Now Playing: Every Movie Releasing in August You Can Watch in Theatres or at Home

There's no shortage of excellent films these days, and there are plenty of great movies releasing in August, whether you're a regular theatregoer or more comfortable watching at home by renting or streaming the latest blockbusters and indie films.

If you've lost track of the release schedule or you're simply curious about what's in theatres this month, as well as what's landing on streaming and VOD (video on demand — renting or buying on your platform of choice), these are all the films the Concrete Playground team will be watching throughout August.

Not keen on the movies releasing this month? Check out our guide to all the TV shows hitting streaming this month instead.

The Odyssey — In cinemas now

The latest work of the legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey adapts the story of Odysseus, a hero of the Trojan War, and the trials he faces on his long journey home to Greece. Burdened by victory, harried by monsters and magic, and hunted by the gods themselves, this is the kind of truly epic film that you want to watch on as big a screen as possible.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day — In cinemas July 30

It's been years since Spider-Man: No Way Home, when Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, ended a multiversal threat by making everyone forget he existed at all. Now a full-time superhero, frightening changes to his powers, years of hardships and a cadre of deadly new villains threaten to push him and the few friends he has left to their limits.

Ice Cream Man — In cinemas August 6

Killer kids isn't totally unheard of in horror, but kids putting the axe to parents and teachers after eating the treats served by a creepy ice cream van? Sounds right up the alley of director Eli Roth, who's brought similarly disturbing premises to life in camp horror classics (love them or hate them) like The Green Inferno, Cabin Fever, Hostel and Thanksgiving.

Savage House — In cinemas August 6

Powdered wigs, dim ballrooms and frantic duels, the world of English aristocrats was a hell of a thing. It's a world perfectly suited to the pairing of Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy, a "noble" husband and wife who host a haphazard dinner for the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. They want to restore their prestigious name, but the whole night is likely doomed to fly off the rails.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma — In cinemas August 6

Director Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow) returns with what is sure to be one of the most evocative films of the year. Part ode to slasher horror, part sexual awakening, part jab at Hollywood's propensity for remakes and reboots — Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson lead this psychosexual journey that explores what it means to desire and be desired, even if it kills you.

Queens of the Dead — Streaming on Shudder August 7

Of all the nights for a zombie apocalypse to sweep through Brooklyn, why did it have to be during the biggest warehouse party of the year? In Queens of the Dead, director Tina Romero steps into her father's legacy of undead filmmaking, this time throwing in drag queens, club kids and frenemies against the living and flesh-thirsty dead.

One Night Only — In cinemas August 11

Callum Turner has been the talk of the town this year, but Dua Lipa's nowhere in sight in this film. Here he's opposite Monica Barbaro, and they're two connection-starved singles looking for love on the one night when single people are legally allowed to have sex. With only hours to spare, this will-they-won't-they evokes the setup of The Purge… if it was horny.

Stop! That! Train! — In cinemas August 13

Slapstick comedy and vehicular settings go together like bread and butter. But this isn't a Leslie Nielsen caper at 30,000 feet; this drag queen-packed cast is stuck on the runaway Glamazonian Express, bound to crash into LA. Down here, only stewardesses, uptight first-class passengers and the President of the United States (played by the one and only RuPaul) can save the day.

The End of Oak Street — In cinemas August 13

If you've gotten tired of a certain dinosaur film series that won't go extinct, this entirely park-free film is the salve you've been waiting for. In a premise that's got classic Spielberg-esque sci-fi written all over it, The End of Oak Street sees a suburban family and their entire neighbourhood stranded in the prehistoric past and surrounded by dinosaurs after an overnight cosmic event.

Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy — In cinemas August 19

Oh, the band road trip film, a bygone subgenre that's somehow found its way back into the release schedule with this Green Day-written coming-of-age story. In Nimrods, garage band Analog Dogs get the opportunity of a lifetime to open for Green Day in LA. They'll just have to drive there, and not get sidetracked by substances, roadie flings and general hijinx on the way.

The Chronology of Water — In cinemas August 20

This is quite the creative triad: Imogen Poots stars in the directorial debut of Kristen Stewart, adapting the memoir of writer and former competitive swimmer Lidia Yuknavitch. In a cerebral and ethereal reflection, The Chronology of Water charts Yuknavitch's love of the water, abusive upbringing and struggles with addiction through the immense highs and lows of her life.

Tony — In cinemas August 20

At last, a biopic not about a musician, but a writer. Specifically the late Anthony Bourdain, a world-renowned chef, author and documentarian. Focusing on his pre-publishing years, Tony explores a young Bourdain's early creative ventures, working in a Massachusetts seafood restaurant and beginning to align his passions for food and storytelling.

I Want Your Sex — In cinemas August 27

Fresh off her raucous smash hit The Invite, Olivia Wilde now steps into the shoes of Erika Tracy, a provocative artist with a penchant for sexual exploration. Her latest muse? The freshly graduated and newly hired understudy Elliott, unsatisfied in his own relationship, who quickly falls into a rabbit hole of desire and deviancy that threatens to ruin his entire life.

The Dog Stars — In cinemas August 27

Australia's #1 leading man is back, swapping the Arctic ice floe, English moors and Californian deserts for a post-apocalyptic North America. The Dog Stars adapts the novel of the same name, following an isolated community of hardened survivors who mourn the world they lost while searching for other survivors, and chasing a life that's more than just surviving day by day.

For more movies releasing this month, check your local theatre website or a streaming platform of your choice.

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