13 Must-Watch Sci-Fi Movies on HBO Max Right Now (October 2025)

HBO Max has a very fine selection of films from the last 100 years of cinema. There just aren’t a lot of sci-fi movies among them. The good news for genre fans is that some of the sci-fi movies that HBO Max has rank among the best made. This month, Disney is loaning out War for the Planet of the Apes, while Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is back from its stint on Netflix. You can find both of these films among the Watch With Us team’s picks for the must-watch sci-fi movies on HBO Max right now. Need more recommendations? Then check out the Best New Movies on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and