{"id":233938,"date":"2026-04-11T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/3-best-new-to-hbo-max-movies-to-watch-this-weekend-april-11-12-twister-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:20:18","slug":"3-best-new-to-hbo-max-movies-to-watch-this-weekend-april-11-12-twister-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/3-best-new-to-hbo-max-movies-to-watch-this-weekend-april-11-12-twister-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Best New to HBO Max Movies to Watch This Weekend (April 11-12): \u2018Twister\u2019 and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Spring has finally sprung, and with it comes an exciting new slate of movies on streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p>If your city is still suffering from some lingering winter weather, stay warm inside with some great new movies on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/hbo-max\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBO Max<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> wants to highlight three great movies in particular on the platform that you should be sure to prioritize.<\/p>\n<p>Our first selection is\u00a0<em>The Devil Wears Prada,<\/em> which you\u2019ll need to watch this month to prepare for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/devil-wears-prada-sequel-with-anne-hathaway-everything-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sequel<\/a> on May 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/new-on-hbo-max-in-april-2026-full-list-of-movies-and-shows\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/new-on-hbo-max-in-april-2026-full-list-of-movies-and-shows\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">New on HBO Max in April 2026 \u2014 The Full List of Movies and TV Shows<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tHBO Max has plenty of hot new movies and shows debuting in April 2026, but there\u2019s only one series that\u2019s dominating the conversation \u2014 Euphoria. The Sam Levinson drama is finally returning for its third and reportedly final season, and it features original stars Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schaefer, as well as new [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u2018The Devil Wears Prada\u2019 (2006)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ZOZwUQKu3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aspiring journalist Andy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/anne-hathaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anne Hathaway<\/strong><\/a>) is a recent grad who manages to snag a job as a junior assistant to the editor-in-chief of <em>Runway<\/em> magazine, Miranda Priestly (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/meryl-streep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Meryl Streep<\/strong><\/a>) \u2014 despite having little to no knowledge of the fashion world. In addition to dodging the snobbishness of Miranda\u2019s senior assistant Emily (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/emily-blunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Emily Blunt<\/strong><\/a>), Andy finds herself constantly under fire from Miranda\u2019s barbs and the misogyny of the fashion industry.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Devil Wears Prada\u00a0<\/em>is a timeless comedy and a razor-sharp satire of the cutthroat fashion world. The movie features a foursome of fantastic performances in Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/stanley-tucci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stanley Tucci<\/strong><\/a>, who will all be returning to reprise their roles in <em>The Devil Wears Prada 2.\u00a0<\/em>While we couldn\u2019t be more excited for the sequel, we have a feeling it won\u2019t quite be able to surpass the sharp script and iconic performances of the first movie.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Alien\u2019 (1979)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alien Trailer HD (Original 1979 Ridley Scott Film) Sigourney Weaver\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQ5lPt9edzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While traveling through deep space, the crew of the commercial spaceship <em>Nostromo<\/em> is awakened from cryo-sleep by a distress call from an alien vessel. Though still halfway from returning to Earth, the crew decides to investigate the abandoned, derelict ship where they find an alien corpse and hundreds of mysterious eggs. When one of the eggs hatches, a horrific, spider-like creature attacks and attaches itself to one of the crew members, implanting him with the larvae of a bloodthirsty killing machine that won\u2019t rest until all life around it is destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Six movies, two crossover films and one TV series later, and still nothing quite beats that first\u00a0<em>Alien<\/em> movie. <strong>Ridley Scott<\/strong> blends captivating outer space sci-fi with haunted house horror thrills and an all-timer monster design in the chilling Xenomorph (based on art by <strong>H.R. Giger<\/strong>) to create a film that still manages to scare us to this day. Plus, we\u2019re always grateful for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sigourney-weaver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Sigourney Weaver<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s legendary portrayal of Ripley.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>\u2018Twister\u2019 (1996)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Twister (1996) | 4K Ultra HD Official Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/beHzfQPaTaw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tornado-loving metrologist Jo Harding (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/helen-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Helen Hunt<\/strong><\/a>) chases storms for a living, joined by her intrepid though underfunded team of students. When a historically powerful storm starts rearing its head in Oklahoma, Jo prepares to deploy \u201cDorothy,\u201d a groundbreaking piece of technology that can gather data from a tornado, conceived by Jo\u2019s ex-husband, Bill (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/bill-paxton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bill Paxton<\/strong><\/a>). When Bill meets Jo in Oklahoma to finalize their divorce, he rejoins Jo and her team when he learns that their professional rival, Dr. Jonas Miller (<strong>Cary Elwes<\/strong>), has stolen their idea for Dorothy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Twister\u00a0<\/em>has everything you could want in a piece of disaster movie popcorn entertainment: exciting action sequences, impressive special effects, high-octane thrills and an aching romance that oozes with quiet yearning. <em>Twister\u00a0<\/em>is by no means high art, but it\u2019s a comforting, big spectacle classic with a surprisingly human story. The impressive ensemble cast also includes<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/philip-seymour-hoffman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>Philip Seymour Hoffman<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Alan Ruck<\/strong> and <strong>Jami Gertz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/3-best-new-to-hbo-max-movies-to-watch-this-weekend-april-11-12-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring has finally sprung, and with it comes an exciting new slate of movies on streaming platforms. If your city is still suffering from some lingering winter weather, stay warm inside with some great new movies on HBO Max. 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