Want to know what Netflix subscribers have to look forward to in August, 2016? Here’s a breakdown of popular films from different genres being added throughout the month. With over 30 movies being added on the first day, and TV series such as NCIS Season 13, who can say Netflix is slacking on new titles? For an extended list of new additions in August scroll down below.
Action
Starting August 1st Netflix will begin streaming two Fast and Furious franchise films: The Fast and the Furious (2001) starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). Netflix has been streaming 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) since April of this year.
Comedy
Beginning August 1st Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) begins streaming, Adam Sandler stars in the hilarious Big Daddy (1999), Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey fall for each other in The Wedding Planner (2001), Bill Murray co-stars with Melissa McCarthy in St. Vincent (2014), and Mel Gibson hears everything in What Women Want (2000).
Drama
If you want to watch a classic drama, 5-time Oscar-nominated film The Verdict (1982) starring Paul Newman releases to Netflix on August 1st, 4-time Oscar winner No Country for Old Men (2007) from directors Ethan and Joel Coen releases on August 11th, and one of our favorite adventure dramas The Road (2009) starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron will be available later in the month on August 25th.
Sci-Fi/Horror
Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow (1999) starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci begins streaming on August 1st, as well as the supernatural horror flick Final Destination 3 (2006), and the fourth film from the Star Trek TNG series Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).
Documentary
Also starting on August 1st NASA crew members Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Stephen Armstrong tell their stories of Apollo missions in the film In the Shadow of the Moon (2007), and Al Gore’s documentary about global warming An Inconvenient Truth (2006).
New on Netflix, August 2016
Available Aug 01
- The American Side 2016
- An Inconvenient Truth 2006
- APEX: The Story of the Hypercar 2016
- Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure 2011
- Big Daddy 1999
- Black Widow 1987
- Critical Condition 1987
- Deadfall 2012
- Destination: Team USA 2016
- Funny or Die Presents: Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie EXCLUSIVE
- The Family Man 2000
- The Fast and the Furious 2001
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2006
- Final Destination 3 2006
- From the Terrace 1960
- Holding the Man 2015
- How To Win The US Presidency 2016
- In the Shadow of the Moon 2007
- ISIS: Women Unveiled 2016
- Masha and the Bear EXCLUSIVE Season 2
- Memoria 2015
- The Naked Prey 1966
- NCIS Season 13
- Pay It Forward 2000
- The Real Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003
- Roseanne Collection: Collection 3
- Sleepy Hollow 1999
- Sliding Doors 1998
- Star Trek: Nemesis 2002
- Teacher’s Pet 1958
- The Verdict 1982
- The Wedding Planner 2001
- What Women Want 2000
- Young@Heart 2007
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2008
Available Aug 03
- Beat Bugs NETFLIX ORIGINAL Season 1
Available Aug 05
- David Cross: Making America Great Again 2016
- Ever After High: Epic Winter NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Little Prince 2016
- Punk’s Dead: SLC Punk 2 2016
- Slow TV: National Firewood Evening 2016
- Slow TV: National Firewood Morning 2016
- Slow TV: National Firewood Night 2016
- Slow TV: National Knitting Evening 2016
- Slow TV: National Knitting Morning 2016
- Slow TV: National Knitting Night 2016
- Slow TV: Northern Passage 2016
- Slow TV: Northern Railway 2016
- Slow TV: Salmon Fishing 2016
- Slow TV: The Telemark Canal 2016
- Slow TV: Train Ride Bergen to Oslo 2016
Available Aug 06
- The Confirmation 2016
Available Aug 09
- Real Husbands of Hollywood Season 4
- TRex 2015
Available Aug 10
- St. Vincent 2014
Available Aug 11
- Flight of the Butterflies 2012
- No Country for Old Men 2007
Available Aug 12
- Ask the StoryBots NETFLIX ORIGINAL Season 1
- The Get Down: Part 1 NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Project Mc² NETFLIX ORIGINAL Season 2
Available Aug 13
- 13 Cameras 2016
Available Aug 15
- Louis CK: Live at the Comedy Store 2015
Available Aug 16
- Let’s Go to Prison 2006
- Our Last Tango 2015
Available Aug 17
- The Curse of Sleeping Beauty 2016
- The Last Heist 2016
- Puffin Rock NETFLIX ORIGINAL Season 2
Available Aug 19
- Bottersnikes and Gumbles NETFLIX ORIGINAL Season 1
- Fearless NETFLIX ORIGINAL Season 1
- I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Available Aug 21
- Maz Jobrani: I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV 2015
Available Aug 22
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Seventeenth Year
Available Aug 25
- The Road 2009
Available Aug 26
- Blue Is the Warmest Color 2013
- Dawn of the Croods NETFLIX ORIGINAL Season 2
- Glitter Force NETFLIX ORIGINAL Season 2
- Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy: We’ve Been Thinking… NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Once Upon a Time Season 5
- XOXO 2016
Available Aug 27
- Rams 2015
Available Aug 29
- The State of Marriage 2015
