Coming and Going on Netflix in August 2019
Netflix continues to ramp up its original programming. August brings the fantasy epic "Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance," which continues the story begun in the 1982 Jim Henson film, and the original movie comedies "Otherhood" with Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, and Felicity Huffman and "Sextuplets" with Marlon Wayans, and the original documentaries "American Factory" and "The Family," an investigation of a Christian fundamentalist organization with powerful political connections.
Also coming in August are the Netflix Original action series "Wu Assassins" with Indonesian action star Iko Uwais in San Francisco's Chinatown, new young adult thriller "The A List" from BBC, a new collection of reality shows from "Tiny House Nation" to "Styling Hollywood," Netflix hits "MINDHUNTER: Season 2" and "Glow: Season 3," plus new seasons of Netflix originals "Dear White People," "Derry Girls," "Cable Girls," "Sacred Games," and many others.
Netflix also adds the fifth and final seasons of the CW shows "Jane the Virgin" and "iZombie," plus "The 100: Season 6" and "The Sinner: Julian" from USA. Newly added movies include Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown," David Fincher's "Panic Room," Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York," "Something's Gotta Give" with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, and "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray.
Among the films leaving in August are Oscar winners "The Hurt Locker," "No Country for Old Men", and "Gosford Park," plus "Wind River," "Zombieland," and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."
Here’s the list of what's arriving on Netflix in August, and what’s leaving.
August 1
Are We Done Yet?
The Bank Job
Boyka: Undisputed
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Groundhog Day
Horns
The House Bunny
Jackie Brown
Jupiter Ascending
Now and Then
Panic Room
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky V
Sex and the City: The Movie
The Sinner: Julian
Something's Gotta Give
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
August 2
Ask the StoryBots: Season 3 (Netflix Family)
Basketball or Nothing (Netflix Original)
Dear White People: Volume 3 (Netflix Original)
Derry Girls: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Otherhood (Netflix Film)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Season 3 (Netflix Family)
August 4
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Volume 4 (Netflix Original)
August 5
Enter the Anime (Netflix Original)
No Good Nick: Part 2 (Netflix Family)
August 6
Screwball
Sebastian Maniscalco: Why Would You Do That
August 8
Dollar (Netflix Original)
Jane the Virgin: Season 5
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
The Naked Director (Netflix Original)
Wu Assassins (Netflix Original)
August 9
Cable Girls: Season 4 (Netflix Original)
The Family (Netflix Original)
GLOW: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
The InBESTigators (Netflix Family)
iZombie: Season 5
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (Netflix Family)
Sintonia (Netflix Original)
Spirit Riding Free: Pony Tales (Netflix Family)
Tiny House Nation: Volume 1
August 13
Knightfall: Season 2
Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready (Netflix Original)
August 14
The 100: Season 6
August 15
Cannon Busters (Netflix Anime)
August 16
45 rpm (Netflix Original)
Apache: La vida de Carlos Tevez (Netflix Original)
Better Than Us (Netflix Original)
Diagnosis (Netflix Original)
Frontera verde (Netflix Original)
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (Netflix Family)
The Little Switzerland(Netflix Film)
MINDHUNTER: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
QB1: Beyond the Lights: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
Selfless
Sextuplets (Netflix Film)
Super Monsters Back to School (Netflix Family)
Victim Number 8 (Netflix Original)
August 17
The Punisher (2004)
August 20
Gangs of New York
Simon Amstell: Set Free (Netflix Original)
August 21
American Factory (Netflix Original)
Hyperdrive (Netflix Original)
August 22
Love Alarm (Netflix Original)
August 23
El Pepe: Una vida suprema (Netflix Original)
HERO MASK: Part II (Netflix Anime)
August 27
Million Pound Menu: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 7 (Netflix Family)
August 29
Falling Inn Love (Netflix Film)
Kardec (Netflix Film)
Workin' Moms: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
August 30
The A List (Netflix Original)
CAROLE & TUESDAY (Netflix Anime)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix Original)
Droppin' Cash: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
La Grande Classe (Netflix Film)
Locked Up: Season 3
Mighty Little Bheem: Season 2 (Netflix Family)
Styling Hollywood (Netflix Original)
True and the Rainbow Kingdom: Wild Wild Yetis (Netflix Family)
Un bandido honrado (Netflix Original)
August 31
Luo Bao Bei: Season 1
TBA in August
Sacred Games: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Leaving Netflix in August
Leaving August 1
Another Cinderella Story
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect 2
Chuggington: Season 1-5
A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
The Da Vinci Code
Death in Paradise: Season 1-7
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Fifth Element
Final Destination
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 3
The Final Destination
Good Will Hunting
Gosford Park
Hairspray (1988)
Hairspray (2007)
Hot Fuzz
The Hurt Locker
Just Friends
Legion
The Master
Poltergeist
Scarface
Secretariat
The Village
W.
World War II in Colour
World War Two: 1941 and the Man of Steel: S1
Zombieland
Leaving August 2
The Founder
Leaving August 5
Mothers and Daughters
Slow TV: Collection
Leaving August 6
Love, Rosie
Zodiac
Leaving August 8
The Emoji Movie
Leaving August 11
No Country for Old Men
Leaving August 14
The Royals: Season 1
Leaving August 15
World War Two: 1942 and Hitler's Soft Underbelly: Season 1
Leaving August 16
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Leaving August 20
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Leaving August 21
Beautiful Creatures
Leaving August 28
Wind River
Leaving August 30
Burnt
Leaving August 31
Straw Dogs
Coming to Amazon Prime Video in August 2019
Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne star in the new Amazon Original series "Carnival Row," a mix of 19th century murder mystery, Victorian romance, and fantasy epic set in a world where supernatural creatures coexist with humans. It debuts in August along with the Amazon Original documentary series "Free Meek" about rapper Meek Mill, Tom Cruise action movie hit "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" and sly thriller "A Simple Favor" with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.
Also arriving in August is "The Lincoln Lawyer" with Matthew McConaughey, "300" with Gerard Butler and Lena Headey, and stand-up comedy specials by Jim Gaffigan, Alonzo Bodden, and Alice Wetterlund.
Older films coming next month include "Twelve Monkeys" with Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt, "Dumb and Dumber" with Jim Carrey, and the horror classic "Rosemary’s Baby."
Here's the calendar of announced titles coming to Amazon Prime Video in August.
August 1
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)
Arctic (2018)
American Heart (1992)
Chinese Box (1997)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Furry Vengeance (2010)
Good Advice (2001)
Hackers (1995)
Ingenious (2009)
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
Rat Race (2001)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Tracker (2010)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
August 2
300 (2006)
This is Football: Season 1 (Amazon Prime Original)
August 7
All I See Is You (2016)
August 9
Free Meek: Season 1 (Amazon Prime Original)
Pete the Cat: Season 1 Part 2 (Amazon Prime Original)
August 12
Andy Irons: Kissed by God (2018)
August 16
Photograph (2019) (Amazon Prime Original)
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time (Amazon Prime Original)
August 21
A Simple Favor (2018)
August 23
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
#IMomSoHard Live (Amazon Prime Original)
Mike E. Winfield: StepMan (Amazon Prime Original)
Alice Wetterlund: My Mama is a Human and So Am I (Amazon Prime Original)
Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight (Amazon Prime Original)
August 26
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
August 30
Carnival Row (Amazon Prime Original)
Coming and Going on Hulu in August 2019
Tom Cruise reunites the team for "Mission: Impossible – Fallout," Matthew McConaughey is "The Beach Bum," and Emily Mortimer struggle to open "The Bookshop" on Hulu in August. Also debuting are the sly thriller "A Simple Favor" with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively and the animated hit "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" and foreign language films "Non-Fiction" with Juliette Binoche and Italian crime drama "Dogman."
TV include the second season of the Hulu original time travel series "Find Me in Paris" plus the CBS action show "S.W.A.T.: Season 2" and sitcom "Mom: Season 6" with Anna Faris and Allison Janney and the second and final season of the AMC frontier drama "The Son."
Nonfiction highlights in August include Hulu Original documentaries "The Amazing Johnathan" and "Jawline" and Penny Lane's acclaimed "Hail, Satan?"
Here's what arriving on the service in August, and what's leaving. (Day-after network debut showings are in italics)
August 1
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
American Heart (1993)
Baby Boom (1987)
Big Fish (2003)
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
Chinese Box (1997)
The Color Purple (1985)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)
The Cutting Edge (1992)
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Das Boot (1981)
Double Impact (1991)
Down in the Delta (1998)
Drumline (2002)
Eight Men Out (1988)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Final Destination (2000)
Final Destination 2 (2003)
Final Destination 3 (2006)
The Final Destination (2009)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Furry Vengeance (2010)
Good Advice (2001)
Hackers (1995)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Idiocracy (2006)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Ingenious (2009)
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker (1997)
Kama Sutra (1997)
Man on a Ledge (2012)
Marley and Me: the Puppy Years (2010)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
The Pink Panther (2006)
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Rat Race (2001)
Repentance (2013)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Rushmore (1998)
Seven (1995)
Shivers (1975)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek IX: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Stargate (1994)
Step Up (2006)
The Terminator (1984)
The Transporter (2002)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Tracker (2011)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)
White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
Zookeeper (2011)
Heartland: Season 11 (Kew Media)
Pure: Season 2 (WGN)
Unikitty: Season 1B (Cartoon Network)
August 2
Anger Management (2003)
Into The Dark: School Spirit: Episode 11 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Non-Fiction (2019)
Rick Steves’ Cruising the Mediterranean: Special (PBS)
August 5
The Kleptocrats (2018)
August 6
Apollo: Mission to the Moon: Special (National Geographic)
Attack on Titan: Complete Season 3A (Funimation)
Bachelor in Paradise: Season 6 premiere (ABC)
Plus One (2018)
Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music (2017)
The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music (2019)
August 7
The Armstrong Tapes: Special (National Geographic)
August 8
Apollo: Back to the Moon: Special (National Geographic)
BH90210: Series Premiere (FOX)
Mortdecai (2015)
August 9
The Beach Bum (2019)
August 11
AWOL (2016)
August 13
Andy Irons: Kissed by Gods (2019)
Sharkfest: Special (National Geographic)
August 15
The Actors (2003)
Dogman (2019)
Own the Sky (2018)
Rattlesnakes (2018)
Smoke Signals (1998)
Zoo-Head (2018)
August 16
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary: Documentary Premiere (Hulu Original)
Find Me in Paris: Season 2 (Hulu Original)
August 18
The Bookshop (2018)
August 20
The Layover (2017)
August 21
This Way Up: Season 1 (Merman)
August 22
A Simple Favor (2018)
Hail, Satan? (2019)
August 23
Jawline: Documentary Premiere (Hulu Original)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Operation Finale (2018)
August 24
Mapplethorpe (2018)
August 25
Wicked Tuna: Complete Season 5 (National Geographic)
August 26
Captain Fantastic (2016)
August 27
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Mom: Season 6 (CBS)
August 28
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2018)
August 29
Body at Brighton Rock (2019)
The Son: Season 2 (AMC)
August 30
Four of a Kind: Season 1 (TV Tokyo)
Gameface: Season 2 (All3 Media)
Gintama: Season 1 (TV Tokyo)
S.W.A.T.: Season 2 (CBS)
Leaving Hulu in August:
August 31
Along Came a Spider (2001)
American Loser (2007)
American Psycho (2000)
AntiHuman (2017)
Antitrust (2001)
Arbitrage (2012)
Battle Ground (2013)
Behind Enemy Line (2001)
Blaze You Out (2013)
Body of Evidence (1993)
Brown Sugar (2002)
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
Chuck & Buck (2000)
Cougars, Inc. (2011)
Dante’s Peak (1997)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
Dysfunktional Family (2003)
Emperor (2012)
Existenz (1999)
Fluke (1995)
Godsend (2004)
Hard Candy (2006)
Hitman (2007)
Independence Day (1996)
Italian for Beginners (2000)
Jennifer 8 (1992)
Kazaam (1996)
Kinky Boots (2005)
Less Than Zero (1987)
Lost and Delirious (2001)
Minority Report (2002)
Next Day Air (2009)
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Point Break (1991)
Poseidon (2006)
Private Parts (1997)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rounders (1998)
Slow Burn (2000)
Spawn (1997)
Still Waiting (2009)
Superbad (2007)
The Surrogate (1995)
Waiting… (2005)
Wargames (1983)
Wonderland (2003)
Note that these are just highlights; Stream On Demand will be keeping an eye out for other notable films and TV shows that arrive through the month.
Dates are subject to change without notice.
Sean Axmaker is a Seattle film critic and writer. His reviews of streaming movies and TV can be found at https://streamondemandathome.com.
