‘Friendship’ Tops HBO Max’s Most-Watched Movies List This Week: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Movies

In case your watchlist is overflowing, here’s a clean, just-the-facts guide to what everyone’s pressing play on right now. We pulled together the essentials—plots, key cast and the folks behind the camera—so you can pick fast and dive in without any spoilers beyond the basic setup.

You’ll notice a mix of fresh premieres and comfort re-watches, from new franchise chapters to modern classics. Below, we’ve laid out each title with who’s in it, who made it, and what it’s about—nothing else, no fluff.

10. ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ (2025)

Kaitlyn Santa Juana leads as Stefani Reyes, a college student plagued by nightmares that point to a family connection with a disaster narrowly averted decades earlier by her grandmother Iris; the story widens the series’ premise to target descendants of those who “cheated death,” with Tony Todd returning as William Bludworth. Teo Briones, Anna Lore, Richard Harmon, and Rya Kihlstedt co-star.

Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the sixth installment is written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor from a story by Jon Watts, Busick, and Taylor. Reports and interviews around the release outline its new rules, family-centric stakes, and the creative team’s approach to evolving the franchise’s signature set-pieces.

9. ‘Prometheus’ (2012)

Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green play archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway, whose discovery of star maps sends the crew of the ship Prometheus to the moon LV-223 seeking humanity’s origins; Michael Fassbender portrays android David, and Charlize Theron appears as corporate overseer Meredith Vickers, with Idris Elba as captain Janek. The expedition uncovers an existential threat tied to the “Engineers.”

Directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof, the film expands the ‘Alien’ universe while exploring distinct mythology. The ensemble also includes Guy Pearce as industrialist Peter Weyland, with extensive practical sets and location photography supporting the production.

8. ‘Jonah Hex’ (2010)

Josh Brolin portrays Jonah Hex, a scarred bounty hunter with a supernatural edge who is recruited by the U.S. Army to stop his nemesis Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich) from unleashing a catastrophic weapon. Megan Fox co-stars as Lilah, with Michael Fassbender as the ruthless Burke.

Based on DC Comics characters, the film is directed by Jimmy Hayward, with a screenplay by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The production, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, incorporates Western action with supernatural elements across its compact runtime.

7. ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ (2021)

The Warrens confront a case stemming from the exorcism of young David Glatzel, after which Arne Johnson becomes the first U.S. defendant to claim demonic possession in a murder trial. The investigation leads the couple into an occult curse involving totems and a calculating occultist.

Directed by Michael Chaves, the sequel features a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick from a story by Johnson-McGoldrick and James Wan. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles alongside Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Julian Hilliard, with Joseph Bishara composing.

6. ‘The Sitter’ (2011)

Jonah Hill headlines as Noah Griffith, a suspended college student roped into babysitting three kids—Slater (Max Records), Blithe (Landry Bender), and Rodrigo (Kevin Hernandez)—only to drag them through a chaotic night that includes tangling with a drug dealer named Karl (Sam Rockwell) and his associate Julio (J.B. Smoove). Ari Graynor appears as Marisa, Noah’s on-again, off-again love interest.

Directed by David Gordon Green from a screenplay by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, the film blends a road-night structure with escalating misadventures across the city. The supporting cast includes Kylie Bunbury, Method Man, and Samira Wiley.

5. ‘The House’ (2017)

Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler star as Scott and Kate Johansen, parents who open an underground casino in a friend’s home to fund their daughter Alex’s college tuition; Jason Mantzoukas plays Frank Theodorakis, whose idea sets the scheme in motion, with Ryan Simpkins as Alex and Nick Kroll as councilman Bob Schaeffer. The plot escalates as the illegal operation draws scrutiny and criminal attention.

The comedy marks Andrew Jay Cohen’s feature directorial debut, co-written with Brendan O’Brien, and produced by New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow for Warner Bros. Pictures. Supporting roles include Allison Tolman, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins, and Jeremy Renner.

4. ‘The Conjuring 2’ (2016)

Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to aid the Hodgson family, whose council-house haunting centers on young Janet. The case, tied to the Enfield poltergeist, draws the Warrens into a complex web of phenomena amid questions over authenticity.

James Wan returns to direct, with a screenplay by Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes, Wan, and David Leslie Johnson. The film reunites Wilson and Farmiga and adds Frances O’Connor and Madison Wolfe, with Joseph Bishara once again composing.

3. ‘Se7en’ (1995)

Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman play newly paired homicide detectives David Mills and William Somerset, who pursue a serial killer methodically staging murders around the seven deadly sins; Gwyneth Paltrow appears as Tracy Mills. The investigation unfolds across a rain-soaked city as the pair race to anticipate the next crime.

Directed by David Fincher from Andrew Kevin Walker’s screenplay, the thriller’s ensemble also features Kevin Spacey as John Doe, with production by New Line Cinema. The film’s meticulous structure and character dynamics are central to its enduring status.

2. ‘The Conjuring’ (2013)

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who assist the Perron family after disturbing phenomena erupt at their farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island. The case pits the Warrens against a malevolent presence linked to the property’s grim history.

Directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes, the film launched what became ‘The Conjuring Universe’, produced by New Line Cinema and The Safran Company for Warner Bros. Pictures, with Joseph Bishara providing the score.

1. ‘Friendship’ (2025)

Tim Robinson plays Craig Waterman, a suburban dad and marketing exec whose life spins off-kilter after he fixates on befriending his new neighbor, Austin Carmichael, a local weatherman played by Paul Rudd; Kate Mara co-stars as Craig’s wife Tami and Jack Dylan Grazer as their son Steven. The black-comedy premise follows Craig’s escalating attempts at connection and the fallout that ensues.

Written and directed by Andrew DeYoung in his feature debut, the film is produced by Fifth Season and BoulderLight Pictures, with A24 handling U.S. distribution. Keegan DeWitt composed the score, and the ensemble includes appearances from Rick Worthy and others.

Tell us which of these you watched—and what you’re cueing up next—in the comments.