There are new stories being told on HBO Max and we've brought some of them here, in this list, so you don't miss out. All of them carry, in their own way, the limit between the real and the impossible. Stories that challenge the viewer to dive into alternative worlds, where the game becomes survival, heroism takes on a new form, the mind becomes a weapon and identity is the greatest mystery.

More than entertainment, these premieres represent the creative strength of contemporary cinema in balancing visual spectacle and emotional narrative. HBO Max bets on films that not only entertain, but invite the public to experience intense emotions. Each story is a reminder that cinema continues to be the territory where the extraordinary disguises itself as the everyday, and the spectator, the silent accomplice of worlds that only the seventh art is capable of creating.

O Valente (2025), Steve Barnett

After the crash of an American military helicopter in North Korean territory, a group of survivors must join forces to escape a war zone without any external support. Among them is a civilian technology expert who carries sensitive information and could be the key to everyone's survival. Isolated in the middle of a hostile territory, surrounded by enemies and internal betrayals, the survivors face not only the constant threat of capture, but also the psychological collapse caused by fear and distrust. The fight for life turns into a moral war, in which courage and loyalty become the most valuable weapons.

Who is This? (2024), Maria Ripoll

After spending 25 years in a coma, a woman awakens in an adult body, but with the mind and emotions of a 19-year-old teenager, frozen in time. Suddenly, she needs to relearn how to live in a world that has evolved without her, new technologies, new relationships and a family that has moved on. As he tries to rebuild his identity, he faces the strangeness of seeing old friends transformed, unrecognizable places and a future that he doesn't feel like his own. Between confusion, pain and rediscoveries, this journey becomes a delicate search for belonging and acceptance, where the biggest challenge is not waking up from a coma, but waking up to life itself.

Hypnotic: The Invisible Threat (2023), Robert Rodriguez

A detective obsessed with his daughter's disappearance plunges into a series of inexplicable crimes, all linked to a mysterious organization capable of controlling people's minds. As he delves deeper into the case, he discovers that his own perception of reality may be being manipulated. Each clue takes you deeper into a psychological maze, where allies can be enemies and the past reveals a stage of carefully constructed lies. The real danger is not in who he pursues, but in what his mind is capable of creating.

Jumanji (1995), Joe Johnston

Two young people discover an ancient board game that holds unimaginable power: each play triggers real and dangerous events. Decades later, when the game is found again, a pair of brothers free a man who had been trapped inside it since childhood. To survive, they need to face jungles, wild animals and puzzles that materialize in the real world, advancing house by house until the game comes to an end. But the more they play, the more they realize that the biggest traps don't come from the creatures they face, but from the fear that each one carries.

Fer Kalaoun is an editor at Revista Bula and a reporter specializing in cultural, audiovisual and political journalism since 2014. A History student at the Federal Institute of Goiás (IFG), she brings a critical and contextualized perspective to her texts. He has worked for major media outlets in Goiás, including Rádio CBN, Jornal O Popular, Jornal Opção and Rádio Sagres, where he presented the Cinemateca Sagres show.