Movies By highest critic rating on Cinemax

Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

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Gone: RT: 100/84 IMDB: 7.4 Revenue: 10.6M Budget: 8.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Woody Allen Genres: Comedy
Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte
HD. Life isn't exactly boffo, but the laughs are, for a hapless show biz agent in this wild Woody Allen comedy.

Golden Arm (2021)

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Gone: RT: 100/89 IMDB: 5.7 chan: Cinemax
Directors: Not Specified Genres: Comedy
Stars:
HD. An arm-wrestling lady trucker recruits her timid pal to take her place at a national tournament in this comedy.

Chinatown (1974)

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Gone: RT: 99/93 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 30.0M Budget: 6.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Roman Polanski Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston
HD. Roman Polanski's 1974 film noir classic with private eye Jack Nicholson on the trail of corruption, murder and sex in 1930s L.A.

Say Anything (1989)

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Gone: RT: 98/85 IMDB: 7.3 Revenue: 20.0M Budget: 16.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Cameron Crowe Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Stars: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney
HD. John Cusack stars as an aimless high-school graduate who tries to win the hand of the class brain in this teen classic.

Broadcast News (1987)

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Gone: RT: 98/79 IMDB: 7.2 Revenue: 67.3M Budget: 20.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: James L. Brooks Genres: Comedy, Romance
Stars: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter
HD. The frantic world of network television news is viewed from the perspective of three ambitious colleagues in this Oscar(R)-nominated film.

Spellbound (2003)

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Gone: RT: 97/83 IMDB: 7.6 chan: Cinemax
Directors: Jeffrey Blitz Genres: Documentary
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HD. This Academy Award(R)-nominated documentary follows eight teens on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.

Blue Ruin (2014)

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Gone: RT: 96/79 IMDB: 7.1 Revenue: 1.0M Budget: 0.4M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Jeremy Saulnier Genres: Crime, Thriller
Stars: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves
HD. A drifter gets in over his head when he returns to his Virginia hometown to avenge the death of his parents in this taut suspense film.

Breaking Away (1979)

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Gone: RT: 95/88 IMDB: 7.7 Revenue: 20.0M Budget: 2.3M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Peter Yates Genres: Drama, Comedy
Stars: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern
HD. A young would-be cycling champ in Indiana dreams of Europe and pedals with his blue-collar buddies against snooty college boys.

Headhunters (2012)

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Gone: RT: 93/85 IMDB: 7.5 Revenue: 19.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Morten Tyldum Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action
Stars: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
HD. A business recruiter with secret side life as an art thief sets his sights on a heist that goes wildly awry.

The Madness of King George (1994)

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Gone: RT: 93/80 IMDB: 7.2 Revenue: 15.2M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Nicholas Hytner Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm
HD. Five years after losing the American colonies, King George III (Nigel Hawthorne) is losing his mind, while his son plots to seize power.

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

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Gone: RT: 93/67 IMDB: 7.0 Revenue: 18.7M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Mike Leigh Genres: Comedy, Drama
Stars: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman
HD. Sally Hawkins gives a Golden Globe(R)-winning performance as a free-spirited London teacher in Mike Leigh's effervescent comedy.

Risky Business (1983)

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Gone: RT: 92/72 IMDB: 6.8 Revenue: 63.5M Budget: 6.2M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Paul Brickman Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Curtis Armstrong
A high school senior's is life gets turned around when he meets a sexy call girl who transforms his house into a brothel while his parents are away.

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020)

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Gone: RT: 92/54 IMDB: 6.4 Revenue: 11.6M Budget: 15.6M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Armando Iannucci Genres: Drama, Comedy
Stars: Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie
HD. Dev Patel stars as the title character in this exuberant, revisionist take on the classic Charles Dickens tale.

Nobody's Fool (1994)

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Gone: RT: 91/81 IMDB: 7.4 chan: Cinemax
Directors: Robert Benton Genres: Drama, Comedy
Stars: Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith
HD. Paul Newman is an aging construction worker who comes to grips with his family just when he needs them most.

A Simple Plan (1998)

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Gone: RT: 91/81 IMDB: 7.5 Revenue: 16.3M Budget: 30.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Sam Raimi Genres: Crime, Thriller
Stars: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda
HD. A crashed plane containing $4 million leads three men into a plot that quickly spirals out of control in this thriller.

High Fidelity (2000)

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Gone: RT: 91/90 IMDB: 7.5 Revenue: 47.1M Budget: 30.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Stephen Frears Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
Stars: John Cusack, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet
HD. Music-obsessed record-store manager John Cusack tries to show his ex-girlfriend the same passion he has for vinyl in this comedy.

City of God (English Subtitled) (2003)

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Gone: RT: 91/97 IMDB: 8.6 Revenue: 30.6M Budget: 3.3M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund Genres: Drama, Crime
Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Jonathan Haagensen
HD. Nominated for four Oscars(R), this compelling film follows the divergent lives of two young men from a hellish slum in Rio de Janeiro.

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

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Gone: RT: 91/68 IMDB: 6.8 Revenue: 12.0M Budget: 5.1M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Richard Fleischer Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction
Stars: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien
HD. The crew of a miniaturized submarine is injected into a man's body on a mission to rid the brain of a deadly blood clot in this 1966 tale.

City of God ESP (2003)

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Gone: RT: 91/97 IMDB: 8.6 Revenue: 30.6M Budget: 3.3M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund Genres: Drama, Crime
Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Jonathan Haagensen
HD. Nominated for four Oscars(R), this compelling film follows the divergent lives of two young men from a hellish slum in Rio de Janeiro.

The Savages (2007)

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Gone: RT: 90/75 IMDB: 7.1 Revenue: 10.7M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Tamara Jenkins Genres: Drama
Stars: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco
HD. A middle-aged brother and sister face their inner demons after they are forced to take care of their senile old father.

Their Finest (2017)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 90/71 IMDB: 6.8 Revenue: 3.6M Budget: 11.8M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Lone Scherfig Genres: Romance, War, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy
HD. A young woman plays an unlikely role in inspiring WWII Britain when she takes a job as a script writer on a major propaganda film.

Radio Days (1987)

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Gone: RT: 90/84 IMDB: 7.5 Budget: 16.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Woody Allen Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
Stars: Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, Mia Farrow
HD. Woody Allen turns the dial back to the golden days of radio, when big bands and serials ruled the air waves.

Kajillionaire (2020)

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Gone: RT: 90/47 IMDB: 6.4 Revenue: 0.8M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Miranda July Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Gina Rodriguez
HD. A family of small-time grifters have their world turned upside down after they charm a stranger into joining them in this absurdist comedy.

The World's End (2013)

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Gone: RT: 89/71 IMDB: 7.0 Revenue: 46.1M Budget: 20.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Edgar Wright Genres: Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine
HD. Five friends reunite for an epic bar crawl that takes an otherworldly turn in this horror-comedy from the makers of 'Shaun of the Dead.'

Adventureland (2009)

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Gone: RT: 89/61 IMDB: 6.8 Revenue: 17.2M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Greg Mottola Genres: Comedy
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr
HD. A college grad stuck at home when his planned trip to Europe gets cancelled finds unexpected fun working at a dysfunctional amusement park.

Compliance (2012)

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Gone: RT: 89/60 IMDB: 6.4 Revenue: 0.3M Budget: 0.3M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Craig Zobel Genres: Drama, Thriller
Stars: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy
HD. A fast-food restaurant manager is ordered by a cop on the phone to detain and search a young employee. But is the caller really a cop?

Deerskin (2020)

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Gone: RT: 89/70 IMDB: 6.7 chan: Cinemax
Directors: Quentin . Dupieux Genres: Comedy, Horror
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Adele Haenel
HD. Surreal tale about a middle-aged drifter who becomes obsessed with a fringed deerskin jacket that seems to hold mystical powers.

Capote (2005)

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Gone: RT: 89/82 IMDB: 7.3 Revenue: 49.3M Budget: 7.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Bennett Miller Genres: Crime, Drama
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr.
HD. Philip Seymour Hoffman won the 2005 Best Actor Oscar(R) for his portrayal of Truman Capote as he feverishly wrote 'In Cold Blood.'

Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

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Gone: RT: 88/71 IMDB: 6.8 chan: Cinemax
Directors: Fred Schepisi Genres: Mystery, Drama, Comedy
Stars: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland
HD. A young con artist claiming to be the son of movie star Sidney Poitier charms his way into the privileged lives of Manhattan socialites.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

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Gone: RT: 88/69 IMDB: 6.8 Revenue: 18.0M Budget: 2.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Woody Allen Genres: Comedy
Stars: Woody Allen, John Carradine, Lou Jacobi
HD. Woody Allen delves inside the subject of sex as only he can in seven comical and irreverent sketches in this 1972 film.

Presumed Innocent (1990)

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Gone: RT: 87/67 IMDB: 6.9 Revenue: 221.3M Budget: 22.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Alan J. Pakula Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Stars: Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia
HD. Harrison Ford stars as an assistant D.A. who is accused of killing his co-worker/lover in the mesmerizing adaptation of Scott Turow's book.

Swingers (1996)

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Gone: RT: 87/89 IMDB: 7.2 Revenue: 4.5M Budget: 0.2M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Doug Liman Genres: Comedy
Stars: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston
HD. Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn star in this hilarious tale of Hollywood hopefuls who prowl through the L.A. party circuit.

At Close Range (1986)

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Gone: RT: 87/79 IMDB: 7.0 Revenue: 2.3M Budget: 6.5M chan: Cinemax
Directors: James Foley Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stars: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson
HD. A young man is corrupted by his father and drawn into his criminal world with tragic consequences in this powerful fact-based drama.

Like Water For Chocolate (1993)

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Gone: RT: 87/84 IMDB: 7.1 Revenue: 21.7M Budget: 2.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Alfonso Arau Genres: Drama, Romance
Stars: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne
HD. Unable to marry because of an ancient family tradition, a woman expresses her passion for her lover through preparing delectable dishes.

Chasing Amy (1997)

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Gone: RT: 87/83 IMDB: 7.2 Revenue: 12.0M Budget: 0.2M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Kevin Smith Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee
HD. A comic-book artist falls head over heels for a fellow artist, only to learn that the object of his affection is only into women.

Collateral (2004)

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Gone: RT: 86/84 IMDB: 7.5 Revenue: 217.8M Budget: 65.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Michael Mann Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith
HD. Ruthless assassin Tom Cruise forces cabbie Jamie Foxx to chauffer him to a series of planned hits over the course of a seamy L.A. night.

Life of Pi (2012)

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Gone: RT: 86/84 IMDB: 7.9 Revenue: 609.0M Budget: 120.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Ang Lee Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu
HD. A shipwreck leaves a boy lost at sea aboard a lifeboat with a massive Bengal tiger in Ang Lee's visually stunning Oscar(R)-winner.

The Flight of the Phoenix (1966)

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Gone: RT: 86/81 IMDB: 7.5 Budget: 5.4M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Robert Aldrich Genres: Adventure
Stars: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch
HD. When their plane crashes in a Sahara sandstorm, survivors are forced to rebuild their craft in this 1966 adventure classic.

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

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Gone: RT: 85/84 IMDB: 7.1 Revenue: 177.4M Budget: 26.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Judd Apatow Genres: Comedy, Romance
Stars: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd
HD. Steve Carell stars as a virginal electronics salesman whose co-workers launch him on a wildly misguided quest for sex.

The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)

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Gone: RT: 85/56 IMDB: 6.3 Revenue: 0.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Michael Lehmann Genres: Comedy, Romance
Stars: Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin
HD. A brainy radio host sends her sexy neighbor on a date with a handsome admirer who doesn't know what the talk queen looks like.

The Immigrant (2014)

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Gone: RT: 85/60 IMDB: 6.6 Revenue: 5.9M Budget: 16.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: James Gray Genres: Drama, Romance
Stars: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner
HD. In 1920s New York, a Polish immigrant who is forced into prostitution meets a magician who tries to save her from a life of despair.

North Dallas Forty (1979)

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Gone: RT: 84/70 IMDB: 7.0 Revenue: 26.1M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Ted Kotcheff Genres: Comedy, Drama
Stars: Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning
HD. Nick Nolte plays an aging wide receiver in this bawdy, brutally honest look behind the scenes of pro football.

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 83/82 IMDB: 7.3 Revenue: 316.4M Budget: 14.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Martin Brest Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton
HD. Detroit cop Eddie Murphy takes L.A. by storm while tracking a killer in this hilarious action-comedy.

The Untouchables (1987)

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Gone: RT: 83/89 IMDB: 7.9 Revenue: 76.3M Budget: 25.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Brian De Palma Genres: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Stars: Kevin Costner, Charles Smith, Andy Garcia
HD. Fearless Feds take on Prohibition-era Chicago's most powerful crime czar, Al Capone, in Brian De Palma's gangster epic.

Dead Ringers (1988)

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Gone: RT: 83/82 IMDB: 7.3 Revenue: 8.0M Budget: 13.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: David Cronenberg Genres: Thriller, Horror
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Genevieve Bujold
HD. Two brilliant performances by Jeremy Irons as twin brothers edging into madness power this thriller from director David Cronenberg.

Bananas (1971)

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Gone: RT: 83/74 IMDB: 7.0 Revenue: 11.8M Budget: 2.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Woody Allen Genres: Comedy
Stars: Woody Allen, Louise Lasser
HD. Woody Allen leads the revolution in a Latin American banana republic in this classic 1971 comedy.

Breakdown (1997)

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Gone: RT: 82/68 IMDB: 7.0 Revenue: 50.2M Budget: 36.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Jonathan Mostow Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan
HD. City couple Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan are plunged into a nightmare in the U.S. southwest after their car breaks down.

Matchstick Men (2003)

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Gone: RT: 82/74 IMDB: 7.3 Revenue: 65.6M Budget: 62.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Ridley Scott Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman
Nicolas Cage stars as a con man with an obsessive-compulsive disorder whose orderly life and latest scam are threatened by the reappearance of a teenage daughter he never knew existed.

Thirteen (2003)

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Gone: RT: 81/77 IMDB: 6.8 Budget: 2.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Catherine Hardwicke Genres: Drama
Stars: Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed
HD. An innocent seventh grader undergoes an abrupt personality change when she begins hanging out with a wild classmate.

The Birdcage (1996)

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Gone: RT: 81/81 IMDB: 7.2 Revenue: 185.3M Budget: 31.0M chan: Cinemax
Directors: Mike Nichols Genres: Comedy
Stars: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane
HD. A gay couple have to play it straight when their son announces that he's going to marry the daughter of a conservative U.S. senator.