{"id":591980,"date":"2026-08-21T22:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/591980\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T22:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:12:11","slug":"the-7-best-movies-on-paramount-in-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/591980\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Best Movies on Paramount+ in August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b4c36ab150a029197755c3325a09260e54-12-crawl.rhorizontal.w700.jpg\" class=\"lede-image\" data-content-img=\"\" alt=\"Barry Pepper and Kaya Scodelario in CRAWL from Paramount Pictures.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>\n                  Crawl.<br \/>\n                  Photo: Sergej Radovic\/Paramount Pictures\n              <\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2fmmcn000i0ichpo0vhtbd@published\" data-word-count=\"62\">Paramount+ remains one of our weirdest streaming services, largely just cycling through familiar properties in the Paramount catalogue as it fosters the Taylor Sheridan Empire alongside these beloved movies. Take this month: a collection of new options that includes an Oscar winner, a Spielberg masterpiece, a beloved family classic, and a few more movies you\u2019ve probably seen but might want to again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2fmp9n000l3b7cb10eilov@published\" data-word-count=\"6\">Year: 2001<br \/>Runtime: 2h 25m<br \/>Director: Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2g35jv003l3b7cipchfg0v@published\" data-word-count=\"96\">The most famous director of all time picked up the final project of Stanley Kubrick and completed it, resulting in one of the most divisive films of the former\u2019s career. Two decades later, it feels like most people have come around to recognize this as a masterpiece. Based on a 1969 short story, it\u2019s about an android (Haley Joel Osment) and the journey he takes to find himself. It\u2019s really about humanity, and it contains some of Spielberg\u2019s most striking imagery ever. It\u2019s a movie that gets better every time you see it. \u27bd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/movies\/video\/McQLwUZLyrsS6kYTJjQ00KVeTl8p20V0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming now.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2fmpbi000n3b7c74o9x0ed@published\" data-word-count=\"6\">Year: 2000<br \/>Runtime: 1h 30m<br \/>Director: Christopher Guest<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2g7h4400493b7c51wmows9@published\" data-word-count=\"74\">Movies don\u2019t get funnier than Christopher Guest\u2019s brilliant mockumentary about people obsessed with their canine counterparts. Reuniting with most of his favorite colleagues and friends after the success of Waiting for Guffman, Guest and his ensemble dropped what is quite simply one of the best comedies ever made and the standout of his remarkable career. And it will now always be a reminder of Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s incredible talent, lost too soon. \u27bd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/movies\/video\/ALVE01KW0X5F6ZEFGA2V6DXW0E8NZZ\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2fmpg0000r3b7c8uifsdgw@published\" data-word-count=\"6\">Year: 2017<br \/>Runtime: 2h 44m<br \/>Director: Denis Villeneuve<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2g7bki00453b7ciefak198@published\" data-word-count=\"74\">Denis Villeneuve did the impossible in 2017: He took one of the most influential films of all time and a made a sequel\/reboot that didn\u2019t just feel like fan service. Released 35 years after Ridley Scott\u2019s original, the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in a story that really expands the world of Blade Runner more than just updating an \u201980s film for a new generation. It\u2019s a smart blockbuster. \u27bd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/movies\/video\/zu5_B7sVgnbaU8K9wKi85UK2UQxSOMrK\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2fmplx000v3b7cdh5v2vip@published\" data-word-count=\"6\">Year: 2019<br \/>Runtime: 1h 27m<br \/>Director: Alexandre Aja<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2g75pn00413b7c40ql9xd4@published\" data-word-count=\"61\">Alexandre Aja directed this razor-sharp 2019 film about a father and daughter trapped in a basement as floodwaters rise during a hurricane. Oh, and they just happen to be being hunted by alligators. A combination of disaster-flick and monster-flick tropes, Aja\u2019s film is a delight from start to finish. There\u2019s not an ounce of fat on this one. \u27bd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/movies\/video\/T1yPZs280VlkS2iCYeS5TCyx8eRRZZhd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2fmpnn000w3b7c7oeq6la9@published\" data-word-count=\"6\">Year: 2013<br \/>Runtime: 1h 30m<br \/>Director: Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2g6rhn003x3b7csk39i4qc@published\" data-word-count=\"67\">Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n\u2019s Oscar winner has rarely been on streaming services, so take this chance to watch this sci-fi masterpiece while you can. Sandra Bullock gives arguably her best performance as an astronaut who gets stranded in space, forced to find her way back to Earth on her own. Yes, it plays best in theaters, but it\u2019s a movie worth watching in whatever manner possible. \u27bd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/movies\/video\/ALVE01KWFH8KVVEC6AJZ71A1VFGMRT\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2fmrkg000x3b7csuqcss1o@published\" data-word-count=\"7\">Year: 1993<br \/>Runtime: 1h 41m<br \/>Director: David Mickey Evans<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2g6l6o003t3b7cwtsq6wh7@published\" data-word-count=\"81\">This family flick made almost no impact when it was released but has since become a sports-movie favorite, earning a spot every time such a list is released. What is it about the story of L.A. kids playing ball in the summer of \u201962 that has made it so timeless? We can all see ourselves in one of the kids in The Sandlot, and there\u2019s a sense of revisiting our own childhood in this sweet, funny modern classic. \u27bd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/movies\/video\/ALVE01KWFF2QN1EZVV9FB53E7CFFT5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2fmrod000y3b7ceo09mqjc@published\" data-word-count=\"6\">Year: 1996<br \/>Runtime: 1h 51m<br \/>Director: Wes Craven<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmt2g5gkd003p3b7cn1fewi7p@published\" data-word-count=\"62\">Well, this is exciting: For what we believe is the first time, fans can watch the entire Scream saga from the 1996 masterful original through the less-than-masterful Scream 7 three decades later on a single streaming service. The first film remains the best, but there\u2019s fun stuff through most of this entire franchise. It\u2019s time for a Ghostface marathon. \u27bd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/movies\/video\/ALVE01KSTCBDJVEFJ84HQR1MJH4AYZ\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>          Sign up for the Vulture Daily<\/p>\n<p>An entertainment newsletter for the pop-culture obsessed.<\/p>\n<p>        Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n<p class=\"expanded-terms \" aria-hidden=\"true\">By submitting your email, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/newyork\/terms\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Terms<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/newyork\/privacy\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Notice<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us.<\/p>\n<p>  Related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crawl. 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