3 best movies leaving HBO Max soon that you should stream before they go — including an iconic action flick

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The beauty of the streaming model is that there's always something new to watch. The best streaming services, including HBO Max, are always freshening up their extensive libraries with newly released films and TV series every few weeks, so that no two binge-watches have to be the same.To make way for new content, however, the platforms have to regularly say goodbye to some pretty beloved flicks and shows every month, and July 2026 will be no exception for HBO Max. As the month comes to an end, the streamer will part ways with an Oscar-nominated musical biopic centered on one of America's finest poets, a classic film adaptation of one of literature's most famous romances and an action franchise built around a true movie icon.Here are three movies leaving HBO Max by July 31, and why you need to check them out before they're long gone.'Alien: Covenant"

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Ridley Scott returns to the acclaimed "Alien" franchise with this 2017 prequel film, which takes place 18 years before the original "Alien" movie and 11 years after that ill-fated expedition in "Prometheus."Made up of Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup and Danny McBride, among others, the crew of the colony ship Covenant is bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy. However, upon meeting David (Michael Fassbender), who was a crewmember on the destroyed Prometheus ship, they quickly realize that their destination is less untouched paradise and more extraterrestrial nightmare when the planet's sinister inhabitants force the crew into a deadly fight for survival.Stream "Alien: Covenant" on HBO Max before July 31'Wuthering Heights'