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What Is Max on Prime Video?

What Is Max on Prime Video?

Prime Video is Amazon’s streaming service, packed with Hollywood blockbusters, independent gems, compelling originals, and sports exclusives like NFL Thursday Night Football. Max unlocks the best movies from Warner Bros., all-time great shows from HBO, and some unscripted standouts from Discovery’s family of channels.

But did you know you can add Max to Prime Video? We’ll explain how to connect the two services.

What Can You Watch on Prime Video?

Prime Video’s library rotates frequently, but there’s always A-list content available. You’ll see movies like “Mission: Impossible,” “American Beauty,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Air,” “Sicario,” “Forrest Gump,” “Interstellar,” “Get Out,” “Clerks,” “Saw,” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.” If you see a movie you like, be sure to watch it quickly, since it may only be available for a month.

Prime Video offers a lot of great TV. Original hits include “The Boys,” “Invincible,” “Fleabag,” and “Reacher.” Licensed titles may include shows like “Halo,” “Suits,” “Northern Exposure,” “House,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “Outlander,” and “Chicago P.D.”

What Does Prime Video Cost?

After your 30-day free trial, Prime Video costs $8.99 / month. You can get rid of commercials if you’re willing to pay $11.99 / month.

How to Sign Up for Prime Video

If you have Amazon Prime, your subscription is already included. You can start watching today! Just download the Prime Video app on your favorite device and sign in.

If you don’t have Amazon Prime, just click through here and follow the steps provided. You’ll get a 30-day FREE trial to sample the service.

What Can You Watch on Max?

We can make a case that Max has the best movie library of any streaming service since the Warner Bros. archive goes back 100 years and includes some of the biggest blockbusters ever created. Subscribers will see hits like “Barbie,” “Dune,” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Max often hosts the big-screen adventures of DC Comics superheroes like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

The Max lineup also includes dozens of critically acclaimed movies, like those from the Criterion Collection, Roger Ebert’s Great Movies, and the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound Critics’ Poll. Max is often the host for films from cinematic titans like Kubrick, Fellini, Truffaut, Miyazaki, and Kurosawa. A deal with distributor A24 ensures critical favorites will continue on the service for a long time.

Almost no streaming service can match the quality of the Max TV library. You’ll see all-time greats like “The Sopranos,” “The Wire,” “The Last of Us,” “Game of Thrones,” “Succession,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Sex and the City,” and “Deadwood.” Subscribers can watch popular TV like “Friends,” “South Park,” and “The Big Bang Theory.”

Max also includes the B/R Sports section with live events that might normally be seen on TBS and TNT.

What Does Max Cost?

If you want the ad-supported version, Max costs $9.99 / month. If you prefer to go ad-free, the monthly cost is $16.99.

Why Might You Want to Add Max to Prime Video?

The primary benefit to adding Max to Prime Video is that you can access all your video within one user interface. This may be convenient if you download movies or shows for offline viewing on an airplane. All your content will be in one place.

Another nice benefit is that you’ll pay one bill instead of two.

How to Add Max Once You Have Prime Video

You’ll need to navigate to Max's Prime Video page to connect Max to Prime Video.

Are There Other Ways to Subscribe to Max?

Some live TV streaming services also allow you to add Max, though we have experienced some login issues when trying to authenticate our subscription this way.

You could choose to subscribe to Max as a standalone service without Prime Video. If that option appeals to you, sign up here.

Can You Add Other Streaming Services to Prime Video?

Yes! There are dozens and dozens of streaming services you can add to a Prime Video subscription. All of those services include free trials, so you can try before you buy. The prices for the add-ons are unique to the services.

Some standout Prime Video add-ons include Paramount+ with Showtime, STARZ, AMC+, MLB.tv, NBA League Pass, Crunchyroll, Acorn TV, BritBox, HISTORY Vault, and BroadwayHD.

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 10,000+ movies, TV shows, and Prime Originals like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Jack Ryan,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Boys,” and more. Subscribers can also add third-party services like Max, Showtime, STARZ, and dozens more with Amazon Prime Video Channels. Prime Video also offers exclusive live access to NFL Thursday Night Football.

The Prime Video interface shows content included with your subscription alongside the ad-supported Freevee library and some shows and movies you need to purchase, so be sure to double-check your selection before you watch.

Prime Video is included with Amazon Prime for $14.99 per month ($139 per year), or can be purchased on its own for $8.99 per month.


Ben Bowman was the Content Director of The Streamable. He cut the cord in 2009. He roots for all Detroit sports and is a fan of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Edgar Wright, Paul Thomas Anderson, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton, and the Coen Brothers. Ben streams on an Apple TV.

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