Here's what's new on HBO Max in February 2023 -- and what's leaving
By Mike Murphy
John Oliver is back, so is Harley Quinn, and it's time to watch some Oscar contenders
HBO Max has Oscar contenders and comedy on tap in February 2023, along with U.S. women's soccer.
Viewers have more than a month to catch up on watching Oscar nominees, and Max will premiere two this month: "Empire of Light" (Feb. 7), directed by Sam Mendes, stars Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in a romance set at a movie theater on the English coast in the 1980s, and "All That Breathes" (Feb. 7), a documentary directed by Shaunak Sen, follows the quixotic efforts of two brothers to protect black kites in New Delhi. Max also has Oscar nominees "The Banshees of Inisherin," "The Batman," "Elvis" and "Navalny" in its library.
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On the comedy side, perennial Emmy winner "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (Feb. 19) returns for its 10th season, and HBO has new standup specials from Marcella Arguello (Feb. 10) and Marc Maron (Feb. 11). And just in time for Valentine's Day, there's "Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special" (Feb. 9), as the animated supervillainess tries to pull of a perfect V-Day with her new squeeze, Poison Ivy.
The Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) service will also stream the U.S. women's soccer team game against rival Canada (Feb. 16); a collection of shorts from the American Black Film Festival (Feb. 1); and a slate of movies including a slew of James Bond films, "So I Married an Axe Murderer","Taxi Driver" (all Feb. 1) and "Edge of Tomorrow" (Feb. 7).
Here's the full list of what's coming and going in February (release dates are subject to change):
What's coming to HBO Max in February 2023
Date TBASheBelieves Cup, including the U.S. Women's National Team
Feb. 1A Vigilante, 2018 (HBO)Acts of Vengeance, 2017 (HBO)Another Country, 2022Blair Witch, 2016 (HBO)Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), 2014 (HBO)Blame It on Rio, 1984 (HBO)Bride Wars, 2009 (HBO)Bull Durham, 1988 (HBO)Can't Hardly Wait, 1998, (HBO)Casino Royale, 2006 (HBO)Catch Me If You Can, 2002 (HBO)Come and Find Me, 2016 (HBO)Cooties, 2014 (HBO)Diamonds Are Forever, 1971 (HBO)Don't Play Us Cheap, 1972Dr. No, 1962 (HBO)Eighth Grade, 2018 (HBO)Factual: Love Off the Grid, Season 1Food: Hungry for AnswersFootloose, 1984 (HBO)Force Majeure, 2014 (HBO)Girl With a Pearl Earring, 2003 (HBO)Goldeneye, 1995 (HBO)Good Boy!, 2003 (HBO)Gossip, 2000 (HBO)Graffiti Bridge, 1990 (HBO)Hannibal, 2001 (HBO)Heist, 2001 (HBO)High Society, 1956Honeyland, 2019 (HBO)Hotel for Dogs, 2009 (HBO)How I Live Now, 2013 (HBO)I Am Wrath, 2016 (HBO)Just Cause, 1995 (HBO)Live Free or Die Hard, 2007 (HBO)Luce, 2019 (HBO)Mandabi, 1968Mannequin Two: On the Move, 1991 (HBO)Mermaids, 2003 (HBO)Moonraker, 1979 (HBO)Never Grow Old, 2019 (HBO)Niaye, 1964Nothing Like the Holidays, 2008 (HBO)Octopussy, 1983 (HBO)Own: The Great Soul Food Cook OffPens & Pencils, 2022Person to Person, 2017 (HBO)Platoon, 1986 (HBO)Quantum of Solace, 2008 (HBO)Red, 2010 (HBO)Scary Movie, 2000 (HBO)Scary Movie 2, 2001 (HBO)Scary Movie 3, 2003 (HBO)Superbad, 2007Sleepy Hollow, 1999 (HBO) So I Married an Axe Murderer, 1993Space is the Place, 1974Superbad, 2007Suspect Zero, 2004 (HBO)Swiss Army Man, 2016 (HBO)Take This Waltz, 2011 (HBO)Taxi Driver, 1976Thanks For Sharing, 2012 (HBO)The Art of Self-Defense, 2019 (HBO)The Best of BlaxploitationThe Crazies, 2010 (HBO)The Living Daylights, 1987 (HBO)The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974 (HBO)The Men Who Stare at Goats, 2009 (HBO)The Mexican, 2001 (HBO)The Miracle Worker, 1962 (HBO)The Monster, 2016 (HBO)The Music Man, 1962The Show, 2020 (HBO)The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 (HBO)The Story of a Three Day Pass, 1967The Terminator, 1984 (HBO)The Vow, 2012Throw Mama From the Train, 1987 (HBO)Thunderball, 1965 (HBO)TLC: The Culpo SistersTommy Boy, 1995 (HBO)Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997 (HBO)Village of the Damned, 1960War of the Worlds, 2005 (HBO)Wayne's World, 1992 (HBO)Wayne's World 2, 1993 (HBO)White Bird In A Blizzard, 2014 (HBO)You Only Live Twice, 1967 (HBO)
Feb. 2 Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over, Max Original PremiereSuper Villains, The Investigation (Supervillains, l'enquête), Max Original PremiereFlordelis: A Family Crime (Flordelis: Em Nome da Mãe), Max Original Premiere
Feb. 3The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014 Extended Version (HBO)
Feb. 6C.B. Strike: Troubled Blood Premiere (HBO)
Feb. 7All That Breathes, 2022 (HBO)
Edge of Tomorrow, 2014 (HBO)Empire of Light, 2022 (HBO)
Feb. 8Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm, 2022, Adult Swim
Feb. 9Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special, Max Original Season 3B Premiere
Feb. 10Marcella Arguello: Bitch, Grow Up! (HBO)
Feb. 11Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark (HBO)
Feb. 12Puppy Bowl XIX
Feb. 14King Star King!/!/!/, Adult Swim
Feb. 16U.S. Women's Soccer vs. Canada, Live Sports
Feb. 17Poor Devil, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Feb. 18Family Restaurant
Feb. 20Ballmastrz: Rubicon, Adult Swim
Feb. 23Gravity, 2013
What's leaving in February
Feb. 1This is Where I Leave You, 2014 (HBO)
Feb. 9Mo Willems Storytime Shorts! (2020)
Feb. 10Central Intelligence, 2016
Feb. 11Batman Begins, 2005The Dark Knight, 2008The Dark Knight Rises, 2012
Feb. 12Vacation, 2015
Feb. 13Fruitvale Station, 2013
Feb. 24Boy Interrupted (HBO)
Feb. 289 1/2 Weeks, 198642, 2013Above the Rim, 1994Action Jackson, 1988After the Sunset, 2004 (HBO)American History X, 1998American Psycho, 2000 Extended Version (HBO)American Psycho II: All American Girl, 2003 (HBO)Americano, 2017 (HBO)Amistad, 1997Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, 1939Andy Hardy Meets a Debutante, 1940Assassins, 1995Assassination Nation, 2018 (HBO)Atonement, 2007(HBO)Bandslam, 2009 (HBO)Beau Brummel, 1954Blood on the Moon, 1948Blast from the Past, 1999Blow-Up, 1966Bombshell, 1933Bringing Down the House, 2003 (HBO)Bug, 2007 (HBO)Captain Blood, 1935Captains Courageous, 1937Chain Lightning, 1950Chasing Papi, 2003 (HBO)Chips, 2017Cimarron, 1960Coming to America, 1988 (HBO)Contagion, 2011Crash, 2004Crazy Rich Asians, 2018Crazy, Stupid, Love, 2011Doctor Zhivago, 1965Double Jeopardy, 1999 (HBO)Dragged Across Concrete, 2018 (HBO)Dragon Blade, 2015 (HBO)Executive Decision, 1996Fantastic Voyage, 1966 (HBO)Final Analysis, 1992Freaks, 1932Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, 1995 (HBO)Free Willy 3: The Rescue, 1997 (HBO)Friends With Benefits, 2011Friday, 1995Ghost Town, 2008 (HBO)Gigi, 1958Going the Distance, 2010Grand Hotel, 1932Greased Lightning, 1977Gridiron Gang, 2006High Anxiety, 1977 (HBO)Hairspray, 2007Hotel Coppelia, 2021 (HBO)How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, 2008 (HBO)I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, 1932I Am Legend, 2007In the Fade, 2017 (HBO)Ivanhoe, 1952Libeled Lady, 1936Limbo, 2021 (HBO)Little Children, 2006Love Jones, 1997Lord of War, 2005 (HBO)Loser, 2000 (HBO)Love & Mercy, 2015 (HBO)Magic Mike XXL, 2015Mars Attacks!, 1996Max Payne, 2008 Extended Version (HBO)Meet Dave, 2008 (HBO)Melancholia, 2011 (HBO)Money Talks, 1997Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, 2020Next Friday, 2000Open Season, 2006Open Season 2, 2009Pacific Rim, 2013 (HBO)Please Stand By, 2018 (HBO)Princess of the Row, 2019Rent, 2005 (HBO)Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991Roots (Miniseries), Screaming Eagles, 1956Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954Shadow Dancer, 2013 (HBO)Shadow of the Thin Man, 1941Show Boat, 1936Smart People, 2008 (HBO)Stomp the Yard, 2007Stomp the Yard: Homecoming, 2010The Adventures Of Tintin, 2011 (HBO)The Butterfly Effect, 2004 Director's Cut (HBO)The Butterfly Effect 2, 2006 (HBO)The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1936The Cincinnati Kid, 1965The Craft, 1996The Eyes Of My Mother, 2016 (HBO)The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift, 2006 (HBO)The Fog, 2005 (HBO)The Great Ziegfeld, 1936The Hangover Part II, 2011The Haunting In Connecticut, 2009 (HBO)The Impossible, 2012 (HBO)The Lake House, 2006The Mustang, 2019 (HBO)The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1981The Rocker, 2008 (HBO)The Ruins, 2008 (HBO)The Savages, 2007 (HBO)The Sea Wolf, 1941The Secret Garden, 1993 (HBO)The Snowman, 2017 (HBO)The Tailor of Panama, 2001 (HBO)The Uninvited, 2009 (HBO)The Vow, 2012The Wedding Singer, 1998The Wood, 1999 (HBO)The X-Files, 1998 (HBO)Two Girls and a Guy, 1998 (HBO)Two Weeks Notice, 2002Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married (HBO)Universal Soldier, 2007 (HBO)Valentine's Day, 2010Walking With Dinosaurs 3D, 2013 (HBO)Warrior, 2011 (HBO)When Harry Met Sally, 1989Within, 2016
-Mike Murphy
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February 04, 2023 15:54 ET (20:54 GMT)
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