Just because the fireworks are over doesn't mean that the best streaming services have finished lighting up with critically acclaimed films this summer

Max is no exception, but with so many movies arriving this month, we've rounded up the movies that scored 90% or higher on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to help you narrow down what to watch on your next movie night Of course, not every highly rated film will be a hit, but it is a useful indicator of which films are loved by critics and audiences alike

The Best New to Max Movies of July 2024 span a variety of genres, from an over-the-top queer thriller starring Kristen Stewart to a scathing documentary about family survival that screened at "Zone of Interest" This month's streaming service has something for everyone

After missing A24's ultra-violent, ultra-sap-chic thriller "Love Lies Bleeding" in theaters, this is one of those films I'm counting down the days until it becomes available for streaming Kristen Stewart gives an excellent performance as Lou, a reclusive gym manager who struggles to escape the influence of her criminal family and build an independent life

She falls in love with an ambitious bodybuilder named Jackie (Katie O'Brian) What begins as a passionate romance between the two is drawn into Lou's gruesome past, which eventually leads to violent crime

Genre Mystery / Thriller / Crime / Drama / LGBTQ+ / Action Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94 Streaming on Max starting July 19

Documentary fans will be enthralled by the Oscar-winning "Inside Job," which delves deeply into the story of how the 2008 financial crisis unfolded As gripping as a thriller and narrated by Matt Damon, the documentary reveals how deregulation, Wall Street greed, and mismanagement led to a financial crisis that caused a worldwide uproar

While undeniably dense with inside information, "Inside Job" brilliantly elucidates how financial products such as mortgage-backed securities and credit default swaps were created and sold with hidden risks, leading to the collapse of major financial institutions It includes interviews with economists, politicians, journalists, and other experts, as well as documentary footage showing how world leaders responded to the crisis

Genre Documentary Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98 Stream Now on Max

Before Greta Gerwig brought "Barbie" to the big screen, she made a name for herself with her solo directorial debut, "Lady Bird" In this bittersweet coming-of-age story, Saoirse Ronan plays the titular Lady Bird

Carving out her own identity, she often clashes with her insensitive mother (Laurie Metcalf), but the two are more alike than they care to admit Lady Bird may be a tough film to watch with its own baggage of a less-than-ideal mother-daughter relationship (like mine), but it's not one to be missed It's one of those films that stays with you long after the credits roll

Genre Comedy/Drama Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99 Stream Now on Max

If "Zone of Interest" is still stuck in your head, check out this documentary The Shadow of the Commander is a documentary about the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Hess, the Auschwitz director responsible for Jonathan Glaser's Oscar-winning film Hans-Jürgen Höss, who was seven years old when the camp was liberated, is forced by his son and grandson to confront his family's horrific past

Meanwhile, a parallel story unfolds about Anita Lasker-Walfisch, a German-Jewish cellist and Auschwitz survivor who played in the camp's musical band; the two meet at the end of the documentary in Lasker-Walfisch's English home, where she is a member of the camp's "cellist" group They meet face-to-face over snacks and coffee

Genre Documentary/History Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91 Laugh and cry in this irreverent indie drama from Irish director Lenny Abrahamson ("Room," "Normal People") Frank is inspired by the true story of British punk rocker Chris Seavey, who is known to wear a giant papier-mâché head and perform as his alter ego, Frank Sidebottom

Frank, played by Michael Fassbender, is currently the lead vocalist of the band and goes on tour with John (Domhnall Gleeson), an aspiring songwriter with no real prospects While on tour, Frank leads the group on a year-long retreat to record an album As the weeks pass, Frank drives John and the others to the edge of insanity

Genre Comedy/Drama/Romance Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92 Stream Now on Max

This delightful British romance film was a smash hit when it was first released in theaters in 1994, becoming the highest grossing British film of all time at the time and one of the most beloved films of the decade

Written by Richard Curtis, the screenwriter behind such romantic comedy classics as "Bridget Jones," "Notting Hill," and "Love Actually," "Four Weddings and a Funeral" is, as you might guess, about a bumbling English bachelor Charlie (Hugh Grant) goes through four weddings and one rather low-key affair He falls for an American woman named Carrie (Andie MacDowell) Too bad he can't find the right timing

Genre Romantic Comedy Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92 Streaming Now on Max

A classic from Hollywood's Golden Age, The Cat on the Hot Tin Roof stars Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman as a couple in crisis Brick Pollitt (Newman), a former high school sports star, is injured one night while out drunk trying to recapture his glory days

Heading to his family's farm to celebrate the birthday of wealthy and brooding patriarch Big Daddy (Burl Ives), the couple is put in a tight spot about when they plan to have children Tensions mount as this reunion brings back all sorts of memories and discoveries for father and son

Genre Drama Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97 Stream Now on Max