July is one of the year’s biggest months for cinema, and this year proved that at an astonishing level. But we now go from the month of blockbusters to — for some unknown reason — a very mixed, yet somewhat horror-heavy month, in August. Here’s everything to look forward to, releasing in August.
Ice Cream Man - August 7th
We All Scream.
Ice Cream Man is director Eli Roth’s newest horror endeavour after 2023’s Thanksgiving and 2025’s Borderlands. This follows an idyllic summer town which descends into madness after an ice cream man serves children sweet treats that seem to possess them in some way. These children proceed to terrorise their neighbourhood — under some sort of trance — in horrific and elaborate ways.
Eli Roth has quite a mixed career as a director. Working mostly within horror, he’s never really been able to capture much critical success. His action work is often even worse — no better shown than in Borderlands. However, Roth’s movies are usually able to deliver on their gore, which is what Ice Cream Man seems to mostly be capturing. I’m sure many people will enjoy this, and it will achieve what it’s attempting, but I can’t see this being Eli Roth’s greatest, in terms of anything other than blood and guts.
Releasing: Theatres
Super Troopers 3 - August 7
The Mustache Rides, Again. Again.
This is the third installment in the Super Troopers franchise, the first being in 2002. This one follows Farva’s wildly over-the-top Indian engagement to Thorny’s sister. When it spirals into chaos, the Super Troopers must navigate Thorny’s schemes to break up the relationship, as well as trying to crack a new drug ring. Can they save the day, and maybe also the wedding?
While this franchise was definitely fine without a second movie, and certainly a third, this knows exactly what it is. Super Troopers never takes itself seriously and doesn’t ask the audience to. Even though this tongue-in-cheek slapstick satire may only exist as nostalgia, I’m sure it’ll find its audience soon enough, even if it doesn’t end up being too mainstream. This may not be a masterpiece, but it’ll sure be a fun ride for fans.
Releasing: Theatres
The Last House - August 7
How Long Can You Survive?
The Last House follows a family who are suddenly trapped inside their house, along with everybody else on their street — and perhaps the world. They must work together to survive with ever dwindling resources and the mysterious threat keeping them trapped.
This actually looks like quite a decent outing from Netflix, something we don’t often get. Starring 2025 Oscar nominee Wagner Moura and Past Lives star Greta Lee, the one thing you can definitely count on is the top notch performances. This looks like a very mysterious and threatening movie, I’m excited to see how this pans out.
Releasing: Netflix
The End of Oak Street - August 14
Where Goes The Neighbourhood.
After a mysterious cosmic event transports the Platt family, along with their entire neighbourhood, somewhere unknown, they must stick together to have any chance of survival, being threatened by a multitude of roaming dinosaurs.
Led by Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, this is bound to be an enjoyable, and sometimes horrifically action heavy and terrifying, ride. It’s been a while since we’ve been given an actually great dinosaur movie, and this looks like it has the potential to be it. This is directed by David Robert Mitchell, the man behind It Follows (2014) and Under The Silver Lake (2018), so is sure to deliver on its mystery and horror elements.
Releasing: Theatres
Tony - August 14
I WAS — TO BE FRANK — A SPOILED, MISERABLE, NARCISSISTIC, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE AND THOUGHTLESS YOUNG LOUT, AND BADLY IN NEED OF A GOOD ASS-KICKING.
Tony follows the young life of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. At 19 years old, Bourdain travels to Provincetown, Massachusetts aspiring to be a writer. Simply looking for money, he stumbles across a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will change the course of the rest of his life.
Led by young star Dominic Sessa, gaining fame from 2023’s The Holdovers and later a pivotal role in Now You See Me, Now You Don’t, and featuring the likes of Antonio Banderas and Leo Woodall, this is likely to be a fun, well acted flick, directed by the brilliant Matt Johnson fresh off the back of the endlessly entertaining Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.
Releasing: Theatres
Sunny Dancer - August 14 (UK Only)
You’ll Wish You Were There.
Sunny Dancer follows Ivy (Bella Ramsey) as a teenager recently in remission from cancer. Her mum and dad insist that she attend ‘Children Run Free Camp’, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer and, as Ivy is dragged along the camp experience, she begins to discover new feelings, with a few new friends.
While this seems like quite a generic angsty teen movie, I’m sure there’ll be plenty of fun to be had with it. This seems like a role that Bella Ramsey could really shine in and it’ll have a few good morals and messages to leave you with, even if it doesn’t make much of a lasting impression.
Releasing: Theatres
Don’t Say Good Luck - August 14
Some Moments Change Your Life Forever.
This movie follows Sophie Birenbaum (Sunny Sandler), a teenager who’s main worries in life revolve around her high school musical, in which she’s the lead. Suddenly, she finds out about something at home which causes even more drama than on stage.
I really couldn’t tell you where to hedge your bets with this one. It seems like it may be okay, if not quite generic in its telling of somebody coping with illness and the possibility of death within their family. I’d go into this with an optimistic mindset, but don’t expect anything revolutionary.
Releasing: Netflix
Camp Rock 3 - August 14
Summer is Back in Session.
When Connect 3 lose their opening act for their major reunion tour, they return to Camp Rock to discover the ‘next big thing’. As campers fight to open for their favourite band, tensions rise and friendships are severely tested, leading to unexpected alliances, revelations, and romances.
It’s been 16 years since the last installment in the Camp Rock franchise so, needless to say, fans will likely absolutely love this — no matter its actual quality. Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas all return for this newest entry, hopefully adding the spark that made the original so enjoyable for so many.
Releasing: Disney +
Mutiny - August 21
There’s Blood in The Water.
Simply put, this is another Jason Statham movie. After 2024’s The Beekeeper and 2025’s A Working Man, he seems to be finishing his ‘Jason Statham white knight’ trilogy with Mutiny. If you’ve seen either of the aforementioned movies, you’ve basically already seen this. Mutiny follows Cole Reed (Jason Statham) after witnessing his billionaire boss’ murder and being framed for the crime. He boards a cargo ship on a one-man mission to avenge his boss’ death, only to discover an international conspiracy.
Even if this does end up almost exactly like The Beekeeper or A Working Man, is that necessarily a bad thing? Yes, those movies are quite generic and yes, they are quite badly written. But, they’re simply just about two hours of Jason Statham beating up some bad guys, and absolutely nothing more. I, for one, will be sitting ready for this popcorn movie, even if I come out of it having very little good to say.
Releasing: Theatres
Insidious: Out of The Further - August 21
Evil Found a Way Out.
This is the sixth installment in the seemingly everlasting, for better or for worse, Insidious franchise. We don’t follow Patrick Wilson’s Josh Lambert here, however, rather focusing on a new family of a young mother and her daughter. Gemma (Amelia Eve), raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she has the power to travel into The Further and brings what lives there back to the real world.
Even if the Insidious franchise probably should have been left to rest many years ago, this seems like an interesting direction for it to go. These spirits being able to travel into the real world, giving you no way to escape them, is quite an interesting road to go down — no matter how well it’s executed.
Releasing: Theatres
Spa Weekend - August 21
Friendship is a Real Trip.
A group of four lifelong friends realise that they’ve become so caught up in their careers, relationships, families, and everyday responsibilities that they’ve now forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other. Burned out and overdue for a break, these women escape to a luxury spa for a weekend of fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions.
Written and directed by those behind The Hangover and Bad Moms, this is sure to deliver on its raunchiness and comedy, not to mention being led by the likes of Anna Faris, Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, and Michelle Buteau. I’m sure fans of The Hangover and Bridesmaids will have a great time with this, even if it isn’t quite as good.
Releasing: Theatres
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma - August 21
Blood. Lust.
After years of slapdash sequels, with an ever waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise hands the reins over to an enthusiastic young director, in search of resurrection. When she visits the star of the original, a now deeply miserable, reclusive actress, the two fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Written and directed by the talented filmmaker behind I Saw The TV Glow — Jane Shoenbrun — this is sure to be as delirious and existential as promised. I have full faith in this director to give the audience some incredible visuals to back up its horrifying, yet beautiful story and leave us with so many questions about the world around us.
Releasing: Theatres
Coyote vs. Acme - August 21
The Movie Acme Doesn’t Want You To See.
After Acme products fail Wile E. Coyote one too many times in his long pursuit of the Roadrunner, he decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme corporation once and for all.
This movie has had a rollercoaster of a story in its creation, almost being scrapped completely by Warner Brothers — like the late Batgirl movie — to being picked up by Ketchup Entertainment, allowing this to be seen by public eyes. I hope that, after all the campaigning for this movie’s release, it’s given all the love it deserves. I’m sure this will have much of the same heart as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, so I have the utmost faith that this will be a lot of fun.
Releasing: Theatres
One Night Only - August 28
12 Hours Can Change Everything.
In a world where single people are only allowed to have sex one night a year, two strangers who, in search of real love, bump into each other on this very night. This sparks a whirlwind of unlikely romance, against a deeply lustful backdrop.
While the concept of this is somewhat nonsensical and strange, this actually looks somewhat fun. I’m sure the majority of this will be quite a generic romcom, with a unique touch of a ticking clock for them to engage physically, but I feel as if many have been starved for those generic romcoms for many years and this will be a lot of fun for those people.
Releasing: Theatres
The Whisper Man - August 28
If You Leave The Door Half Open, Soon You’ll Hear The Whispers Spoken.
Shortly after relocating to the quiet town of Featherbank, Tom Kennedy’s (Adam Scott) son vanishes. He enlists help from his estranged father (Robert DeNiro) — a retired detective who arrested the serial killer now linked to this case, known as The Whisper Man.
Led by Adam Scott and Academy Award winner Robert DeNiro, this is likely to be quite an interesting, at least well acted, crime thriller. This seems to work around the relationship between Adam Scott’s character and his estranged father having to work together, yet in one of the most vulnerable times in Tom Kennedy’s life, which makes for quite an intriguing premise.
Releasing: Netflix
Idiots - August 28 (USA Only)
They Are Professionals.
Two drivers at rock-bottom are hired to transport a rich teen to rehab. When their passenger derails their plans, this simple job spirals into a chaotic journey of drugs, danger, and crime.
Praised as a comedy that's lesser seen nowadays, this promises to be as raunchy and chaotic as you can imagine. Led by O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Dave Franco, they’re likely to deliver on their promise of hilarious, laugh-out-loud comedy, even if the movie itself isn't incredible.
Releasing: Theatres
I Want Your Sex - August 28th
HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?
After 12 long years of working in TV, Gregg Araki finally has a movie back on the big screen. The Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde-starring I Want Your Sex is Araki's love letter to sex and Gen Z, exploring sexuality in young people through Cooper Hoffman's Elliot, who enters a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder after he becomes the sexual muse of renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy.
Releasing: Theatres
The Dog Stars - August 28th
AT THE END OF THE WORLD, NO ONE SURVIVES ALONE.
Few have been as prolific in the late-stage of their career as the great British director Ridley Scott, and once again he's set to add another to his growing list of releases with his adaptation of Peter Heller's novel, The Dog Stars, which stars Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, and Margaret Qualley.
The story is set against a world that's at its end. The population has been ravaged by a pandemic, and all that's left is those fit enough to fight for their survival.