HBO Max to Remove 24 Movies After Today – Here Are the 2 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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HBO Max after today (November 30, 2025) will remove 24 movies from its streaming lineup, according to the streamer’s web site. Here are the two to watch before they leave, in my humble opinion:

The Shining (1980)
The chilling horror film from director Stanley Kubrick stars Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall as a dysfunctional couple who decide to caretake a remote resort while it’s closed during the winter. While we say The Shining is a horror film (and it has plenty of jump scares), it’s also a brilliant dark comedy thanks to Nicholson’s tour de force performance as Jack Torrance, a frustrated writer who truly understands that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Duvall is also convincing as the tortured (perhaps on and off the set) wife and little Danny Lloyd is a delight as their son.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The remake of the 1956 same-name movie starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams is steeped in the pervasive paranoia of the 1970s, fueled by assassinations, government cover-ups and God knows what else. Rather than serve as an allegory of Communist infiltration, as the 1956 film did, this version screams (pun intended; nod to chilling final scene) that you can’t trust anyone, particularly in high places. If you’re not familiar with the plot, an invading force from above drops little pods that transform you into robotic servants when you’re sleeping. Sutherland and Adams play San Francisco city employees who try to root out the cause of the sudden change in people’s behavior. The great supporting cast includes Jeff Goldblum as a conspiracy-minded and failed writer and Leonard Nimoy as his very successful counterpart. (Also look for a quick cameo from Kevin McCarthy who starred in the original.)

Movies Leaving HBO Max After Today (November 30, 2025)
The Shining
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part One
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part Two
Gremlins 2
Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children
Pride & Prejudice
Clash of the Titans
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Megamind
Morgan
Beau Is Afraid
Freaks
The Birth of a Nation
Firestarter
Keeper of the Flame
Scientology Movie
Children of the Corn
Candyman 2
A Tale of Winter
Thirteen Women
Caged!
Glee: The Concert Movie

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