This March, Max is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of the brilliant comedy series The Righteous Gemstones to the streaming release of Hugh Grant‘s terrifying horror film Heretic. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Max next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films coming to Max in September 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Men in Black (March 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Men in Black is a sci-fi action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a screenplay by Ed Solomon. Based on the comic book The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham, the 1997 film follows Agent K and Agent J, two people from a top-secret agency that monitors the extraterrestrials on Earth. They investigate a series of events involving extraterrestrials that could end in catastrophe. Men in Black stars Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Rip Torn.
Stand By Me (March 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Stand By Me is a coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner from a screenplay co-written by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon. Based on the 1982 novella The Body by Stephen King, the 1986 film is set in the year 1959 in the small town of Castle Rock, Oregon, and it follows a group of young friends as they set out on an adventure to find the dead body of a missing boy. Stand By Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland.
Goodfellas (March 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Goodfellas is a biographical gangster drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Pileggi. Based on the 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy by Pileggi, the 1990 film shows us the rise and fall of Henry Hill, a mafia member. Goodfellas stars Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino.
Carrie (March 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Carrie is a supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen. Based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Stephen King, the 1976 film follows Carrie White, a teenage girl who uses her telekinetic powers to get revenge against her bullies and controlling mother. Carrie stars Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, William Katt, Nancy Allen, Joan Travolta, Bett Buckley, P.J. Soles, Sydney Lassick, and Stefan Gierasch.
Ghostbusters (March 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Ghostbusters is a supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman from a screenplay co-written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The 1984 follows three eccentric friends working as parapsychologists, who start a ghost busting business in New York City. Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis.