5 movies you must watch in August on Netflix and Prime Video – including an “unpredictable” thriller

A number of must-see releases are set to premiere on Netflix and Prime Video this August that you’ll want to keep an eye out for.

The streaming services are releasing movies spanning the genres in the next few weeks, including an “unpredictable” Vanessa Kirby thriller and an anticipated murder mystery based on a huge bestseller.

Here Digital Spy has rounded up five ones to add to your watchlists.

The Pickup

Comedy stars Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson team up for this heist movie, which focuses on two mismatched armoured truck drivers.

While on a routine cash pickup, the pair are ambushed by criminals who have plans beyond the money, putting them in a deadly pursuit. Amid the chaos, the “unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse”.

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The Pickup comes from director Tim Story, and also features performances from Eva Longoria and Ismael Cruz Córdova, as well as former NFL player Marshawn Lynch and WWE star Roman Reigns.

Streaming on Prime Video from 6 August.

Netflix

Fixed

This unique animated comedy focuses on a dog called Bull, who discovers that he is being neutered in the morning. As this huge life-altering event beckons, he gathers his friends for one last adventure.

Fixed has an impressive voice cast led by Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn and Adam DeVine, as well as Saturday Night Live alumni Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett and Bobby Moynihan.

Hotel Transylvania’s Genndy Tartakovsky directs and co-writes, and previously described the movie as “an original rated-R animated comedy with feature quality cartoony animation”.

Streaming on Netflix from 13 August.

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Night Always Comes

The Fantastic Four: First Steps star Vanessa Kirby leads this “unpredictable and deeply, deeply human” Netflix thriller, which takes place over the course of one evening.

The story focuses on Lynette, who tries to raise money to save her family home before the clock runs out, confronting her dark past in the process.

Also starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Zack Gottsagen, Night Always Comes is directed by Benjamin Caron, who teased its “exploration of survival and sacrifice and the idea of quiet heroism” to Tudum, adding: “It asks the question, ‘Who gets to feel safe, and at what cost?'”

Streaming on Netflix from 15 August.

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The Map That Leads to You

Based on the book of the same name by JP Monninger, The Map That Leads to You stars Outer Banks‘ Madelyn Cline as Heather Mulgrew, a woman who travels Europe with her friends before planning to embark on her perfectly planned life.

However, she has a chance meeting with Jack (Riverdale‘s KJ Apa), which “sparks an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery”.

The romantic drama comes from ABBA and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape director Lasse Hallström, and also stars The School for Good and Evil’s Sofia Wylie and Ozark‘s Madison Thompson.

Streaming on Prime Video from 20 August.

Netflix

The Thursday Murder Club

The long-awaited adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling murder mystery series finally hits Netflix later this month.

Starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie as the central characters Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim and Joyce, The Thursday Murder Club follows the four retirees who solve murders for fun, only to find themselves with a real case on their hands.

Boasting an impressive wider cast that includes David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays and Richard E Grant, the movie will no doubt be a cosy crime to tuck into as the autumn months approach.

Streaming on Netflix from 28 August.

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