August line-up is here and they don’t disappoint.
July set the bar dangerously high. Between Christopher Nolan delivering an IMAX spectacle with The Odyssey and Spider-Man swinging back into our lives with Brand New Day, it was genuinely one of the best months for cinema in recent memory. Both were the highlight of my month, honestly.
So the real question is, can August keep up?
Looking at the lineup, I think it just might. We’ve got stoner comedies, a Wile E. Coyote legal drama nobody knew they needed, and Jason Statham doing what Jason Statham does best.
On the list is also a horror-comedy from Cannes and enough romcom and chaos energy to power us through the entire month.
And on the TV side, Ted Lasso is back!!
I didn’t realize how much I missed it until the trailer dropped and I felt something shift in my chest. Also, Lioness season 3 kicked off on August 2nd, which means the month is already justified before it’s even properly started.
August, you have the floor. Don’t disappoint us.
A grieving engineer is assigned to test his ruthless tech company’s newest product: Sara, an artificially intelligent android designed to provide companionship and comfort.
When he decides she’s “limited in expression” and rewires her code to give her a more genuine human experience, things go very, very wrong.
Sara starts developing self-directed thoughts, a mirror obsession, and an attachment that doesn’t have an off switch.
From the creators of M3GAN, set in the same universe. It’s also giving strong Companion and Subservience vibes.
From the director of Anyone But You and Easy A comes the romcom premise nobody asked for, but everyone secretly needed.
In a world where premarital sex is only legal one night a year (crazy, I know), recently dumped Owen and hopeful romantic Allie are the only two singles in the city not just looking for a quick encounter. They feel a spark when they meet, but a series of missteps and side quests across the city keep them apart all night.
It’s witty, swoony, and something to queue up on a rainy Friday night.
A family of four is going about their perfectly ordinary day when something abrupt and unexplained seals every exit of their home.
Doors, windows, every opening is blocked.
No way in, no way out, and something monstrous lurking on the other side.
If you’re a fan of claustrophobic thrillers like 10 Cloverfield Lane or Leave the World Behind, this is your August movie.
Greta Lee and Wagner Moura leading this makes it an automatic watch for me.
An ambitious young queer director (Hannah Einbinder) is hired to resurrect the Camp Miasma slasher franchise after years of terrible sequels and a dying fandom. To do it right, she needs to cast the original film’s iconic final girl — a now-reclusive actress (Gillian Anderson) shrouded in mystery.
What starts as a passion project spirals into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium. Premiered at Cannes and won the Queer Palm. This one is going on the list.
Connect 3 loses their opening act for a major reunion tour and heads back to Camp Rock to find the next big thing. Campers compete for the coveted spot as tensions rise, friendships are tested, and unexpected alliances and romances form.
The Jonas Brothers are back as Shane, Nate, and Jason, and yes, Demi Lovato is executive producing, though whether she makes a cameo is being kept very mysterious. Fingers crossed for a Mitchie Torres cameo.
This movie brings back so many memories. It’s Camp Rock for a new generation, but you can bet the original audience will absolutely still be watching. Myself included.
Time to replay This is Me and Wouldn’t Change A Thing over and over again.
A mysterious cosmic event rips an entire suburban street from its neighborhood and transports it to a place completely unrecognizable.
The Platt family (Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, and their kids) must stick together to survive as they navigate their terrifying new surroundings. Those surroundings, it turns out, include dinosaurs.
From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production and the director of It Follows.
Frankie (Kristen Stewart) and Molly (Alia Shawkat) are two broke, codependent stoners scraping by in LA when Frankie is accidentally handed a briefcase full of glowing experimental psychedelics.
They take them, obviously. The drugs give them lingering telepathic abilities — including the ability to hear their cats’ thoughts, voiced by Seth Rogen and Kumail Nanjiani.
They’re also now being chased by white-suited Danish villains who want their property back.
The Wrong Girls is giving the nostalgia of early 2000s stoner comedies. Think Pineapple Express, Superbad, The Hangover, but make it girls, and make it weirder. I’m here for it.
Two deeply unqualified men (Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr.) are hired for a simple job: transfer a wealthy, obnoxious teenager (Mason Thames) to rehab.
Nothing goes according to plan. What follows is a chaotic, drugged-out road trip comedy with a surprisingly dark underbelly.
Think O Brother Where Art Thou meets Midnight Run, but with worse decision-making and Peter Dinklage in a supporting role.
It’s dumb comedy energy in the best possible way.
Cole Reed (Jason Statham) is a former Special Forces operative turned private security man whose billionaire boss is murdered right in front of him.
He’s framed for it. So naturally, he boards a cargo ship and starts working his way through everyone responsible, uncovering an international conspiracy along the way.
Mutiny is a typical Jason Statham action flick, and we are absolutely here for it. 95 minutes of Statham being moody and furious on the high seas. Exactly what it promises to be.
Four lifelong friends (Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Anna Faris, and Michelle Buteau) realize they’ve spent so long juggling careers, relationships, and kids. With all these responsibilities, they’ve completely forgotten how to enjoy themselves.
They escape to a luxury spa retreat for a weekend of relaxation. In true comedy fashion, none of that happens.
From the creators of Bad Moms and the writers of The Hangover.
I’m fully here for women’s rights and wrongs, and the cast is enough to ensure a good time.
After a lifetime of ACME products failing him in spectacular and increasingly dangerous ways, Wile E. Coyote finally snaps and hires a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.
The film is a live-action/animated hybrid starring Will Forte, Lana Condor, and John Cena as Acme’s big bad boss.
Coyote vs. ACME was infamously shelved by Warner Bros. in 2023 as a tax write-off, only to be rescued by Ketchup Entertainment after massive public backlash.
The fact that this movie almost didn’t exist makes it the biggest underdog story of the summer. We haven’t had a proper live-action animated comedy like this since Space Jam, and the trailer looks really fun.
The mission just got personal for Joe (Zoe Saldaña).
Hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals are converging around Joe as unseen forces begin to circle her world. This time, the threat reaches directly into her home and family.
Guided by Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) and Westfield (Michael Kelly), Joe faces a war that’s no longer just professional.
Lioness is one of Taylor Sheridan’s best shows, with a stellar and award-winning cast and top-shelf action sequences.
Season 3 drops right at the start of the month, so August already has a new episodic show to replace The Vampire Lestat.
Ted is back, and this time, he’s not coaching AFC Richmond’s men’s team. He’s been handed his biggest challenge yet: a second-division women’s football team starting practically from scratch—the Lady Greyhounds.
The full gang returns — Rebecca, Keeley, Roy Kent, Coach Beard, Higgins — alongside a brand-new squad of players that Ted has to figure out.
If TV shows were a hug, Ted Lasso would be that warm, tight one after a very long day.
Season 3 ended perfectly, and I wasn’t mad about it being over (because it wrapped up all the storylines nicely), but I’m also not mad they’re bringing it back.
Weekly episodes every Wednesday through October.
Jack Reacher is minding his own business on a late-night subway in New York when a distraught woman catches his eye. Before he can intervene, she shoots herself in the head. One bad subway ride later, Reacher is deep inside a complex, deadly conspiracy that goes all the way to the top.
Based on Lee Child’s Gone Tomorrow, the first three episodes drop together on August 12, then weekly from there.
Alan Ritchson, enormous and menacing in a big city rather than a small town, is a new energy I’m ready for.
Also worth noting — the spinoff Neagley, following Reacher’s ally Frances Neagley, drops all eight episodes the same day as the season finale on September 16. The Reacher universe is officially expanding.
Green Lantern is finally getting the treatment he deserves.
Recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and seasoned Lantern Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) are two intergalactic law enforcement officers who clearly do not get along. The duo is pulled into a dark, earth-based murder mystery in the American heartland.
Think True Detective, but with superpowered rings and a complicated partnership.
Co-created by Damon Lindelof and Tom King, with Nathan Fillion already confirmed to reprise his Superman role as Guy Gardner.
HBO doing DC is either going to be the best thing that’s happened to the franchise or a very expensive lesson. The trailer looks good though.
Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) and his family have finally found a quiet life in a world that feels safe, but it doesn’t last.
His obsession with the Box deepens, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly) starts unraveling under growing paranoia, and the fragile stability they’ve built begins to crack.
Meanwhile, Amanda and Ryan are still desperately trying to find their way home, and Leighton has grand plans for building a perfect world that someone is determined to stop.
Ten weekly episodes, premiering August 28. If you haven’t watched season one yet (a physicist gets abducted into a parallel version of his own life), fix that before the end of the month.
Currently Airing From Last Month: Silo S3, Lucky, and House of the Dragon S3.
What movie or TV Show are you most excited to see?
Chioma is a content marketer and film buff. When she isn't creating stuff for brands, you can find her watching movies and reading. Favorite genres include; Fantasy, Action, YA, Thriller, and Chick-Lit.
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