August is in full effect, and while the summer movie season may be winding down, this week is surprisingly packed with new releases. Some big, some small, and plenty in between. Unlike the last couple of weeks, there’s actually a little bit of everything arriving over the next few days.
Television, meanwhile, is taking a bit of a breather. That doesn’t mean there aren’t a few big-ticket shows worth checking out, but for once, the movies are doing most of the heavy lifting.
So, like always, we’ve rounded up most of the major releases coming this week, both on the big screen and the small. And we won’t judge you if you have no idea what’s coming out. At this point, with new movies and shows dropping across every platform imaginable, keeping track of the release calendar can feel like a full-time job.
That’s where we come in. We’ve sorted through the pile and put together a handy list of what’s arriving over the next several days. So scroll down and enjoy!
🎥 In Theaters This Week
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🎥 KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS
(Wed, Aug 12th — limited theatrical screenings)
KATSEYE pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to become a global pop group. Following the members from the pressure cooker of Dream Academy through viral success, chart milestones, personal setbacks, and plenty of sacrifices along the way, the documentary shows there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes than the polished performances suggest. Mixing intimate interviews and unseen footage with videos from their EYEKONS fan community, the film captures everything that went into shaping KATSEYE’s rise.
🎥 The End of Oak Street
(Fri, Aug 14th — wide release)
There goes the neighborhood! But to where is the real question? Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor star as parents who are suddenly forced to hold their family together after a cosmic event rips their once-familiar neighborhood out of suburbia and drops it into a strange prehistoric world. Written and directed by It Follows filmmaker David Robert Mitchell, this sci-fi mystery turns ordinary suburbia into hostile prehistoric terrain, where roaming dinosaurs are now part of the neighborhood.
🎥 The Rivals of Amziah King
(Fri, Aug 14th — wide release)
Things are about to get sticky in rural Oklahoma. Matthew McConaughey stars as Amziah King, a bluegrass-loving beekeeper running a successful honey operation with a ragtag group of misfits. Things get complicated when his estranged foster daughter Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass) returns after a devastating loss, giving the two a chance to repair their relationship, while a dangerous local bigwig (Kurt Russell) looks to muscle in on Amziah’s business. Written and directed by The Vast of Night’s Andrew Patterson, this mixes family, bluegrass, and beekeeping with a fight over who gets to control the hive.
🎥 The Wrong Girls
(Fri, Aug 14th — wide release)
There are the right people for the job, and then there are Frankie and Molly. Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat star as two bong-loving best friends whose latest get-rich scheme goes completely sideways after they swallow an entire vial of an experimental psychedelic drug instead of selling it. Now they may have developed telepathic powers, their cats can talk, and some very dangerous people want what they’ve got. Written and directed by Dylan Meyer and also starring LaKeith Stanfield, Kate McKinnon, Geena Davis, with Seth Rogen lending his voice to one of the cats, this wild stoner comedy suggests that sometimes getting high isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
🎥 PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
(Fri, Aug 14th — wide release)
The PAW Patrol pups are going prehistoric. After a mysterious storm sends their ship crashing onto an uncharted island, the team finds itself surrounded by dinosaurs. There they meet Rex, a dino-savvy pup who knows the island well. But when Mayor Humdinger starts mining for natural resources and accidentally wakes a dormant volcano, the pups must stop him and save the island before their latest adventure ends in extinction.
🎥 The Brink of War
(Fri, Aug 14th — wide release)
The Cold War was at a breaking point and one false move could have changed everything. Jeff Daniels stars as President Ronald Reagan opposite Jared Harris as Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as the two attempt to negotiate a deal to reduce their nuclear arsenals. With U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz (J.K. Simmons) caught in the pressure, this historical drama revisits a moment when a single meeting could move the world toward peace, or dangerously close to catastrophe.
🎥 Six: The Musical Live!
(Fri, Aug 14th — One Night Only Theatrical Event)
The Tony Award-winning musical turns Tudor history into a full-blown pop concert, and now it’s becoming a one-night-only theatrical event. Captured live at London’s Vaudeville Theatre, this filmed performance reunites the six original West End Queens as the wives of Henry VIII step out of his shadow and take center stage to tell their side of the story with powerhouse vocals, sharp humor, and plenty of attitude.
🎥 Nimrods
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release)
Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, and Ryan Foust star as three high school friends and bandmates who think they’ve landed the gig of a lifetime: opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve. The only problem? It’s all an elaborate prank. Hitting the road for Los Angeles armed with guitars and big dreams, they find themselves chasing a rock-star fantasy that quickly becomes one bad decision after another. Written and directed by Lee Kirk and also starring Mckenna Grace and Jenna Fischer, this coming-of-age rock comedy features Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool appearing as themselves.
🎥 Union County
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release)
Recovery is only the beginning of a long road. Will Poulter stars as Cody Parsons, an Ohio man trying to put his life back together after completing a court-mandated rehab program. Recovering from drug addiction, Cody is left to face the much harder challenge of staying sober and figuring out what comes next. Noah Centineo co-stars as his brother Jack, who is also fighting his own share of personal demons. Written and directed by Adam Meeks, this grounded indie drama focuses on the everyday struggle of recovery rather than turning addiction into another salacious headline.
🎥 All Night Wrong
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release)
Some first dates end with an awkward goodbye. This one comes with a stolen car, a backpack full of cash, and a bloodied body in the trunk. Zach Cherry and Maria Bakalova star as two online strangers whose hookup turns into a night of increasingly bad decisions after they wind up with a car belonging to someone dangerous. Calling the police isn’t an option, and surviving the night may be the closest either gets to a happy ending.
🎥 American Doctor
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release; in select theaters)
Three American doctors from Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian backgrounds enter Gaza with the same goal: save lives. Director Poh Si Teng’s vérité documentary follows them inside besieged hospitals, where devastated infrastructure and mass casualties turn even basic medical care into an enormous challenge. But what they witness doesn’t stay behind when they return home. Back in the United States, the doctors take their experiences into the media and the halls of Congress, speaking out for the patients and colleagues they left behind as medicine and politics become increasingly difficult to separate.
🎥 An Eye for an Eye
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release; via Jolt.Film)
Tahereh killed her abusive husband in self-defense. Now her life depends on whether her family can raise the money demanded by his relatives. Directors Tanaz Eshaghian and Farzad Jafari follow her son Mohsen as he races to secure the Diya and the forgiveness that could stop his mother’s execution. Through private negotiations and legal pressure, the documentary examines a system shaped by patriarchal values and religious law, where money can ultimately determine who lives and who dies.
🎥 Elijah Peel
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release)
Robert Malcolm Cumming stars as Elijah Peel, a fading rock star whose years of addiction and excess catch up with him after a heart attack nearly kills him. Forced to face the damage left behind, Elijah begins searching for a second chance. Inspired by a true story, this drama follows his path toward faith, healing, and forgiveness, as a friendship helps him find a reason to keep going when giving up might have been easier.
🎥 Train to Busan: 10th Anniversary
(Fri, Aug 14th — re-release)
All aboard for one of the wildest train rides in modern zombie cinema. Yeon Sang-ho’s now-classic horror thriller traps a father and daughter on a speeding train as a zombie outbreak tears across South Korea, turning every carriage into another fight to stay alive. Starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Don Lee, and Kim Su-an, this 10th anniversary 4K theatrical re-release brings all the panic, momentum, and heartbreak back to the big screen. Just remember to fasten your seat belt... if you can find one.
🎥 Your Name: 10th Anniversary
(Fri, Aug 14th — re-release)
Body-swapping is complicated enough without discovering your connection might be written in the stars. This beloved 2016 anime romance returns in a new 4K remaster for its 10th anniversary. Rural teenager Mitsuha and Tokyo student Taki begin waking up in each other’s bodies, but when the switching suddenly stops, Taki goes looking for her and discovers their strange bond may be tied to something much bigger.
🎥 Wet Hot American Summer: 25th Anniversary
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release; re-release)
David Wain’s 2001 cult comedy returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary, reminding audiences just how ridiculously chaotic the last day of summer camp can get. Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Molly Shannon, Christopher Meloni, Janeane Garofalo, and more make up the stacked ensemble as romances fall apart, a talent show approaches, and NASA’s Skylab threatens to come crashing down. After two and a half decades, it’s still one of the strangest and funniest ways to say goodbye to summer.
🎥 Mysterious Skin: 4K Remaster
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release; re-release)
Gregg Araki’s acclaimed adaptation of Scott Heim’s novel returns to theaters in a new 4K restoration. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet star as Neil and Brian, two young men whose lives have gone in very different directions since childhood. While Neil has become reckless and emotionally distant, Brian believes he was abducted by a UFO. When their paths cross again, buried memories begin to surface, forcing both to confront the painful truth connecting their pasts.
🎥 Gypsy 83: The Director’s Cut
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release; in NY’s Quad)
Todd Stephens’ 2001 queer goth road movie is heading back to theaters in a newly restored 4K director’s cut. Sara Rue and Birkett Turton star as Gypsy and Clive, two Ohio misfits who hit the road for New York’s Stevie Nicks-themed festival, “Night of 1000 Stevies,” hoping to find a place where they actually belong. Expanded with more than 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage, this 25th anniversary release is a coming-of-age road trip fueled by black eyeliner, big dreams, The Cure, and a whole lot of Stevie Nicks.
🎥 Billy Liar: 4K Restoration
(Fri, Aug 14th — limited release; in NY’s Film Forum)
Fantasy is cheaper than freedom, at least for Billy Fisher. Directed by John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy, Marathon Man), this 1963 British New Wave classic returns in a new 4K restoration. Tom Courtenay stars in the title role as a young undertaker’s clerk who spends most of his time escaping into elaborate daydreams, even as his job, family, and increasingly tangled love life keep dragging him back to reality. Also starring Julie Christie, this sharp comedy-drama gives Billy’s restless imagination another chance to run wild on the big screen.
🎥 Point Break: 35th Anniversary
(Sun, Aug 16th & Wed, Aug 19th — re-release)
Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 action classic returns to theaters in restored 4K, with Keanu Reeves starring as rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah, who goes undercover among Southern California surfers while hunting the masked bank robbers known as the Ex-Presidents. Patrick Swayze’s Bodhi pulls Johnny deeper into a world of freedom, danger, and “pure adrenaline,” turning a simple investigation into something far more personal. Thirty-five years later, the rush still hits like a tidal wave.
