The best films coming to cinemas, Netflix, Prime and Disney+ in August 2025

It’s another stacked month for films across the big screen and streaming services alike. Whether you’re watching from your sofa or your local cinema, whether you’re looking for romantic comedies or horrors, there’s a whole host of film releases to mark in your diary. So look through the following slides to see which films you can look forward to this month, from Weapons and Bring Her Back to The Naked Gun and Freakier Friday. (Photo: John Nacion/Getty for Paramount Pictures)

The Bad Guys 2 (1 August, cinemas)

It’s the second outing of Dreamworks’ notorious animal criminals, following on from the 2022 film based on the Aaron Blabey book series. The voice cast from the original (Sam Rockwell as Mr Wolf, Marc Maron as Mr Snake, Craig Robinson as Mr Shark and Awkwafina as Ms Tarantula amongst them) are joined by Danielle Brooks, Maria Bakalova and Natasha Lyonne as new team of criminals The Bad Girls. (Photo: DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures via AP)

Bring Her Back (1 August , cinemas)

Opening in the UK this month despite being out in other markets since May, this is the second film from Danny and Michael Philippou, the duo of brothers behind 2022’s Talk To Me. With writing from Bill Hinzman, this is a psychological horror film focusing on two step-siblings, Andy (Billy Barratt) and Piper (Sora Wong), brought into the secluded foster home of Laura (Sally Hawkins), who has an interest in terrifying rituals. The i Paper’s review praised Hawkins’ performance, describing it as a film “less reliant on traditional jump scares than it is on an oppressive sense of dread, punctuated by flashes of squelchy gore that will set your teeth on edge”. (Photo: CTMG, Inc./Ingvar Kenne)

The Naked Gun (1 August, cinemas)

Designed as a legacy sequel to films 1, 2 and 3 (or should that be films 1, 2 1/2 and 33 1/3?), The Naked Gun features Pamela Anderson as Beth Davenport and Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr, the son of the original Frank Drebin. For anyone hesitant about someone else stepping in to the lead of Police Squad15 years after Leslie Nielsen’s passing, early reviews suggest there’s no need to worry about this Akiva Schaffer-directed version. Forbes even reports that it has the second-best Rotten Tomatoes score for a comedy film of the 2020s. (Photo: Frank Masi/Paramount Pictures via AP)

The Pickup (6 August, Prime Video)

Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson star as armoured truck drivers Russell and Travis who are ambushed by a criminal group led by Keke Palmer’s Zoe in this straight-to-Prime Video action comedy. Directed by Tim Story, this film (tagline: ‘They’re Armed, She’s Dangerous’) shows the pair of truckers navigate danger in high-risk circumstances. (Photo: Quantrell Colbert/Prime/2025 Amazon Content Services LLC)

Weapons (8 August, cinemas)

Another offering for fans of scary movies, this horror mystery film focuses on all children but one from a school class vanishing at the same time of night and a community left to find the reason behind the mass disappearance. It’s directed by Zach Cregger of Barbarian (2022) fame, and stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Alden Ehrenreich amongst its cast. (Photo: Warner Bros/Quantrell Colbert)

Freakier Friday (8 August, cinemas)

Twenty-two years on from the Mark Waters-directed Freaky Friday film, Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan) return for a sequel directed by Nisha Ganatra. At the time of this film, Anna even has a daughter, and an incoming stepdaughter, the film dealing with the difficulties of making two families merge. (Photo: Glen Wilson/2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc.)

Summer of ’69 (8 August, Disney+)

August 8 will be a busy day for Disney fans – as well as Freakier Friday on the big screen, you can watch this film directorial debut of Jillian Bell on Disney+ UK. Abby (Sam Morelos) turns to help from a stripper Santa Monica (Chloe Fineman) to help her impress her crush Max (Matt Cornett). “To get the guy, she'll need the right teacher.” reads the tagline – but this is ultimately a film about self-discovery, not just sexual awakening. (Photo: Brett Roedel/Disney)

Materialists (13 August, cinemas)

A romantic comedy with a cast of Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, this shows the story of a love triangle involving a New York city matchmaker. It’s directed by Celine Song, joining her previous writing credits such as Past Lives (2023) and The Wheel of Time (2021). (Photo: A24 via AP)

Together (15 August, cinemas)

Together has been written and directed by Michael Shanks, the man behind Rebooted (2019) and Time Trap (2013). But turning his hand to horror here in a big month for new releases in the genre, this is a story focusing on Tim and Millie (played by real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie) as they come across a mysterious force after a move to the country. (Photo: Ben King/Neon via AP)

Nobody 2 (15 August, cinemas)

Bob Odenkirk returns as former government assassin Hutch Mansell in a sequel to the 2021 film The i Paper described as a “luridly violent and bizarrely funny action adventure”. Timo Tjahjanto takes over from Ilya Naishuller on direction duties as Hutch Mansell is pulled back into a life of violence, learning secrets about his wife’s and his own past. (Photo: Allen Fraser/Universal Pictures)

The Life of Chuck (20 August, cinemas)

The Life of Chuck is directed by Mike Flanagan and based on the Stephen King short story about three different chapters in the life of an ordinary man Charles Krantz. And it’s full of acting talent, Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay and Benjamin Pajak playing the lead with a cast that also features the likes of Karen Gillan and Chiwetel Ejiofor. (Photo: Neon via AP/Intrepid Pictures)

Thursday Murder Club (28 August, Netflix)

Directed by Chris Columbus, this Netflix Richard Osman adaptation follows Helen Mirren’s Elizabeth, Pierce Brosnan’s Ron, Celia Imrie’s Joyce and Ben Kingsley’s Ibrahim in an essential watch if you’re looking for a new all-star film. Speaking to The i Paper about his involvement in this film back in February, Daniel Mays (playing DCI Chris Hudson) said he was struck by the calibre of his castmates. “The Queen, James Bond, Acorn Antiques and Gandhi (referring to Mirren, Brosnan, Imrie and Kingsley) – it was mad! That was a pinch-me-I’m-dreaming moment. Hopefully I’m that long in the tooth now that I can just sit there and get on with it. That feeling of imposter syndrome is still there!” (Photo: Giles Keyte/Netflix/PA)

Caught Stealing (29 August, cinemas)

Caught Stealing follows the story of Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) and how this baseball hopeful-turned-alcoholic gets caught up in 1990s New York City’s criminal underbelly. Directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Charlie Huston, with Bad Bunny, Vincent D'Onofrio, Zoë Kravitz and Matt Smith also amongst the cast. (Photo: Niko Tavernise/Sony Pictures Entertainment)

The Roses (29 August, cinemas)

With a cast led by Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, this romantic comedy follows a seemingly-perfect couple and the cracks in their relationship starting to grow. Directed by Jay Roach and written by Warren Adler and Tony McNamara, it also features Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg on the cast list. (Photo: Jaap Buitendijk/Searchlight Pictures)