{"id":39509,"date":"2025-08-02T07:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/39509\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T07:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:57:08","slug":"the-best-movies-to-stream-on-netflix-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/39509\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Movies to Stream on Netflix in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                      2025-08-01T17:33:41Z<\/p>\n<p>                              Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Facebook<br \/>\n                                  <a class=\"dropdown-item label-md\" data-email=\"\" href=\"mailto:?subject=The 8 best movies coming to Netflix in August&amp;body=The%208%20best%20movies%20coming%20to%20Netflix%20in%20August%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-best-movies-to-stream-on-netflix-in-august-2025-8&amp;\" title=\"Email\" aria-label=\"Click to email\" data-utm-term=\"\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;click_url&quot;:&quot;mailto:?subject=The 8 best movies coming to Netflix in August&amp;body=The%208%20best%20movies%20coming%20to%20Netflix%20in%20August%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-best-movies-to-stream-on-netflix-in-august-2025-8&amp;&quot;,&quot;share_type&quot;:&quot;email&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;sharebar&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                            Email<br \/>\n                          <\/a>        <\/p>\n<p>                            X<\/p>\n<p>                            LinkedIn<\/p>\n<p>                            Reddit<\/p>\n<p>                            Bluesky<\/p>\n<p>                            WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>                            Copy link<\/p>\n<p>                            lighning bolt icon<br \/>\n                            An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.<\/p>\n<p>                            Impact Link<\/p>\n<p>                        Save<br \/>\n                        Saved<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"d-md-none app-button\" data-app-button=\"\" data-only-on=\"mobile\" data-component-type=\"app-button\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" title=\"Download the app\" aria-label=\"Click to download the app\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insider-app.onelink.me\/4cpG\/?af_js_web=true&amp;af_ss_ver=2_3_0&amp;af_dp=insider%3A%2F%2Fbi%2Fpost%2Fthe-best-movies-to-stream-on-netflix-in-august-2025-8&amp;af_force_deeplink=true&amp;is_retargeting=true&amp;deep_link_value=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-best-movies-to-stream-on-netflix-in-august-2025-8&amp;pid=businessinsider&amp;c=post_page_share_bar_v2_smart_4.13.23\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;subscription_experience&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;sharebar&quot;}\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;event&quot;:&quot;app_cta&quot;,&quot;click_text&quot;:&quot;read_in_app&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;sharebar&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                      Read in app<\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a>        <\/p>\n<p>              This story is available exclusively to Business Insider<br \/>\n                subscribers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/subscription\" class=\"subscription-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Become an Insider<\/a><br \/>\n                and start reading now.<br \/>\n              Have an account? Log in.<\/p>\n<p>                    Watch 7 movies from the &#8220;Fast&#8221; franchise.<br \/>\n                    Enjoy classics like &#8220;Groundhog Day&#8221; and &#8220;Clueless.&#8221;<br \/>\n                    Netflix original movie &#8220;The Thursday Murder Club&#8221; is available at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>With the summer coming to an end, enjoy a bunch of &#8220;Fast&#8221; movies, a trip down the Amazon River with &#8220;Anaconda,&#8221; and &#8217;90s high school life with &#8220;Clueless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the best movies coming to Netflix this month.<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;Anaconda&#8221; (August 1)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image label-md\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/56996deae6183e8a0f8b9e20&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:1000,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:660}}\" alt=\"ice cube anaconda\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                        Ice Cube in &#8220;Anaconda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                            Columbia Pictures<\/p>\n<p>Before Sony releases a remake at the end of this year starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd, enjoy the original now.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/best-jennifer-lopez-movie-performances-ranked-2023-5\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jennifer Lopez<\/a>, Ice Cube, Owen Wilson, and Eric Stoltz make up a documentary crew who are on the Amazon River in search of a lost indigenous tribe. They cross paths with a snake hunter (Jon Voight) who leads them on a search for a giant snake.<\/p>\n<p>If you need some B-movie fun in your life, this is for you.<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;Clueless&#8221; (August 1)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image label-md\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/57869763dd0895a96d8b4e0c&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:1520,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:999}}\" alt=\"clueless stacy dash alicia silverstone\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                        (L-R) Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash in &#8220;Clueless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                            Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<p>Director Amy Heckerling adapts Jane Austen&#8217;s &#8220;Emma&#8221; to spotlight teen life in the 1990s. This <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/clueless-movie-cast-then-and-now-photos-2018-7\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">beloved comedy<\/a> follows a popular girl, Cher (Alicia Silverstone), through the ups and downs of life at her Beverly Hills high school.<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;Despicable Me&#8221; (August 1)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image label-md\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/5e13645a954bda04230a7a08&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:600,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:300}}\" alt=\"despicable me\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                        Steve Carell voices the evil Gru in &#8220;Despicable Me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                            Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<p>This title has become a go-to for the kids whenever it shows up on Netflix. Whether it&#8217;s the silliness of Steve Carell&#8217;s Gru or the outlandish antics of the Minions, this animated movie always delivers. And if your kids want more, &#8220;Despicable Me 2&#8221; is also available.<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;Groundhog Day&#8221; (August 1)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image label-md\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6012c5e81d2df20018b71486&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:4675,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:3140}}\" alt=\"Bill Murray Groundhog Day\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                        Bill Murray in &#8220;Groundhog Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                            Columbia Pictures\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The comedy genius of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/then-and-now-cast-of-groundhog-day-movie-2021-1\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bill Murray<\/a> is on full display here as he plays a weatherman who goes to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, only to discover that he&#8217;s in some time loop that forces him to repeat that day over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;We Hot American Summer&#8221; (August 1)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image label-md\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/png\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/606b59f2a7d803001963eca0&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:1204,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:896}}\" alt=\"paul rudd wet hot american summer\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                        Paul Rudd in &#8220;Wet Hot American Summer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                            Universal<\/p>\n<p>Starring numerous actors who have gone on to become huge stars like Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, and Molly Shannon, this wacky comedy set in the 1980s looks at the last day of camp and has become a cult classic.<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;Wyatt Earp&#8221; (August 1)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image label-md\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/688ca43385e81483682f1a73&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:1920,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1080}}\" alt=\"Kevin Costner pointing a guy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                        Kevin Costner in &#8220;Wyatt Earp.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                            Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s, <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/kevin-costner-controversies-lawsuits-timeline-2025-5\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kevin Costner<\/a> teamed with &#8220;Silverado&#8221; director Lawrence Kasdan to make this underrated epic Western that examines the life of Wyatt Earp. Costner is in his glory playing the legendary lawman from his days cleaning up Dodge City to his epic gunfight at the O.K. Corral.<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;The Fast and the Furious&#8221; (August 16)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image label-md\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/688ca4ad3d5881a51c1e6c8c&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2864,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:2148}}\" alt=\"Matt Schulze, Chad Lindberg, Michelle Rodriguez, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker Johnny Strong, Jordana Brewster, and Rick Yune are seen in a publicity portrait for the film &quot;The Fast And The Furious&quot; in 2001.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                        The cast of &#8220;The Fast And The Furious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                            Universal\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fast&#8221; fans rejoice. Netflix is giving you a massive dose of the popular franchise by making the original &#8220;The Fast and the Furious&#8221; available as well as &#8220;2 Fast 2 Furious,&#8221; &#8220;The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,&#8221; &#8220;Fast Five,&#8221; &#8220;Fast &amp; Furious 6,&#8221; and &#8220;Furious 7.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And if that&#8217;s not enough, there&#8217;s also the spin-off, &#8220;Hobbs &amp; Shaw.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;The Thursday Murder Club&#8221; (August 28)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image label-md\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/688ca62285e81483682f1a84&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:5139,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:3482}}\" alt=\"Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan next to a board\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                        (L-R) Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan in &#8220;The Thursday Murder Club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                                            Giles Keyte\/Netflix<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the month, Netflix will release an adaptation of the first novel from the mystery book series by Richard Osman, following a group of retirees trying to solve a cold case.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, and David Tennant star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2025-08-01T17:33:41Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[32465,32977,35148,64,2347,63,19448,35149,1548,35150,34983,134,35145,35146,344,435,2876,35147],"class_list":["post-39509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-month","tag-amazon-river","tag-anaconda","tag-au","tag-august","tag-australia","tag-best-movies","tag-bunch","tag-business-insider","tag-clueless","tag-end","tag-entertainment","tag-good-movie","tag-high-school-life","tag-movies","tag-netflix","tag-summer","tag-trip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39509","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=39509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}