Netflix in August is full-tilt franchise fever. From the Fast and Furious flicks to the Child’s Play/Chucky saga to both Speeds, The Hitman’s Bodyguards, and…um, Daddy Day Cares. There’s also some excellent cinema in the form of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Eighth Grade, Ingrid Goes West, Nightcrawler, and Swiss Army Man.
Plus, two Netflix Original movies of the spooky variety: The Last House with Greta Lee and The Whisper Man with Adam Scott and Robert De Niro. Horror is having quite the summer at the multiplex, so will this translate over to the streaming set?
So while you ponder the how/why/who of Netflix raising its prices once again, here’s a rundown of every series, special, movie, and doc landing on Netflix in August…
What’s Worth Watching?
If you’re just looking for a detailed list of everything coming to Netflix this month, you can jump to the full release schedule by day.
Ingrid Goes West – August 2
Aubrey Plaza plays an unbalanced, obsessed fan in the parasocial nightmare that is Ingrid Goes West, a dark comedy that explores the nasty pitfalls of turning oneself into a “brand.” Elizabeth Olsen, Wyatt Russell, Pom Klementieff (hey, three MCU’ers!), and O’Shea Jackson Jr. co-star in this biting, surprisingly funny fable.
Read IGN’s review of Ingrid Goes West here.
Eighth Grade – August 3
In the midst of directing stand-up specials for the likes of Chris Rock and Jerrod Carmichael, and creating his own superb content with Inside, comedian Bo Burnham wrote and directed his first feature film, Eighth Grade. Keeping with the themes of the last recommendation, Ingrid Goes West, and how social media can foster unhealthy fixations and ideals, Eighth Grade follows a middle-schooler (Elsie Fisher of Castle Rock and The Bear) as she attempts to navigate the landmines of the internet and peer pressure. It’s an authentic, sweet, and searing story about the modern tools and tech that can isolate us.
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