Max (the relaunched HBO Max) is just getting started, but it continues its predecessor's tradition of delivering great movies It has also ensured its ranking as the best streaming service by maintaining its status as the home box office

August's new movies give us plenty of options on what to add to our Best Max Movies list To help clarify this confusion and fight decision paralysis (a problem we all share), we're using two filters to narrow down our massive list of new Max movies

All of these films have scores above 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is basically an A rating And we curate the list so that everyone can enjoy it This month we have excellent action, a classic dark comedy crime film, one of the best horror films of all time, and a superb documentary

The second chapter of the 2010 Planet of the Apes reboot (no need to see the previous film) is excellent Humanity is reeling after the "rise" of the apes, as only 1 in 500 humans are genetically immune to the simian flu pandemic

Malcolm (Jason Clarke) leads a group into the ape community and may be humanity's only hope for peace There he forms a bond with their leader, Caesar (Andy Serkis) Of course, with someone named "Caesar" involved, the odds of peace are really slim

A great popcorn movie that you'll likely miss, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" is as thoughtful as it is action-packed

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%Genre: ActionStreaming tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1, on Max

Amazingly, A Royal Affair is a true story of historical non-fiction that most people would rather not believe It depicts a true story of historical non-fiction that most people would not believe Moreover, it is a romance told entirely through the perspective of Queen Caroline (Alicia Vikander), from her youth to her courtship with the unstable and flirtatious King Christian VII (Mikkel Bo Forsgaard)

There she meets the doctor Johann Friedrich Struensee (Mats Mikkelsen) He is an intellectual and she falls in love almost instantly, creating a complex royal love triangle Mikkelsen and Vikander's performances are highly acclaimed, and A Royal Affair has been praised for its blend of history, passion, and philosophy

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Genre: Historical Drama Streaming tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1 on Max

If you haven't seen the Coen brothers' iconic yet bloody and violent and memorable masterpiece, do so now! Fargo is all about the bad ideas Fargo" all starts with a bad idea: Jerry (William H Macy) is in massive debt and hires two criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife and make her father pay the ransom Of course, all goes wrong

While the above trio makes the film great, it is Frances McDormand's performance as police chief Marge Gunderson that makes the film practically perfect With a casual demeanor, Marge unravels the conspiracy at hand and ruins what would otherwise just be a bad day

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Genre: Comedy/Crime Comedy/Crime Streaming on Max tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1

The third chapter in Richard Linklater's "Before" series, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, is as It is as good as the first Neither film will be released at the Max, but it's worth renting digitally in advance to watch

Here we see Jesse (Hawke) and Celine (Delpy) on vacation in Greece, but it is not as perfect an ending as one might expect Highly praised for its attempt at a "me-too" ending, some critics say "Midnight" is the best of the trilogy

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%Genre: Action/Adventure Action/Adventure Streaming tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1, on Max

After the media frenzy died down, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" director Alex Gibney dissects the career of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Shortly after his election, Spitzer, who had challenged the bad practices of big business, resigned after being exposed in a scandal involving a lavish escort service

Here is how Spitzer (and the politicians and friends who knew him) saw his career take a tumble Gibney is credited with turning a well-known story into a gripping exposé documentary

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%Genre: Documentary Documentary Available tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1, on Max

One thing that can be said about classic films, especially horror films, is that the industry is forever chasing its success, often tainting the original fertile ground The industry is always in pursuit of success, and often taints the fertile ground from which it came Fortunately, Freddy Krueger's original is too good to be buried in mediocre sequels

In this chapter, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) and her boyfriend Glenn (Johnny Depp) try to survive a creepy, leather-faced man who kills teenagers in their dreams The novel twist of a killer in a dream world where every law can be ignored gave Wes Craven ample opportunity to surprise and shock

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% Genre: horror Streaming on Max tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1

"I Am Not Your Negro" is based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript "Remember This House," an unfinished manuscript left by James Baldwin upon his death in 1987 The manuscript focuses on the lives of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Medgar Evers, who were also Baldwin's friends

Director Raoul Peck uses the document and other Baldwin works to create this film, a powerful meditation on both the civil rights era and today Narrated by Samuel L Jackson

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99% Genre: Documentary: Documentary Available tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1 at Max