3 underestimated HBO Max films to view this weekend (5-7 September)
It is the first weekend of September and HBO Max wastes no time to prevent you from enjoying those last moments of the summer.
The streamer has added a whole series of new films this month and Watch With Us has selected three underestimated films that you can view this weekend.
The 2025 Indie hit Friendship Must rely on fans of the collaborating comedy, while the erotic drama Emmanuelle Is strict for adults who like a little excitement in their films.
Last but not least, watch the sci-fi horror film Morgan and see why Anya Taylor-Joy Is a star.
‘Friendship’ (2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMSPWZIZU6Y
Craig Waterman (Tim Robinson) has a midlife crisis. Bored with his middle class life and rolls as a husband of Tami (Kate Mara) and father of Steven (Jack Dylan Grazer), he lies up when his new neighbor, Austin Carmichael (Paul Rudd). Austin is everything that is not Craig – cool, confident and loved by everyone he meets. The two men soon become best friends, but Craig all wants to do Austin for himself, and his need and jealousy cause a series of events that can ruin his friendship, marriage and life.
“Cringe Comedy” is an appropriate description of Friendship – But what else would you expect from Robinson, who perfected the uncomfortable comedies substitute with his shows Detroiters And I think you should leave. It is almost painful to see Robinson’s Craig Sabotage sabotage his friendship with Austin because of his own inability to believe that someone in him would be interested. It is also funny to see that the extremes will prove his loyalty and “coolness” to Austin, which is deterred by the increasing despair of his new friend.
Friendship Is not for everyone, but if you enjoy Robinson’s past works or found it notoriously uncomfortable The office Episode “Scott’s TOTS” Was hilarious, you will like this movie.
Friendship Streamts at HBO Max.
‘Emmanuelle’ (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU7GU4HFKMA
Does the name Emmanuelle Call a distant call for you? If so, you have probably heard about – or even viewed – the many softcore erotic films that made that name in the 1970s to the 2000s. All those films were dressed Eurotrash with free nudity and superficial artistic pieces of affections, but this Emmanuelle Is the real deal – an erotic drama directed by a female author who has something to say about female desire.
Herein EmmanuelleThe titular character (Noémie Merlant) is not sex starving rich woman, but rather a quality controller for a luxury hotel that travels to Hong Kong to supervise the opening of a new branch. As soon as she gets there, she meets Kei (The White Lotus‘ Will Sharpe), a client who wakes her suppressed sexual desires. Will her affair sabotage her career – or break her heart?
Directed by Audrey Diwan” Emmanuelle First a drama and an erotic film is second. Do not expect a cheap sensation here; Instead, you get a fascinating portrait of a woman who is looking for more than just a satisfactory orgasm.
Emmanuelle Streamts at HBO Max.
‘Morgan’ (2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQMHSR0BFU8
Morgan (Anya Taylor-Joy) looks and behaves like a normal teenage girl, but she is anything but – she is actually an artificial being with superhuman power raised by a group of scientists in a remote location in the forest. After Morgan has killed one of them, she is planned to be terminated by specialist from Risk Management Lee Weathers (Kate Mara). But Morgan does not want to die and will do something to live – even if that means that everyone who stands in the way of her.
Morgan is a cross between Kind And Megan – A horror thriller with a deadly feminine protagonist who has her reasons to kill every stupid person crossing her path. If the titular cyborg is Taylor-Joy perfectly cast-they are both empathetic and a bit creepy, a murderous robot that is more human than the people who have made her and raised. It is supported by an unusually talented cast consisting of Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh” Paul GiamattiIndie Queen Jennifer Jason Leigh And Game of Thrones‘ Rose Leslie.
