Every Movie Leaving HBO Max in August 2023 Part 2 

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August 2023 is flocked with a bulk of movies and shows, like the Genz Rap Sh!t, and classic biographical sports dramas, Hard Knocks: Training Camps with the New York Jets, to binge-watch in your free time.

However, we suggest you hold on and reshuffle your watchlist as several gems are leaving HBO Max in the same month as well.

Continuing from our films leaving HBO Max in August 2023 Part 1, we are curating the second list of movies bidding goodbye to the Max app formerly called HBO Max.

So, whether you are an Enter the Dragon fan or an avid follower of the popular Godzilla franchise, just get your eyes on your favourite movies one last time before they leave MAX for once and all.

Hurry up, peeps!

Every Movie Leaving HBO Max in August 2023 Part 2 

1. Enter the Dragon (August 31st)

Release Date: August 19th, 1973

IMDb rating: 7.6/10

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Robert Clouse

Actors: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri, Kein Shih, Robert Wall, Angela Mao, Betty Chung, and others

Run Time: 1 hour 42 minutes (R)

Budget: $850,000 (estimated)

Box Office: $68,064

Bruce Lee portrays the character of a martial arts expert who is determined to capture a narcotics dealer whose gang is responsible for his sister’s death. Lee participates in a kung fu competition to make his way to the dealer’s residence with some help from his peers. The narcotics dealer is a monk from Lee’s temple. 

2. Godzilla (August 31st)

Release Date: May 16th, 2014

IMDb rating: 6.4/10

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi, Thriller

Director: Gareth Edwards

Actors: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, CJ Adams, Carson Bolde, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche, and others

Run Time: 2 hours 3 minutes (PG-13)

Budget: $160 million (approximate)

Box Office: $524 million (approximate worldwide)

Godzilla is a story of a King of Monsters who arose from the sea to swipe lethal atrocities that threaten the existence of humanity on Earth. The creatures are destructive and violent as they make their way to the final battleground San Francisco.

The story revolves around Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert who recently reunited with his family living in San Francisco. He is compelled to go to Japan to help his father. Both men are caught up in the war-torn of Godzilla and the malevolent adversaries leading to some disheartening events. 

3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (August 31st)

Release Date: May 31st, 2019

IMDb rating: 6.0/10

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-fi

Director: Michael Dougherty

Actors: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, and others

Run Time: 2 hours 2 minutes (PG-13)

Budget: $170 million (approximate)

Box Office: $386 million 

Godzilla: King of the Monsters story covers the heroic tale of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members fight against a battery of god-sized monsters, inclusive of Godzilla, who combats with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate vigilante, the three-headed King Ghidorah. These adversaries fight to win over the Earth and wipe out humanity’s very existence.

4. Hot Tub Time Machine (August 31st)

Release Date: March 26th, 2010

IMDb rating: 6.4/10

Genre: Comedy, Sci-fi

Director: Steve Pink

Actors: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Sebastian Stan, Lyndsy Fonseca, Crispin Glover, Chevy Chase, and others

Run Time: 1 hour 39 minutes (R)

Budget: $36 million

Box Office: $64 million (approximate)

A group of four friends includes Adam, who has just been dumped. Lou, who is nothing but a party animal. Craig is a downtrodden husband, and Jacob is only interested in playing video games. Their uninteresting life takes a different turn when they get a chance to change their past after a heavy drinking session in a ski-resort hot tub apparently throughs them in 1986.

5. Lethal Weapon (August 31st)

Release Date: March 6th, 1987

IMDb rating: 7.6/10

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Richard Donner

Actors: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Jackie Swanson, and others

Run Time: 1 hour 49 minutes (R)

Budget: $15 million 

Box Office: $120 million (approximate)

Martin Riggs, played by Mel Gibson, is an L.A. police officer who is reckless and suicidal after his wife’s death. Roger Murtaugh, played by Danny Grover, is assigned to work with Riggs. Both have to uncover a massive drug trafficking ring leading to dangerous situations and happenings in the city. Riggs and Murtaugh form a bond. 

6. My Week with Merilyn (August 31st)

Release Date: December 23rd, 2011

IMDb rating: 6.9/10

Genre: Biography, Drama

Director: Simon Curtis

Actors: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond, Pip Torrens, Geraldine Somerville, Michael Kitchen, Miranda Raison, and others

Run Time: 1 hour 39 minutes

Budget: £6,40,000

Box Office: $35 million 

A biographical drama set in 1956 England. Colin Clark, played by Eddie Redmayne, gets hired as a production assistant on the sets of “The Prince and the Showgirl,” featuring Marilyn Monroe, played by Michelle Williams.

Marilyn and her new husband, Arthur Miller (a playwright), are in the honeymoon period, but the actress is exhausted by the work pressure and demands of showbiz. When Miller leaves for Paris, Colin grabs the opportunity to give Marilyn a rest for a week in the peaceful British countryside.

So, geeks. This was the list of movies leaving HBO Max in August 2023, Part 2. Stay tuned we will be back with part 3 as well. Till then, binge-watch these classics. 

FAQs

1. What films are leaving HBO Max in August 2023?
   The films leaving HBO Max in August 2023 are:
   • Enter the Dragon (August 31st)
   • Godzilla (August 31st)
   • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (August 31st)
   • Hot Tub Time Machine (August 31st)
   • Lethal Weapon (August 31st)
   • My Week with Merilyn (August 31st)
     
2. Is Enter the Dragon (1973) available on Max?
   Enter the Dragon (1973) is available in Max only before August 31st, 2023.
   
3. What new coming to HBO Max in August 2023?
   With several films leaving HBO Max in August 2023, the month is still full of easy breezy content to watch on HBO Max, such as Full Circle, Winning Time Season 2, etc. Check out the list here.