August

 

1st

The Legend of Ochi (2025)

Having grown up with myths and legends and steering clear of the reclusive local creatures dubbed the “Ochi”, a young girl leaves her isolated village on the remote island of Carpathia and embarks on an adventure of a lifetime into the deep dark woods, on a quest to reunite a lost and injured baby Ochi with its family.

Directed by Isaiah Saxon and starring Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe and Emily Watson among others.

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

UK Release: 1st of August   US Release: 25th of April

 

 

 

The Naked Gun (2025)

When it comes to catching the bad guys and protecting the city, there’s only one man to lead Police Squad, as the irrepressible Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. follows in his legendary father’s footsteps and meets a femme fatale while solving a dangerous case in this reboot/sequel of the beloved 1980s and 90s absurdist comedy franchise.

Directed by Akiva Schaffer and starring Liam Neeson, Paul Walter Hauser and Pamela Anderson among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

UK Release: 1st of August   US Release: 1st of August

 

 

 

Bring Her Back (2025)

The hopes for a new life in a secluded foster home are soon dashed for a brother and sister when they discover the disturbing ritualistic tendencies of their troubled new foster mother, and the frightening abilities of their new foster “brother” as they’re plunged into a struggle for their sanity and their lives when they get get caught up in a supernatural scheme to deal with tragedy and loss.

Directed by Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou and starring Billy Barratt, Sora Wong and Sally Hawkins among others.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 1st of August   US Release: 30th of May

 

 

 

Savages (2024)

On the edge of the tropical forests of Borneo, a young girl, her cousin, and a baby orangutan they’ve adopted embark on a jungle adventure to protect their ancestral home from the advance of loggers and a ruthless industry, and re-connect with their roots in this French language pan-European stop-motion animation from the writer/director of ‘My Life as a Courgette’.

Directed by Claude Barras and starring Babette De Coster, Martin Verset and Benoît Poelvoorde among others.

Genre: Family, Adventure, Animation

UK Release: 1st of August   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

8th

Freakier Friday (2025)

Over 20 years after switching bodies with her mom after a freak occurrence, and with an impending new marriage on the books and the joining of two complex families to manage, lightning strikes again for Anna Coleman and her mother Tess, pulling in a third younger generation into the mad cauldron as they try to fix this new identity crisis before the entire family is broken up.

Directed by Nisha Ganatra and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan and Chad Michael Murray among others.

Genre: Comedy, Family

UK Release: 8th of August   US Release: 8th of August

 

 

 

Weapons (2025)

When the kids from one class in a school in small town USA all walk out of their homes and disappear in the middle of the same night, their teacher and the locals plunge into a disturbing conspiracy to unravel the mystery before the entire town is consumed by darkness and their children are gone forever.

Directed by Zach Cregger and starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Alden Ehrenreich among others.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 8th of August   US Release: 8th of August

 

 

 

The Kingdom (2024)

When a crime gang war erupts in a Corsican coastal villa hideout in the summer of 1995, a teenager and her estranged fugitive mob boss father go on the run and form an unexpected bond which tests the strength of their relationship against the backdrop of fear and survival, in this French coming-of-age crime drama from writer/director Julien Colonna.

Directed by Julien Colonna and starring Ghjuvanna Benedetti, Saveriu Santucci and Anthony Morganti among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 8th of August   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

13th

Materialists (2025)

Picking the perfect match for a young succesfull New York City matchmaker becomes trickier than she could anticipate when forced to look at her own love life, as she’s caught in her own game when forced to decide between a seemingly perfect gentleman and the flawed but lovable ex she can’t quite leave behind in this life-affirming rom-com from the writer/director of ‘Past Lives’.

Directed by Celine Song and starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal among others.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

UK Release: 13th of June   US Release: 13th of August

 

 

 

15th

Nobody 2 (2025)

After devoted mild-mannered American family man Hutch’s lethal former secret operative past is revealed when he’s forced to protect his family from a ruthless crime lord, a relaxing theme park vacation is in order for the Mansells, but his brutal instincts and assassin past is never far away when he gets caught in the middle of another criminal conspiracy in this sequel to the 2021 one-man-army action/thriller.

Directed by Timo Tjahjanto and starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen and Sharon Stone among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 15th of August   US Release: 15th of August

 

 

 

Together (2025)

Reeling from a move to the country away from everything they’ve known and struggling with intimacy after a long time together, a married couple are brought too close for comfort and more together than they bargained for when they encounter a supernatural force which takes them on a dark and disturbing psychedelic journey—from which they may not return.

Directed by Michael Shanks and starring Dave Franco, Alison Brie and Damon Herriman among others.

Genre: Horror, Romance, Thriller

UK Release: 15th of August   US Release: 30th of July

 

 

 

Unmoored (2024)

Feeling trapped in a rocky marriage and plagued by suspicions about her husband, a middle-aged Swedish TV personality’s life unravels when she makes a fateful decision which leads her to go on the run and sets her on a collision course with the law and the truth . . . whatever that may be.

Directed by Caroline Ingvarsson and starring Mirja Turestedt, Thomas W. Gabrielsson and Kris Hitchen among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 15th of August   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

20th

The Life of Chuck (2025)

The life of ordinary, dance-loving good man Charles Krantz is told in reverse, from his defining days as an adult back to his difficult but warm younger years and an upbringing which reveals his fate, fills his heart with love and hope, and unravels the secrets of his universe in this genre-straddling life-affirming adaptation of the Stephen King novella.

Directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay and Benjamin Pajak among others.

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi

UK Release: 20th of August   US Release: 13th of June

 

 

 

22nd

Eddington (2025)

In small town modern New Mexico, tensions ignite and neighbourhoods split after the liberal mayor clashes with the conservative sheriff to spark a powder keg waiting to explode in an already socially and politically polarised population, in this character drama meditation on a dangerously divided union from the director of ‘Hereditary’ and ‘Midsommar‘.

Directed by Ari Aster and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 22nd of August   US Release: 18th of July

 

 

 

Sorry, Baby (2025)

Struggling to get over something major and scarring that happened in her life while the world moves on around her, awkward American Agnes learns to live with the cards that life has dealt her with the help of her best friend and those around her in this quirky dramedy directorial debut from writer/director/actor Eva Victor.

Directed by Eva Victor and starring Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie and Lucas HedgesLucas Hedges among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 22nd of August   US Release: 25th of July

 

 

 

The Thursday Murder Club (2025)

Not content with putting their feet up in quiet later life relaxation, a group of British retirees spend their golden years trying to solve old cold cases only to stumble into a real murder mystery when someone is mysteriously killed locally and they jump on the case of a real whodunit.

Directed by Chris Columbus and starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley among others.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery

UK Release: 22nd of August   US Release: 28th of August (Netflix)

 

 

 

29th

Caught Stealing (2025)

A former high-school baseball star burnout’s humble life in 1990s New York tending bar and doting on his girlfriend is inadvertently turned upside down by a cat-sitting favour, putting him in the crosshairs of every flavour of the city’s gangsters as he struggles to survive long enough to find out why, in this pulsating crime comedy romp from the director of ‘The Wrestler’ and ‘Black Swan’.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz and Vincent D’Onofrio among others.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 29th of August   US Release: 29th of August

 

 

 

The Toxic Avenger (2025)

Humble downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze transforms from outcast to hero after a devastating toxic accident, turning him into a deformed new breed of superhero as he takes on corrupt forces and ruthless corporate America to save his loved ones and protect his community in this reboot of the 1980s horror/comedy splatter cult classic franchise from Lloyd Kaufman.

Directed by Macon Blair and starring Peter Dinklage, Elijah Wood and Jacob Tremblay among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-fi

UK Release: 29th of August   US Release: 29th of August

 

 

 

The Roses (2025)

The seemingly ideal family life for San Francisco based Brits Theo and Ivy soon begins to crumble when his career goes down the drain and hers starts to soar, bringing up resentment and competitiveness which soon snowball into all out domestic warfare, in this screwball comedy/drama re-imagining of the 1989 ‘The War of the Roses’ and new adaptation of the Warren Adler source novel.

Directed by Jay Roach and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman and Allison Janney among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 29th of August   US Release: 29th of August

 

 

 

Young Mothers (2025)

In a French shelter for young mothers a selection of new teen moms are forced to grow up fast, forming a bond between them whilst struggling to build a better life for themselves and their babies in this contemporary coming-of-age character drama from the Dardenne brothers.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne and Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben and Janaina Halloy among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 29th of August   US Release: N/A

 

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