Best sci-fi, animation, & war shows on Max, ranked.
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MAXPrime VideoBatman: The Animated Series
1992–1995 · Series · 4 seasonsAnimation · Action
1 EmmyBillionaire Bruce Wayne secretly operates as Batman, a vigilante who battles a rouges' gallery of criminals and supervillains in Gotham City with the aid of various sidekicks and allies.
MAXPrime Video - #996#996
MAXThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · Movie · Japanese · 2h 17mAnimation · Drama · Family
Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.
MAX - #2492#2492
MAXPrincess Mononoke
1997 · Movie · Japanese · 2h 13mAnimation · Action · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
MAX - #4191#4191
MAXHowl's Moving Castle
2004 · Movie · Japanese · 1h 59mAnimation · Action · Family
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
MAX - #6087#6087
MAXNe Zha 2
2025 · Movie · Mandarin · 2h 24mAnimation · Action
After a great catastrophe, the souls of Nezha and Aobing are saved, but their bodies face ruin. To give them new life, Taiyi Zhenren turns to the mystical seven-colored lotus in a daring bid to rebuild them and change their fate.
MAX - #6287#6287
MAXWhen Marnie Was There
2014 · Movie · Japanese · 1h 43mAnimation · Drama · Family
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
MAX - #9284#9284
MAXThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006 · Movie · Japanese · 1h 38mAnimation · Action · Comedy
A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
MAX - #9584#9584
MAXNight Is Short, Walk On Girl
2017 · Movie · Japanese · 1h 32mAnimation · Action · Comedy
In this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife, all the while unaware of the romantic longings of her classmate Senpai.
MAX - #11381#11381
MAXMy Adventures with Superman
2023– · Series · 2 seasonsAnimation · Action
Clark Kent builds his secret Superman identity and embraces his role as the hero of Metropolis, while sharing adventures and falling in love with Lois Lane, a star investigative journalist, who also takes Jimmy Olsen under her wing.
MAX - #11581#11581
MAXKingdom of the Planet of the Apes
2024 · Movie · 2h 25mSci-Fi & Fantasy · Action · Drama
Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
MAX - #11680#11680
MAXPeacockFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · Movie · 2h 12mSci-Fi & Fantasy · Action · Family
1 OscarIn 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.
MAXPeacock - #12779#12779
MAX5 Centimeters per Second
2007 · Movie · Japanese · 1h 3mAnimation · Drama · Family
Told in three interconnected segments, Takaki tells the story of his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.
MAX - #12978#12978
MAXGreen Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011 · Movie · 1h 24mAnimation · Action · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal's comrades.
MAX - #13177#13177
MAXRobot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012 · Movie · 22mAnimation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special brings you the awesomeness of the DC Comics universe of characters as only Robot Chicken can, with amazing guest stars and the stop-motion sketch comedy you've come to love.
MAX - #13277#13277
MAXAnimals.
2016–2018 · Series · 3 seasonsAnimation · Comedy
Whether it's lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.
MAX - #16074#16074
MAXAlien Encounters
2012–2014 · Series · 3 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy
Explore a hypothetical scenario of human's first-contact with alien intelligence. Scientists hypothesize how an encounter might unfold, what technologies might enable our communication and the possible nature of their intentions.
MAX - #16573#16573
MAXThe Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
2017 · Movie · 22mAnimation · Action
The zombie plague is over, so a museum has been built to keep the memory of it alive, and most of the relics it holds incorrectly relate to Rick Grimes' group. Elderly Carl tries to set things straight, no matter the cost.
MAX - #16772#16772
MAXDC League of Super-Pets
2022 · Movie · 1h 45mAnimation · Action
Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped.
MAX - #16872#16872
MAXFired on Mars
2023– · Series · 1 seasonAnimation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jeff Cooper has to reinvent himself after being fired from his position in the space start-up Mars.Iy. With no chance to return to Earth, he has to find meaning again in a dangerous, alien, but familiar corporate landscape.
MAX - #17171#17171
MAXNetflixLucas the Spider
2017– · Series · 2 seasonsAnimation · Family
Lucas the Spider is an animated character that appeared on YouTube, created by animator Joshua Slice. Now with his own TV series, the show keeps its highly realistic 3D animation as well the curious and kind-hearted-as-ever spider.
MAXNetflix - #18269#18269
MAXClassical Baby
2005– · SeriesAnimation · Family
An animated medley of music, art, and dance ingeniously designed to introduce young children to masterpieces of these arts. This creative kaleidoscope of color, motion and music features a diapered baby 'conductor' who leads an all-animal orchestra through short musical pieces, played before a rapt animal audience.
MAX - #18369#18369
MAXTom and Jerry in New York
2021– · Series · 2 seasonsAnimation · Action
Follow the iconic cat and mouse duo as they settle in to their new digs at the Royal Gate Hotel and unleash mayhem across the big city, inciting hilarious chaos uptown, downtown and everywhere their manic escapades take them.
MAX - #19368#19368
MAXA Christmas Dream
1945 · Movie · Czech · 8mAnimation · Family
Christmas has arrived. As a little girl and her parents enter the room, the little girl finds all kinds of toys under the Christmas Tree. She immediately throws her old doll aside and starts playing with her new dolls. But that ni...
MAX - #19668#19668
MAXRoyal Crackers
2023–2024 · Series · 2 seasonsAnimation · Comedy
It tells the story of Royal Crackers, who was once the king of snacks, but the empire is crumbling. When Theodore Hornsby Sr. ends up in a coma, the rest of the Hornsbys will try to make Royal Crackers the success it once was.
MAX - #20667#20667
MAXDylan's Playtime Adventures
2024– · Series · 1 seasonAnimation · Comedy · Family
In each episode of this animated interactive preschool comedy, Dylan takes on a new career and invites his friends Ozzy, Daisy, Bitsy and the home viewer to play along. Using his vivid imagination, Dylan can transform the meadow i...
MAX - #21467#21467
MAXCare Bears: Unlock the Magic
2019–2021 · Series · 2 seasonsAnimation · Action · Comedy
A group of lovable, huggable BFFs go on adventures and live that sweet Care Bear life. When a new adventure takes them to a strange new world, the bears have to lean on each other more than ever. Through friendship, courage and a little belly badge magic, the Care Bears continue their mission to spread caring and sharing to the world.
MAX - #21867#21867
MAXHop
2024– · Series · 1 seasonAnimation · Action · Comedy
Follows a diverse group of best friends who encourage young children to embrace their individuality. Hop, an energetic, sympathetic frog with one leg shorter than the other, guides his zany buddies in solving kid-friendly situations
MAX - #21967#21967
MAXBatman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
2025 · Movie · JapaneseAnimation · Action · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Batman family has returned to the present to discover that Japan has disappeared, and a giant island - Hinomoto - is now in the sky over Gotham City. At the top sit the Yakuza, a group of superpowered individuals who reign without honor or humanity and look suspiciously like the Justice League. Now, it’s up to Batman and his allies to save Gotham!
MAX - #22067#22067
MAXBugs Bunny Builders
2022– · Series · 2 seasonsAnimation · Action
Join Bugs, Lola, Daffy, Porky and Tweety as they use their wacky vehicles to take on the looniest builds ever. Along the way, they'll learn valuable lessons and never give up because The Looney Builders always get the job done.
MAX - #22266#22266
MAXLooney Tunes presents Bugs and Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip
2021– · SeriesAnimation · Comedy
When Bugs and Daffy get invited to the Warner Bros backlot for a big Thanksgiving feast, Daffy refuses to go unless he gets to be the official bird of Thanksgiving. The only way to do that? Make Daffy the star of a big-budget holi...
MAX - #22366#22366
MAXMini Beat Power Rockers: The Movie
2022 · Movie · Spanish · 46mAnimation · Action · Family
After a crazy party at Rainbow Daycare, Dolores announces that it's nap time. The Power Rockers don't want follow their rules. Then Baby Marciano appears and invites them to Planet Me, a planet without rules where everything is po...
MAX - #22766#22766
MAXBatman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023 · MovieAnimation · Action · Mystery
Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as Green Arrow, Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face and James Gordon.
MAX - #23165#23165
MAXHousing Complex C
2022– · SeriesAnimation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Horror
Kimi lives in a small, low-cost housing complex located in the seaside town of Kurosaki, with horrific incidents starting to occur and trouble seemingly following her wherever she goes. Is an ancient evil stalking the residents of Housing Complex C?
MAX - #23764#23764
MAXKing Star King
2014–2023 · Series · 1 seasonAnimation · Action
1 EmmyKing Star King is an intergalactic warrior who fights various evil foes throughout the Gigantiverse. Always by his side are his team of "strange heroes" which includes Hank Waffles, Pooza the Wizard, and Gurbles the flying robot b...
MAX - #23964#23964
MAXLonely Castle in the Mirror
2022 · Movie · Japanese · 1h 56mAnimation · Action · Drama
Seven teens discover their bedroom mirrors are portals, and they're pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways and watchful portraits. A girl in a wolf mask invites them to play a game.
MAX - #24064#24064
MAXJustice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two
2023 · MovieAnimation · Action
On the heels of successfully escaping a deadly digital trap, the members of the Justice League emerge in their own world to discover that Grimm, ravenous creatures from Remnant, have overtaken Earth! In order to defeat the monsters, they must call on their new friends – Team RWBY – for help!
MAX - #24762#24762
MAXBarney's World
2024– · SeriesAnimation · Action · Comedy
Set in a local playground, Barney is joined by dinos Billy and Baby Bop and their three kid best friends. Throughout silly and imaginative adventures together, Barney helps kids explore big preschool emotions and shows them how to love themselves and others.
MAX - #25061#25061
MAXThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024 · Movie · 2h 14mAnimation · Action
A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg.
MAX - #25160#25160
MAXJustice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One
2023 · MovieAnimation · Action · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern and Vixen are transported to the strange world of Remnant and find themselves turned into teenagers. Meanwhile, Remnant heroes Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang must combine forces with the Justice League to uncover why their planet has been mysteriously altered before a superpowered Grimm destroys everything.
MAX - #25260#25260
MAXPeacockFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022 · Movie · 2h 22mSci-Fi & Fantasy · Action
Albus Dumbledore knows that Gellert Grindelwald is moving to take control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he asks Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team on a dangerous mission.
MAXPeacock - #25358#25358
MAXPeacockFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018 · Movie · 2h 14mSci-Fi & Fantasy · Action · Family
Gellert Grindelwald plans to raise an army of wizards to rule over non-magical beings. In response, Newt Scamander's former professor, Albus Dumbledore, seeks his help to stop him.
MAXPeacock - #25556#25556
MAXHappy Feet Two
2011 · Movie · 1h 40mAnimation · Action · Comedy
Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them.
MAX - #25755#25755
MAXScoob!
2020 · Movie · 1h 33mAnimation · Action · Comedy
In Scooby-Doo’s greatest adventure yet, see the never-before told story of how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined forces with young detectives Fred, Velma, and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, toughest mystery ever: an evil plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global “dogpocalypse,” the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone ever imagined.
MAX - #26724#26724
MAXNorm of the North
2016 · Movie · 1h 30mAnimation · Action · Comedy
Polar bear Norm and his three Arctic lemming buddies are forced out into the world once their icy home begins melting and breaking apart. Landing in New York, Norm begins life anew as a performing corporate mascot, only to discover that his new employers are directly responsible for the destruction of his polar home.
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