With a library of more than 3,500 films and a labyrinth of oddly specific categories and recommendations, finding the best movies on Netflix can be a chore. To help you with your streaming decisions,

Netflix loves to bring some of the highest-rated movies and shows to its library each month, and this August we can't wait to stream these five new titles with an over 90% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Netflix's August slate also includes a bevvy of A-list actors from Jenna Ortega stealing the screen once again as Wednesday Addams to Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren starring as murder-solving retirement home residents. Here is a complete guide to what to watch on Netflix in August 2025.