HBO, HBO Max and finally Max. The streaming platform owned by Warner Bros. Discovery suffered a accelerated transformation in recent years, supported of course by some of the most controversial strategic decisions in the market. From the withdrawal of part of its catalog to publish your content simultaneously in theaters, to the point of canceling practically completed feature films like bat girl either Coyote vs. Acme. Despite everything, the brand led by David Zaslav has continued to grow and no one doubts that its range of fiction includes at least the famous series that any self-respecting series fan should see. On the other hand, the cinema section is much more limited in terms of its main competitorsbut it has some franchises that are essential in the hearts of celluloid lovers. Today we review 5 most viewed films on Max to enjoy an afternoon of multi-thematic cinema:
The 5 most viewed films on Max
1-‘Caddo Lake’ (2024)
Released on October 10 and produced by M.Night Shyamalan, The horrors of Caddo Lake is one of those ideal films for this Halloween month, under the direction of Logan George and Celine Heldprecisely two filmmakers who shot several episodes of Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ series, The servant.
When an eight-year-old girl mysteriously disappears from Caddo Lake, a series of deaths and disappearances from the past begin to intertwine, forever altering the story of a completely broken family. Featuring by Dylan O’Brian, Eliza Scanlen, Diana Hopper and Lauren Ambrosethis supernatural plot takes the top spot on the list of most viewed movies on Max.
2-‘The Mystery of Salem’s Lot’ (2024)
As we have already pointed out, the month we are in brings with it a tendency and an almost absolute preference for the horror genre. And of course, we cannot browse this typology without coming across the name of Stephen King. Behind the cameras is Gary Dauberman. A man associated with this category, first in the field of screenwriting, where he already adapted King into Article And It.Chapter 2. Then into directing, making his debut in 2019 with the sequel Annabelle comes home.
The Mystery of Salem’s Lot centers on a writer who returns to his childhood home to find inspiration for his next book. There he discovers that his hometown is prey to a bloodthirsty vampire.
3-‘The last duel’ (2021)
Maybe the last Napoleon having obtained a “deserved result” in terms of quality of public response. However, before that, Ridley Scott’s recent films were the protagonist in 2021 of an extremely underrated story based on real events. We are of course talking about the film which gives the title to this section: The last duel.
From multiperspectivism and of effect RashomonThe Last Duel recounts the confrontation between the knight Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) and the squire Jacques LeGris (Adam Driver), when the former accuses him of having abused his wife. To resolve the conflict, King Charles VI He decides that the best way to resolve this dispute is a fight to the death.
4-‘Venom: There will be carnage’ (2021)
Now that Tom Hardy’s farewell to his superhero persona is approaching with the impending premiere of Venom: The Last Dancesubscribers to the video-on-demand platform managed to propel the sequel to Eddie Brock and the Black Symbiote to number 4 of Max’s most viewed films.
In the following, Venom and Eddie Brock They are still trying to learn to live together. Although this dispute must be postponed when a dangerous death row inmate gets his own symbiote.
5-‘The worst person in the world’ (2021)
It was one of the most famous feature films of 2021. Directed by Joachim Trier, The worst person in the world It focuses on the character of Julie, a young girl about to turn thirty who is experiencing a real existential crisis. Julie thinks she has already wasted some of her talent, even though her boyfriend Aksel is a successful graphic novelist much older than her. He wants her to contain his negative energy, but one evening meets the young and charming Eivind.
