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New Arrivals for HBO Max November 2022

HBO Max is kicking off the holiday season in November 2022. A large collection of returning films and new originals are in store for subscribers this month. The largest film premiere of them all comes in the form of A Christmas Story Christmas, the legacy sequel to the staple holiday film, A Christmas Story. Actor Peter Billingsley is reprising his role as Ralphie Parker for the first time since the original’s release in 1983, but that’s not all. Billingsley has a story credit on the new film, ensuring that this legacy sequel has enough thought and care behind it to satisfy the enormous fanbase that’s been waiting for a proper continuation for years.

When looking at other selections this month, the Harry Potter and Star Trek franchises are notable standouts. All 8 Harry Potter films are back on HBO Max once again, so enjoy them while they last for now. In the case of Star Trek, 10 classic films are back on the platform as well. If the release of A Christmas Story Christmas has got you in the holiday spirit, you can also now stream other hits like Arthur Christmas and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. If that doesn’t float your boat then you should check out recent indie darlings like Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station, and Nia DaCosta’s Little Woods. Other must-see films that just arrived on HBO Max in November 2022 include Ingrid Goes West, (500) Days of Summer, Raging Bull, and Se7en.

Read more on our monthly recs below and check out the full list of everything coming to and leaving HBO Max in November 2020. You can also find what’s new and about to leave from Netflix and Disney+ right here on DiscussingFilm.

Our Recs:

Titans: Season 4

The young adult-oriented take on DC’s Teen Titans lives on for another season. Those who’ve been following Titans since its debut on the long-gone DC Universe streaming service have been getting treated to a show that has only gotten better and richer in lore. Season 4 now sees the titular team up against a supernatural cult, with DC heavy-hitters Lex Luthor and Deathstroke popping in and out. Above all else, there is a heavily teased Stargirl crossover this season, which was just recently unfortunately canceled after 3 seasons on The CW. This just makes the anticipation for what could possibly lie ahead in Titans Season 4 even higher.

Catch new episodes of Titans Season 4 every Thursday this November on HBO Max!

The Sex Lives of College Girls: Season 2

Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble’s raunchy comedy is back after a successful first go. The Sex Lives of College Girls has all the makings of a cult classic series in the making thanks to the fresh talents of series leads Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, and Alyah Chanelle Scott. This latest season sees the ladies return to New England’s prestigious Essex College after their Fall break. The show will continue to explore the hardships and hilarious challenges of modern college campus life for women, including those dealing with identity, both negative and positive relationships. and, of course, sex.

The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 2 premieres on HBO Max November 17, 2022!

A Christmas Story Christmas

Actor Peter Billingsley reprises the iconic role of Ralphie Parker for the first time since 1983 in A Christmas Story Christmas. Thirty years after the events of the first film, Ralphie returns to his former home in Indiana only to find his family and community in fragments of what it once was. He puts it upon himself to bring back the kind of Christmas he got to experience as a kid to the somber town. But, of course, he learns that this is a lot easier said than done.

A Christmas Story Christmas is looking to capitalize on the legacy sequel craze of popular 2022 films like Top Gun: Maverick and Hocus Pocus 2. Suffice it to say, the original A Christmas Story has cemented itself as an American viewing tradition, so could Peter Billingsley’s return and behind-the-scenes involvement be enough to make this new follow-up a success? It’s time to finally find out.

A Christmas Story Christmas hits HBO Max November 17, 2022!

HBO Max Arrivals for November 2022

Coming November 1

(500) Days of Summer, 2009 (HBO)
50 First Dates, 2004
Accepted, 2006 (HBO)
A Christmas Dream, 1984
A Guy Thing, 2003 (HBO)
Amazing Grace, 2006 (HBO)
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, 1978
A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, 1982 (HBO)
A Million Ways to Die in the West, 2014 (Extended Version), (HBO)
A Prayer Before Dawn, 2017 (HBO)
Arthur Christmas, 2011
Caddyshack, 1980
City Hall, 1996 (HBO)
Devil’s Due, 2014 (HBO)
Draft Day, 2014 (HBO)
Equals, 2015 (HBO)
Excess Baggage, 1997 (HBO)
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, 1999 (HBO)
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: Hangman’s Daughter, 1999 (HBO)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2001
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone: Magical Movie Mode, 2001
Ingrid Goes West, 2017 (HBO)
It’s Not Just You, Murray!, 1974
Italianamerican, 1974
Leatherface, 2017 (HBO)
Legion, 2020 (HBO)
Little Woods, 2018 (HBO)
Lizzie, 2018 (HBO)
Loser, 2000 (HBO)
Miss Sloane, 2016 (HBO)
Morris From America, 2016 (HBO)
Mr. Mom, 1983 (HBO)
Murder In The First, 1995 (HBO)
My Beautiful Laundrette, 1985 (HBO)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 1989
Never Goin’ Back, 2018 (HBO)
Neighbors, 2014 (HBO)
Pieces of April, 2003 (HBO)
Prom Night, 2008
Race, 2016 (HBO)
Raging Bull, 1980 (HBO)
Richard III, 1995 (HBO)
Se7en, 1995
See How They Run, 2022 (HBO)
Shutter, 2008 (Extended Version), (HBO)
Slice, 2018 (HBO) 
Stargate, 1994 (Director’s Cut), (HBO)
Star Trek: First Contact, 1996 (HBO)
Star Trek Generations, 1994 (Director’s Cut), (HBO)
Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan, 1982 (HBO)
Star Trek III The Search For Spock, 1984 (HBO)
Star Trek: Insurrection, 1998 (HBO)
Star Trek IV The Voyage Home, 1986 (HBO)
Star Trek: Nemesis, 2002 (HBO)
Star Trek The Motion Picture, 1979 (Director’s Cut), (HBO)
Star Trek V The Final Frontier, 1989 (HBO)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991 (Director’s Cut), (HBO)
The Automat, 2021
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography (HBO)
The Big Shave, 1967
The Bucket List, 2007
The Man With Two Brains, 1983 (HBO)
The Next Karate Kid, 1994
!Three Amigos!, 1986 (HBO)
Time Freak, 2018 (HBO)
What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?, 1992
While We’re Young, 2014 (HBO)
Yentl, 1983 (HBO)

Coming November 3 

Chris Redd: Why Am I Like This?, Max Original Premiere
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty, Max Original Premiere
My Sesame Street Friends, Max Original Season 3 Premiere 
Sesame Street, Season 53 Premiere
Titans, Max Original Season 4

Coming November 4

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Season 7

Coming November 5

Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 1B

Coming November 8

Batwheels, Season 1C
Craig of the Creek, Season 4D
Say Hey, Willie Mays!, 2022 (HBO)

Coming November 9

All Rise, Season 3A
Hard Knocks: In Season: The Arizona Cardinals (HBO)

Coming November 10

HBO First Look: The Menu (HBO)
The Big Brunch, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
The Critic (aka El Crítico), Max Original Premiere

Coming November 11

Entre Nos: The Winners 3
For the Love of Kitchens, Season 2 
Fruitvale Station, 2013
Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy (HBO)
The Craftsman, Season 2

Coming November 12

Lil Rel Howery: I Said  It: Y’all Thinking It (HBO)

Coming November 13

Hazlo Como Hombre, 2017
Luna’s World (aka No Mundo Da Luna), Max Original Season 1 Premiere

Coming November 16

Entourage, 2015 (HBO)
Master of Light (HBO Documentary)

Coming November 17

A Christmas Story Christmas, 2022
Muxes, Max Original Premiere
Paradise (aka Paraíso), Max Original Season 2 Premiere
Santa Camp, Max Original Premiere
The Sex Lives of College Girls, Max Original Season 2 Premiere 

Coming November 18

Camilo: El Primer Tour De Mi Vida (HBO)
Food Affair with Mark Wiens, Max Original Premiere

Coming November 19

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO)

Coming November 20

King Tweety, 2022

Coming November 21

Ben Is Back

Coming November 23

Shaq (HBO)

Coming November 24

A Christmas Mystery, 2022
Holiday Harmony, 2022
Love, Lizzo, Max Original Premiere 

Coming November 25

We’re Here, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)

Coming November 29

My So-Called High School Rank (HBO Original Documentary)
Piano Y Mujer 2

Leaving HBO Max in November 2022

The list of titles leaving HBO Max in November 2022 is sadly filled to the brim with classics, both old and modern. For starters, Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, and Spike Lee’s Inside Man are all expiring this month. The streaming service will be losing a large collection of horror hits as well, including the entire Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and the original Friday the 13th and Poltergeist.

Can’t go on without mentioning David Bruckner’s The Night House, which is a recent notable horror standout that will have you on the edge of your seat. Kaiju fans should take note that the recent blockbuster smash Godzilla vs. Kong is departing in the middle of the month. From Selena to The Truman Show, a slew of more staple films are sadly saying goodbye to the platform this holiday season. So, without further ado, here’s everything leaving HBO Max in November 2022.

Leaving November 2

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014

Leaving November 8 

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (S5) (Dubbed)
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (S5) (Subtitled)

Leaving November 11

Dunkirk, 2017

Leaving November 13

Hard Knocks: In Season: The Indianapolis Colts (HBO)

Leaving November 16

Godzilla vs. Kong, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving November 25

Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops, 2019 (HBO)
Inside Man, 2006 (HBO)

Leaving November 27

Anna Karenina, 2012 (HBO)

Leaving November 30

42, 2013 
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 
21 & Over, 2013 (HBO)
All the Pretty Horses, 2000
Arsenal, 2017 (HBO)
The Aviator, 2004 
The Bank Job, 2008
Being There, 1979
Black Dynamite, 2009
Breakdown, 1997 (HBO)
Bushwhacked, 1995 (HBO)
Butterfield 8, 1960
Chain Lightning, 1950
Child 44, 2015 (HBO)
Days Of Thunder, 1990 (HBO)
Doctor Dolittle, 1967 (HBO)
Domino, 2005 (HBO)
Dr. Dolittle 3, 2006 (HBO)
Dying Young, 1991 (HBO)
Exorcist II: The Heretic, 1977
Fast Company, 1979 (HBO)
Fatal Attraction, 1987 (HBO)
Freddy vs. Jason, 2003
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, 1991
Friday the 13th, 1980
Full Metal Jacket, 1987
Gaslight, 1944
Girl Most Likely, 2012 (HBO)
Godzilla, 1998
Gypsy, 1963
Hart’s War, 2002 (HBO)
Hasta Que La Boda Nos Separe (aka The Wedding Unplanner), 2020 (HBO)
He’s Just Not That Into You, 2009
How to Survive a Plague, 2012
It’s Always Fair Weather, 1955
Ivanhoe, 1952
Jack The Giant Slayer, 2013 (HBO)
Jackie Brown, 1997 (HBO)
La Leyenda Negra, 2020 (HBO)
Life Partners, 2014 (HBO)
Masters Of The Universe, 1987 (HBO)
Midnight Family, 2019 (HBO)
My Days Of Mercy, 2017 (HBO)
News Of The World, 2020
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, 1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, 1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, 1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 2010
Objective, Burma!, 1945
Out of the Past, 1947
Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters, 2013 (HBO)
Perfect Stranger, 2007 (HBO)
Poltergeist, 1982
Promising Young Woman, 2020 (HBO)
R.I.P.D., 2013 (HBO)
Racer And The Jailbird, 2017 (HBO)
Remember Me, 2010 (HBO)
Return To House On Haunted Hill, 2007 (HBO)
Runner Runner, 2013 (HBO)
Selena, 1997
The Singing Nun, 1966
Snitch, 2013 (HBO)
A Star is Born, 1954
Sunrise at Campobello, 1960
Surrogates, 2009 (HBO)
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, 2005
The Aviator, 2004 (HBO)
The Day After Tomorrow, 2004 (HBO)
The Happening, 2008 (HBO)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012 (HBO)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, 2013 (HBO)
The Legend Of Hercules, 2014 (HBO)
The Night House, 2020 (HBO)
The Truman Show, 1998
Tristan & Isolde, 2006 (HBO)
“The Two Jakes,” 1990 (HBO)
Unfinished Song, 2012 (HBO)
Unforgiven, 1992
W., 2008 (HBO)
Waiting To Exhale, 1995 (HBO)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, 1994
What Bitch? 2020
Wicker Park, 2004 (HBO)
XXX, 2002
XXX: State of the Union, 2005
Young Guns, 1988
Young Guns II, 1990

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