Flight Risk Leaves HBO Max on November 24
The Mel Gibson-directed thriller will be available only as a digital rental or purchase after its scheduled streaming removal.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Comedy
HBO Max is scheduled to remove the 2025 action thriller Flight Risk on November 24, 2026. After removal, the film will be available only as a digital rental or purchase.
Why it matters
The scheduled removal shifts access to Flight Risk from subscription streaming to paid digital options for viewers who have not yet watched it. The change follows the film's theatrical run and its mixed critical and audience reception.
Flight Risk had a $25 million production budget and nearly doubled it at the box office, according to the extraction. Its 28% critics rating and 62% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes show a wide gap between reviewers and viewers.
The players
HBO Max
HBO Max is the streaming platform owned by Warner Bros. Discovery that currently carries Flight Risk.
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson is an Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker who directed Flight Risk as his sixth feature.
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg is an actor and producer who stars in Flight Risk alongside Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace.
The details
Flight Risk, released January 24, 2025, stars Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, and Mark Wahlberg and is Mel Gibson's sixth directorial effort. The 91-minute film follows a plane journey through the Alaskan wilderness and is currently streaming on HBO Max.
Timeline
January 24, 2025: Flight Risk is released in theaters.
November 24, 2026: Flight Risk is scheduled to be removed from HBO Max.
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Industry Dynamics
Titles leaving subscription libraries for rental or purchase-only availability has become a recurring pattern as studios license films across multiple platforms. Flight Risk's removal follows that pattern, moving a mid-budget comedy-thriller from subscription access to paid digital options.
Viewers who want to watch Flight Risk after November 24, 2026 will need to rent or buy it digitally rather than stream it through an HBO Max subscription. Anyone planning to watch it should do so before the removal date.
The takeaway
If you want to see Flight Risk on your HBO Max subscription, watch it before November 24, 2026. Otherwise, plan on a digital rental or purchase after that date.
What happens next
Flight Risk is scheduled to leave HBO Max on November 24, 2026, after which it will be available only as a digital rental or purchase.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Movieweb.
