where Stan has now reinvented himself as a psychic in the big city, hobnobbing with the rich and famous but still yearning for more. Things get complicated when he crosses paths with a smart psychiatrist played by Cate Blanchett. This one is incredibly dark, but it culminates in one of the most unforgettable endings in recent memory. If it’s a lean thriller you’re looking for, check out Steven Soderbergh’s “Kimi.
