GERARD BUTLER in KANDAHAR (2023), directed by RIC ROMAN WAUGH. Credit score: Thunder Highway Footage / Album
A brand new month is right here, and whereas Netflix’s film lineup for August 2025 might not be the strongest we’ll see this yr, there are nonetheless just a few hidden gems value your time. From worldwide thrillers and quirky comedies to high-octane motion and buzzy competition picks, there’s one thing for each form of viewer. We’re right here that can assist you sift by the noise and highlight the perfect new films hitting Netflix this month.
As at all times with our what to observe picks for any given month, we’ll be splitting this record up into two sections: first, we’ll cowl the Netflix Unique films we’re most trying ahead to, earlier than taking a look at a number of the licensed films which can be particularly coming to Netflix in america. Whereas these latter films could also be on Netflix outdoors of the US, it’s not assured.
You could find a complete record of everything coming up in August in the US here.
Most Anticipated New Netflix Unique Films in August 2025
Mounted
Coming to Netflix: August thirteenth
For a few years, it regarded like Mounted would by no means see the sunshine of day. By a number of levels of its growth and post-production, it appeared as if this raunchy R-rated comedy a few canine about to lose his balls would by no means make its approach into the arms of audiences. Fortunately, earlier this yr, Netflix stepped in and gave the canine a loving dwelling.
Each Andrew Morgan, our critic, and I’ve already managed to see the movie in full, and you may read his opinion in his full review here. However I believe that is one other wonderful addition to the Netflix Unique animation library and presents one thing distinctive. It may very well be construed as slightly two-dimensional, certain, however actually, in the event you’re in search of a very good, sincere old fashioned comedy film that’s continuous gags, that is completely for you.
Evening At all times Comes
Coming to Netflix: August fifteenth
Kicking off Netflix’s potential award slate for the again half of 2025 is a brand new R-rated crime thriller starring Vanessa Kirby, who’s presently lighting up the massive display due to her breakout position in Marvel’s Implausible 4, now dominating on the field workplace. Trying to trip that wave of momentum, Netflix is slotting Kirby right into a tense, fast-paced movie set over the course of a single night time, the place she performs a lady scrambling to tug favors and reduce offers in a determined bid to safe a future for herself and her brother.
The movie additionally reunites Kirby with director Benjamin Caron, marking their first collaboration since their work on Netflix’s award-winning flagship drama The Crown.
The Thursday Homicide Membership
Coming to Netflix: August twenty eighth
Netflix has a number of tasks within the works with Amblin Leisure, the corporate run by the visionary Steven Spielberg. Nonetheless, one we’re glad is lastly hitting our screens on the finish of subsequent month is The Thursday Murder Club. Based mostly on the improbable ebook by British creator and presenter Richard Osman, you’ll see some British appearing royalty unite on display for a homicide thriller that’ll assist tee you up for Wake Up Lifeless Man: A Knives Out Thriller later this yr.
Chris Columbus, identified for guiding favorites like the primary Harry Potter film and the sequel to Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles, is behind the characteristic with the plot largely following the ebook in that we meet up with retirees who’re used to fixing homicide mysteries in principle however now they’ll must put these acquired abilities into apply.
Who’s amongst that prestigious solid? Solely the likes of Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, and Lucifer himself, Tom Ellis.
The Fact About Jussie Smollett
Coming to Netflix: August twenty second
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Each every so often, Netflix strains up a documentary that you simply simply know has the potential to take off and create headlines. For August, that appears to be the job of The Fact About Jussie Smollett, which covers the comparatively current scandal involving the actor himself mendacity about being lynched. We suspect this documentary, which has had the blessing and energetic involvement of the actor because the starting, will likely be intently scrutinized and dominate the headlines for weeks after its launch. Gagan Rehill is directing.
Greatest New Licensed Films Coming August 2025
The Departed (2006)
Coming to Netflix: August 1st
Image: Warner Bros. Footage
As at all times with the primary of the month, we get a giant turnover of films, and whereas there are actually just a few good callouts from the 42 films that did contact down, the one I’m going to be giving a rewatch is The Departed, because it’s been approach too lengthy since I final noticed this Oscar-winning basic. That includes a number of the best Hollywood expertise in historical past (Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen, and so forth, and so forth), the Martin Scorsese flick might be not his most well-known however arguably one among his greatest executed films in his profession.
The thriller entails an undercover cop and a mole each making an attempt to outcompete one another and uncover one another with a infamous Irish gang run by Costello in Boston on the heart. The movie scooped 4 Oscar wins and was a field workplace success practically twenty years in the past when it was launched, and continues to be an absolute blast in the present day, whether or not it’s your first time watching otherwise you’re moving into for a rewatch.
Kandahar (2023)
Coming to Netflix: August ninth
Gerard Butler has quietly develop into one among Netflix’s most dependable motion stars, with a number of of his movies usually discovering renewed success within the prime 10s (often wherever all over the world) lengthy after their preliminary releases. If current efficiency traits are something to go by, his 2023 thriller from Thunder Highway Footage seems poised to do the identical.
On this high-stakes geopolitical motion movie, Butler stars as Tom Harris, a seasoned CIA operative caught in a quickly unraveling mission within the coronary heart of Afghanistan. After unintentionally exposing a covert operation, Harris and his native translator discover themselves on the run, pursued by elite particular forces and hostile brokers with orders to take them down at any value. With restricted sources and no backup, the 2 should navigate treacherous terrain, shifting alliances, and mounting odds as they combat for survival and the reality.
The film blends Butler’s trademark gritty motion with well timed political pressure, making it a powerful candidate to re-emerge within the Netflix prime 10 as audiences proceed to flock to pulse-pounding thrillers. With a decent runtime, explosive set items, and a central efficiency that’s each stoic and emotionally grounded, it’s no shock that this title continues to attract in new viewers.
Quick and Livid Film Assortment
Coming to Netflix: August sixteenth
Licensing film franchises has develop into much more strategic for Netflix lately, with the streamer more and more boarding whole collections slightly than piecemeal entries. Whereas that wasn’t at all times the case, studios at the moment are extra inclined to bundle their marquee franchises collectively — a transfer that enables them to cost a premium, whereas giving Netflix extra worth and viewers a extra full expertise. In spite of everything, if somebody begins a franchise, they’re prone to binge it all through.
Beginning mid-month, Netflix will likely be streaming the primary seven Quick and Livid films. What begins as a street-racing crime saga shortly shifts gears into high-octane heist thrillers and ultimately full-blown motion blockbusters (for higher and/or for worse – take your choose!). They’re not Oscar materials, however they’re undeniably crowd-pleasers. When you’re within the temper for a full-throttle film binge, that is the franchise for you — full with explosions, globe-trotting stunts, and, in fact, an entire lot of “household.”
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Coming to Netflix: August twenty fifth
One among two late additions to the August 2025 roster (which means you received’t see these listed on different web sites!) is the newest Transformers entry and whereas I can’t hand on coronary heart say it’s among the best entires (Bumblebee and the primary film nonetheless maintain these spots for me) this one at the very least tried to do one thing attention-grabbing albeit it didn’t execute all the things (and even 50%) completely.
The film pulls in a bunch of different films, arguably, akin to Godzilla vs. Kong and even a little bit of Jurassic World too, and it’s a enjoyable mixture to observe on display, notably if you would like simply to observe CGI beat up different CGI. The official synopsis reads, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting journey with the Autobots and introduce an entire new faction of Transformers – the Maximals – to hitch them as allies within the present battle for earth.”
Broke
Coming to Netflix: August twenty first
One of many late additions to the Netflix roster for August 2025 is the streaming subscription video-on-demand debut of Broke, which arrives on Netflix only a few months after the film skipped theatrical and opted for a house launch as an alternative. That’s a crying disgrace on condition that this film has picked up a bunch of excellent opinions from each audiences and critics alike and now, fortunately, is getting uncovered to a much bigger viewers courtesy of Netflix.
Headlined by Wyatt Russell and Dennis Quaid, the Western comes from author/director Carlyle Eubank, with the plot set following True Brandywine, a rodeo rider who has been caught in some arduous instances professionally and now has to take care of an incoming blizzard that would imply life or dying for him.
Are any of those films in your watch record for August? Have we missed any apparent picks? Let me know within the feedback down beneath.