{"id":38664,"date":"2025-08-01T23:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38664\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T23:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:53:11","slug":"best-movies-streaming-in-august-2025-final-destination-bloodlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38664\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Movies Streaming in August 2025: ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Halloween season is still a couple months away, but some of the year\u2019s buzziest horror movies of 2025 aren\u2019t waiting to make their streaming debuts. \u201cFinal Destination Bloodlines,\u201d which became the long-running horror franchise\u2019s highest-grossing entry yet with $285 million this summer, debuts on Max this August, while Neon\u2019s \u201cThe Monkey,\u201d the latest horror endeavor from \u201cLonglegs\u201d filmmaker Osgood Perkins, heads to Hulu. Shudder is also debuting its twist-filled, indie horror favorite \u201cClown in a Cornfield\u201d on streaming this month.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor non-horror lovers, Netflix has Sofia Carson\u2019s latest original romance (\u201cMy Oxford Years\u201d), Max has A24\u2019s family fantasy adventure \u201cThe Legend of Ochi,\u201d and Prime Video has an original comedy that pairs Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson (\u201cThe Pickup\u201d).<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out a full rundown below of the biggest movies new to streaming platforms in August.<\/p>\n

\tFinal Destination Bloodlines (Aug. 1 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cFinal Destination Bloodlines\u201d brought the death-obsessed horror franchise roaring back to life on the big screen this summer with $285 million at the worldwide box office, making it the highest-grossing entry yet. Now the ingenious and over-the-top kills of this sixth \u201cFinal Destination\u201d movie come to HBO Max. \u201cBloodlines\u201d follows college student Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana), who begins to receive visions about an averted disaster from 1968. After being plagued by recurring nightmares, she begins to embark on a journey to track down who may be able to help her break the cycle and save her family from their deaths.<\/p>\n

\tThe Monkey (Aug. 7 on Hulu)<\/p>\n

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\n\tOsgood Perkins follows up \u201cLonglegs\u201d with \u201cThe Monkey,\u201d adapted from the Stephen King short story of the same name. The horror comedy was another box office hit for Neon this year with nearly $70 million at the worldwide box office. Theo James headlines the film as twin brothers whose lives are turned upside down by a cursed toy monkey that causes horrific deaths. Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O\u2019Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Adam Scott and Elijah Wood co-star.<\/p>\n

\tThe Pickup (Aug. 6 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n

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\n\tEddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Eva Longoria and Keke Palmer star in the Prime Video original crime comedy \u201cThe Pickup,\u201d directed by Tim Story. The official synopsis reads: \u201cA routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when two mismatched armored truck drivers, Russell (Murphy) and Travis (Davidson), are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by a savvy mastermind, Zoe (Palmer), with plans that go way beyond the cash cargo. As chaos unfolds around them, the unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFreaky Tales (Aug. 8 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n

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\n\tRyan Fleck and Anna Boden\u2019s \u201cFreaky Tales\u201d makes its streaming debut on HBO Max this month. The movie, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, features an ensemble cast of Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud and Tom Hanks. The synopsis reads: \u201cSet in 1987 Oakland, \u2018Freaky Tales\u2019 is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters \u2013 an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector \u2013 on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tClown in a Cornfield (Aug. 8 on Shudder)<\/p>\n

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\n\tEli Craig\u2019s \u201cCorn in a Cornfield\u201d is a horror favorite this year and makes its streaming debut on Shudder. Based on Adam Cesare\u2019s 2020 novel of the same name, the movie centers on a father and daughter whose move to a quiet small town is upended by the killer Frendo the clown and rising local tensions over the destruction of a syrup factory. Variety said the\u00a0movie unleashes<\/a>\u00a0the biggest horror movie twist since \u201cThe Cabin in the Woods.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Legend of Ochi (Aug. 15 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n

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\n\tA24 makes a play for family entertainment with \u201cThe Legend of Ochi,\u201d a fantasy adventure starring Helena Zengel as a young girl in an isolated village who befriends a reclusive creature her town has been warned to stay away from. Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson and Willem Dafoe co-star. From\u00a0Variety\u2019s review<\/a>: \u201cKnown for his striking music videos, writer-director Isaiah Saxon flexes his blissful visual combination of tactile and digital elements in a fable about a girl connecting with a big-eyed forest creature.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Thursday Murder Club (Aug. 28 on Netflix)<\/p>\n

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\n\tDirected by Chris Columbus and based on the Richard Osman novel of the same name, \u201cThe Thursday Murder Club\u201d should prove to be a popular Netflix original movie this month thanks to its murder plot and its cast headlined by Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kinglsey. The official synopsis reads: \u201cThe casual sleuthing of ex-spy Elizabeth (Mirren), ex-union activist Ron (Brosnan), ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim (Kingsley) and ex-nurse Joyce (Celia Imrie) takes a thrilling turn when an unexpected death occurs on their doorstep.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tMy Oxford Year (Aug. 1 on Netflix)<\/p>\n

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\n\tIf there\u2019s one guaranteed hit on Netflix this August, it\u2019s the original movie \u201cMy Oxford Year,\u201d a romance that pairs Sofia Caron (whose movies \u201cThe Life List,\u201d \u201cCarry On,\u201d \u201cPurple Hearts\u201d and more have all delivered the streaming giant great viewership numbers) and Corey Mylchrees (who stole hearts in Netflix\u2019s \u201cBridgerton\u201d prequel series \u201cQueen Charlotte\u201d). The official synopsis reads: \u201cWhen Anna, an ambitious young American woman, sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream, she has her life completely on track until she meets a charming and clever local who profoundly alters both of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFixed (Aug. 13 on Netflix)<\/p>\n

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\n\tAnimation icon Genndy Tartakovsky is back with his R-rated passion project \u201cFixed,\u201d an \u201cadult animated comedy about Bull, an average, all-around good dog who discovers he\u2019s going to be neutered in the morning. As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull realizes he needs one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours with his balls.\u201d The voice cast includes Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett, Michelle Buteau and River Gallo.<\/p>\n

\tNight Always Comes (Aug. 15 on Netflix)<\/p>\n

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\n\tVanessa Kirby already has one hit movie this summer thanks to her role as Sue Storm in Marvel\u2019s \u201cFantastic Four: First Steps.\u201d Can she get a second hit courtesy of Netflix? The streamer is debuting Kirby\u2019s original drama \u201cNight Always Comes\u201d this month. From the official synopsis: \u201cBased on the bestselling novel by Willy Vlautin, \u2018Night Always Comes\u2019 follows Lynette, a woman who risks everything to secure the house that represents a future for her family. On a dangerous odyssey through a single night, Lynette is forced to confront her dark past in order to finally break free.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Truth About Jussie Smollet? (Aug. 22 on Netflix)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cThe Truth About Jussie Smollett?\u201d premieres this month on Netflix and takes a deep dive into the \u201cEmpire\u201d star\u2019s 2019 hate crime hoax. The documentary features interviews with police, lawyers, journalists and investigators who claim to have \u201cnew evidence about the case.\u201d According to Netflix\u2019s logline, the 90-minute doc tells the \u201cshocking true story of an allegedly fake story that some now say might just be a true story.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBob Trevino Likes It (Aug. 5 on Hulu)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cEuphoria\u201d breakout Barbie Ferreira leads \u201cBob Trevino Likes It\u201d as Lily Trevino, an aimless 25-year-old slacker whose life takes an unexpected turn when she becomes Facebook friends with an older man (John Leguizamo) who shares her father\u2019s name. From\u00a0Variety\u2019s review<\/a>: \u201cAs an actor, Ferreira has an instinct for comic shading. She makes Lily as charismatically blinkered in her surface sunniness as Jack Black. Yet the key to Ferreira\u2019s performance is that she never uses comedy as a crutch. She shows us, at every turn, the woman who\u2019s buried under the compulsive nice-girl trappings, the woman who Lily herself can\u2019t even see.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBorderline (Aug. 1 on Peacock)<\/p>\n

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\n\tWritten and directed by Jimmy Warden, \u201cBorderline\u201d stars Ray Nicholson as Duerson, an obsessive fan of \u201990s pop star Sofia, played by scream queen Samira Weaving. Convinced the pair are destined to get married, the deluded Duerson breaks into Sofia\u2019s house with hopes of sweeping her off her feet. As Sofia tries to escape, the cat-and-mouse game between the two actors includes dark humor and unexpected twists and turns.<\/p>\n

\tThe Friend (Aug. 25 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n

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\n\tNaomi Watts headlines \u201cThe Friend,\u201d a touching drama about a writer and editor whose literary mentor commits suicide and leaves her with his Great Dane to care for. The film is written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the team behind \u201cThe Deep End\u201d and \u201cWhat Maisie Knew,\u201d and co-stars Bill Murray, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu, Noma Dumezweni and Ann Dowd. But the standout is Bing, the 145-pound Great Dane who steals every scene in which he appears.<\/p>\n

\tHarvest (Aug. 8 on Mubi)<\/p>\n

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\n\tAthina Rachel Tsangari\u2019s folktale \u201cHarvest\u201d premieres on Mubi this month. The synopsis reads: \u201cA townsman-turned-farmer, Walter Thirsk (Caleb Landry-Jones), and befuddled lord of the manor, Charles Kent (Harry Melling), are childhood friends facing an invasion from the outside world. The agrarian community, entirely dependent on the land, is disrupted by three breeds of outsiders: the mapmaker (Arinze Kene), the company man (Frank Dillane), and migrants from another place, all representing the trauma of impending modernity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Infernal Machine (Aug. 1 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n

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\n\tGuy Pearce headlines the Paramount+ original movie \u201cThe Infernal Machine,\u201d starring as a reclusive and controversial author who is drawn out of hiding when he begins to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a dangerous labyrinth as he searches for the person behind the cryptic messages.<\/p>\n

\tConclave (Aug. 9 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n

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\n\tOscar winner \u201cConclave\u201d arrives on Prime Video this month at no extra cost to subscribers. Ralph Fiennes gives a quietly conflicted performance as a Catholic cardinal struggling between devotion and doubt. It\u2019s Fiennes\u2019 job to oversee the selection of a new pope in this thinking man\u2019s thriller. Just when you think you\u2019ve got it figured out, \u201cConclave\u201d lobs one of the most satisfying twists in years. <\/p>\n

\tFlight Risk (Aug. 14 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n

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\n\tMel Gibson directed Mark Wahlberg in \u201cFlight Risk,\u201d which centers on an in-flight face-off between Wahlberg\u2019s psycho killer and Michelle Dockery\u2019s FBI agent. She\u2019s been tasked with escorting a government witness (Topher Grace) to trial; the killer has got a contract to shoot the turncoat before he can sing. The two collide on a small plane that\u2019s charting a course over the Alaskan wilderness.<\/p>\n

\tDen of Thieves 2: Pantera (Aug. 15 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n

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\n\tAfter making its streaming debut on Netflix earlier this year, the January box office hit \u201cDen of Thieves 2: Pantera\u201d arrives on Prime Video this month at no extra cost to subscribers. The movie opened in the No. 1 spot at the North American box office and grossed more than $32 million. Gerard Butler and O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr. team up in the crime thriller as an LASD sheriff and a suspected thief who join forces to pull of a robbery in Europe. The movie is inspired by the real-life Antwerp diamond heist that took place in 2003. A third film in the \u201cDen of Thieves\u201d franchise is already in active development.<\/p>\n

\tEenie Meenie (Aug. 22 on Hulu)<\/p>\n

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\n\tSamara Weaving and Karl Glusman star in Searchlight Pictures\u2019 high-speed thriller \u201cEenie Meenie,\u201d which skips theaters and premieres exclusively on Hulu this month. The official synopsis reads: \u201cThe original film\u00a0follows a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a previous employer offers her the chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Halloween season is still a couple months away, but some of the year\u2019s buzziest horror movies of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,21992,23668,344,435,34543],"class_list":["post-38664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-final-destination-bloodlines","tag-hulu","tag-movies","tag-netflix","tag-the-monkey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}