What's Streaming on Prime Video in August?
by IMDb-Editors | created - 16 Aug 2018 | updated - 30 Jul 2019 | PublicPlanning your watchlist? Ready to binge on a new show? See what's on Prime Video in August.
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1. Carnival Row (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A human detective and a fairy rekindle a dangerous affair in a Victorian fantasy world, where the city's uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals an unimaginable monster.
Stars: Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Simon McBurney, Tamzin Merchant
Votes: 82,258
Season 1 available August 30
2. Arctic (2018)
PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Drama
A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
Director: Joe Penna | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir, Tintrinai Thikhasuk
Votes: 58,286 | Gross: $2.41M
Available now
3. A Simple Favor (2018)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells
Votes: 162,431 | Gross: $53.55M
Available August 21
4. This Is Football (2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary series that captures the emotions, stories, passions and triumphs surrounding the international sport of football.
Stars: Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola, Megan Rapinoe, Juan Mata
Votes: 785
Season 1 available August 2
5. The Boys (2019– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty
Votes: 647,869
Season 1 available now
6. Free Meek (2019)
TV-MA | 195 min | Documentary, Biography
Chronicling the life of Philadelphia based rap artist, Meek Mill, from his rise in music to his incarceration and eventual release from prison.
Stars: Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Van Jones, Paul Solotaroff
Votes: 531
Available August 9
7. 300 (2006)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama
In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They face insurmountable odds when they are betrayed by a Spartan reject.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West
Votes: 863,391 | Gross: $210.61M
Available August 2
8. All I See Is You (2016)
R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery
A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Blake Lively, Jason Clarke, Ahna O'Reilly, Miquel Fernández
Votes: 13,095 | Gross: $0.22M
Available August 7
9. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg
Votes: 377,740 | Gross: $220.16M
Available August 23
10. Pete the Cat (2017–2022)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A musically driven series about exploring one's world and trying new things while being smart, accepting and optimistic.
Stars: Don Was, Alyson Stoner, Atticus Shaffer, Jacob Tremblay
Votes: 420
Season 1B available August 9
11. Andy Irons: Kissed by God (2018)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
Bipolar disorder and addiction as seen through the life of three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons. The untold story of Andy's life serves to tear down the myths associated with these two ferocious diseases.
Directors: Steve Jones, Todd Jones, Josh Taft | Stars: Bruce Irons, Lyndie Irons, Kelly Slater
Votes: 873
Available August 12
12. Photograph (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A struggling street photographer in Mumbai, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develop a connection that transforms them in ways they could not expect.
Director: Ritesh Batra | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra, Sachin Khedekar, Denzil Smith
Votes: 5,857 | Gross: $0.34M
Available August 16
13. Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time (2019 TV Special)
75 min | Comedy
Comedian Jim Gaffigan performs live at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN.
Director: Jeannie Gaffigan | Star: Jim Gaffigan
Votes: 1,412
Available August 16
14. I Mom So Hard (2019 TV Movie)
61 min | Comedy
Comedians Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley of the viral webseries #IMOMSOHARD bring you their 2-person stand-up show.
Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Kristin Hensley, Aria Surrec, Jennifer Smedley, Carly Peeters
Votes: 26
Available August 23
15. Mike E. Winfield: Stepman (2019 TV Special)
58 min | Comedy
Who says you can't get along with annoying step kids? Mike explains the challenges of marrying an older woman and being a step father to a son with whom he shares similar qualities. Step Son AND Step Homies.
Director: Brian Volk-Weiss | Star: Mike E. Winfield
Votes: 77
Available August 23
16. Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I (2019 TV Special)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy
Follow Alice as she reveals her personal struggles with peeping toms, cat-rearing, alcoholism and the secret alien conspiracy behind new country music in her breakout comedy special.
Director: Brian Volk-Weiss | Star: Alice Wetterlund
Votes: 230
Available August 23
17. Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight (2019 TV Special)
54 min | Comedy
In this day and age if it were all heavy it wouldn't be a comedy special, it would be a depression special, so go back and forth, from Heavy to Lightweight, because we need a break from news in comedy.
Director: Devon Shepard | Star: Alonzo Bodden
Votes: 168
Available August 23
18. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lawyer defending a wealthy man begins to believe his client is guilty of more than just one crime.
Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy
Votes: 253,549 | Gross: $58.01M
Available August 26
19. A Cadaver Christmas (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
United by terrifying and bizarre circumstances, the janitor, the drunk, the bartender, the cop, his perp, and the student security guard must fight to undo the professor's work. A dark ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Zerull | Stars: Daniel Rairdin-Hale, Hanlon Smith-Dorsey, Yosh Hayashi, Ben Hopkins
Votes: 857
Available August 31
20. Boy (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore
Votes: 29,472 | Gross: $0.26M
Available August 31
21. Computer Chess (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy
A 1980s-set story centered around a man vs. machine chess tournament.
Director: Andrew Bujalski | Stars: Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher, Wiley Wiggins, Patrick Riester
Votes: 4,850 | Gross: $0.10M
Available August 31
22. Manuscripts Don't Burn (2013)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Thriller
Khosrow and Morteza set out on a mission to kill someone. The assassination ought to be arranged as a suicide. At the last minute however, they are obliged to change their initial plans...
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof | Stars: Anonymous, Anonymous, M. Ali Nazarian, Ramin Parham
Votes: 1,208
Available August 31
23. Failure to Launch (2006)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That's when the fun begins.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates, Terry Bradshaw
Votes: 85,759 | Gross: $88.72M
Available August 31
24. Far from Home (2014 TV Movie)
PG | 88 min | Drama
Upon the death of his estranged uncle, an embittered writer returns to his home town.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Stefanie von Pfetten, Barry Watson, Aleks Paunovic, Paul McGillion
Votes: 262
Available August 31
25. Firstborn (1984)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
A teenager must protect his family when his mother's sinister new boyfriend begins exerting his authority in their home.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim
Votes: 2,896 | Gross: $6.25M
Available August 31
26. Flashback (1990)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
At last the Feds have caught him! Infamous 60's radical Huey Walker is heading for jail. So how come it's Huey's yuptight FBI escort who ends up behind bars?
Director: Franco Amurri | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane, Paul Dooley
Votes: 5,755 | Gross: $6.49M
Available August 31
27. Successive Slidings of Pleasure (1974)
Not Rated | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A cult erotic drama from the perverse imagination of Alain Robbe-Grillet, SUCCESSIVE SLIDINGS OF PLEASURE delves into the twisted mind of a young woman suspected in the stabbing death of her roommate Nora.
Director: Alain Robbe-Grillet | Stars: Anicée Alvina, Olga Georges-Picot, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Martin
Votes: 1,386
Available August 31
28. Godzilla (2014)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 440,245 | Gross: $200.68M
Available August 31
29. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A prince of the mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth. Hellboy and his team must fight to stop him from locating the all-powerful Golden Army.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander
Votes: 285,748 | Gross: $75.75M
Available August 31
30. I, Frankenstein (2014)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Frankenstein's creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries-old war between two immortal clans.
Director: Stuart Beattie | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto, Virginie Le Brun
Votes: 83,893 | Gross: $19.08M
Available August 31
31. Jack Frost (1998)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A father who can't keep his promises is killed in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
Director: Troy Miller | Stars: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy
Votes: 40,926 | Gross: $34.55M
Available August 31
32. Kicking the Dog (2009)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Twelve friends spend one last great summer together, partying and reminiscing, ultimately realizing they will soon go their separate ways in life.
Director: Randy Scooter Lammey | Stars: Carl T. Evans, Elizabeth Schmidt, Jarrod Pistilli, Joe Spellman
Votes: 800
Available August 31
33. Clip (2012)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama
In the face of her family life falling to pieces, a social-media-obsessed teenage girl falls into a hedonistic world of sex, drugs, and abuse.
Director: Maja Milos | Stars: Isidora Simijonovic, Vukasin Jasnic, Sanja Mikitisin, Jovo Maksic
Votes: 7,197
Available August 31
34. Freedom (2009)
111 min | Drama, War
A Gypsy family travels the French roads during the Second World War, followed by Little Claude, a young boy seeking a new family after his parents "left and never returned". Upon reaching a... See full summary »
Director: Tony Gatlif | Stars: Marc Lavoine, Marie-Josée Croze, James Thierrée, Mathias Laliberté
Votes: 1,401 | Gross: $0.01M
Available August 31
35. La Maison de la radio (2013)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary
Twenty-four hours in the life of Radio France, from one dawn to another. Along its corridors, inside its recording studios, with its producers, presenters, journalists and various guests. ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Philibert | Stars: Jean-François Achilli, Evelyne Adam, Jean-Claude Ameisen, Arno
Votes: 306 | Gross: $0.01M
Available August 31
36. Looking Glass (I) (2018)
R | 103 min | Mystery, Thriller
A couple buy a desert motel where they find that strange, mysterious events occur.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Robin Tunney, Marc Blucas, Ernie Lively
Votes: 7,847
Available August 31
37. Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter (2014)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely unknown story of a woman whose life was defined by her love for dance. Martha Hill emerges as dance's secret weapon, someone ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Vander Veer | Stars: Robert Battle, Diana Byer, Trevor Carlson, H.T. Chen
Votes: 20 | Gross: $0.00M
Available August 31
38. Music from the Big House (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Rita Chiarelli's exploration of Louisiana's Angola Prison, its inmates and the blues music tradition they perform with her.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Star: Rita Chiarelli
Votes: 104
Available August 31
39. Naples '44 (2016)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, War
A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettable humanity.
Director: Francesco Patierno | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Adriano Giannini, Marcello Mastroianni, Totò
Votes: 230 | Gross: $0.02M
Available August 31
40. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Two newly acquainted music-lovers spend the night scouting the streets of New York City in search of their favourite band's surprise secret show. All the while, they're both being chased after by their tempting but devious exes.
Director: Peter Sollett | Stars: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron
Votes: 95,335 | Gross: $31.49M
Available August 31
41. Parting Glances (1986)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Sherwood | Stars: John Bolger, Richard Ganoung, Steve Buscemi, Adam Nathan
Votes: 3,232 | Gross: $0.54M
Available August 31
42. The Boat That Rocked (2009)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.
Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Michael Hadley
Votes: 116,024 | Gross: $7.99M
Available August 31
43. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
PG-13 | 91 min | Horror
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins
Votes: 29,853 | Gross: $41.00M
Available August 31
44. Sacred Ground (1983)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
In 1861 Oregon, a mountain man and his Native American wife live in a cabin built on a Paiute burial site, leading to a violent dispute with the local tribe.
Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Tim McIntire, L.Q. Jones, Jack Elam, Mindi Miller
Votes: 260
Available August 31
45. She Must Be Seeing Things (1987)
95 min | Drama
Jo and Agatha are lovers. Both have careers: the Brasilian-born Agatha is an attorney; Jo is a filmmaker, working hard to complete the shooting of a movie called, "Catalina." Agatha may be ... See full summary »
Director: Sheila McLaughlin | Stars: Ed Bowes, Sheila Dabney, John Erdman, Charles Ludlam
Votes: 79
Available August 31
46. Sucker Punch (2011)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone
Votes: 252,530 | Gross: $36.39M
Available August 31
47. Surviving Progress (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Theorists consider the evolution of human society and question the sustainability of the current paradigm.
Directors: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks | Stars: Ronald Wright, Mark Levine, Robert Wright, Marina Silva
Votes: 1,898 | Gross: $0.05M
Available August 31
48. Ten Dead Men (2008)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Ten men took away his life. Now ten men will pay with their's. Ryan is left for dead, but returns to his old ways for one last revenge trip. And it's going to be bloody!
Director: Ross Boyask | Stars: Brendan Carr, Terry Stone, Doug Bradley, Keith Eyles
Votes: 701
Available August 31
49. The Bog Creatures (2003)
R | 85 min | Horror
Five young adults venture into a bog to excavate some bodies. After a while they find that bodies that have been buried in the bog have risen from the dead and seek to pick them off one by one.
Director: J. Christian Ingvordsen | Stars: Debbie Rochon, Leia Thompson, Joshua Park, Courtney Henggeler
Votes: 402
Available August 31
50. The Collectors (1999 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
Shifting alliances put a pair of hardnosed hit men in jeopardy in this 1999 crime caper. A New Orleans mob boss looking to settle scores sends Ray (Rick Fox) and A.K. (Casper Van Dien) to New York City to collect overdue debts.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Rick Fox, Catherine Oxenberg, Andreas Apergis
Votes: 403
Available August 31
51. The Fifth Element (1997)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm
Votes: 505,553 | Gross: $63.54M
Available August 31
52. The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of National Guard trainees find themselves battling against a vicious group of mutants on their last day of training in the desert.
Director: Martin Weisz | Stars: Daniella Alonso, Jacob Vargas, Michael Bailey Smith, Cécile Breccia
Votes: 67,608 | Gross: $20.80M
Available August 31
53. The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A son's riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller. The secret world of a legendary CIA spymaster. Told by William Colby's son Carl, the story is at once a ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Colby | Stars: William Colby, Dale Andrade, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Corrado Cantatore
Votes: 594 | Gross: $0.18M
Available August 31
54. The Oyler House: Richard Neutra's Desert Retreat (2012)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1959, a working-class government employee in the tiny desert town of Lone Pine, California, asked world-famous modern architect Richard Neutra to design his modest family home. To his ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Dorsey | Stars: Crosby Doe, Kelly Lynch, Dion Neutra, Raymond Richard Neutra
Votes: 85
Available August 31
55. The Penguin Counters (2017)
Not Rated | 67 min | Documentary, Adventure
Armed with low tech gear and high minded notions that penguin populations hold the key to human survival, Ron Naveen lays bare his 30 year love affair with the world's most pristine ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Getzels, Harriet Gordon Getzels, Erik Osterholm
Votes: 26 | Gross: $0.00M
Available August 31
56. The Uninvited (2009)
PG-13 | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Anna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.
Directors: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard | Stars: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn
Votes: 85,010 | Gross: $28.57M
Available August 31
57. This Ain't No Mouse Music (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
Roots music icon Chris Strachwitz is a detective of deep American music - music that's the antithesis of the corporate "mouse music" dominating pop culture. Since 1960, he has been the ... See full summary »
Directors: Maureen Gosling, Chris Simon | Stars: Ry Cooder, Michael Doucet, Lightnin Hopkins, Flaco Jiménez
Votes: 103 | Gross: $0.03M
Available August 31
58. Top of the Food Chain (1999)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Something is eating the residents of Exceptional Vista!
Director: John Paizs | Stars: Robert Bockstael, Lorry Ayers, Ron Gabriel, Bernard Behrens
Votes: 1,033
Available August 31
59. Top Spin (2014)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
Three teenagers' quest to qualify for the 2012 US Olympic table tennis team.
Directors: Sara Newens, Mina T. Son | Stars: Ariel Hsing, Michael Landers, Lily Zhang, Xinhua Jiang
Votes: 584 | Gross: $0.01M
Available August 31
60. Vito (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Vito Russo, founding father of the gay liberation movement, author of "The Celluloid Closet," and vociferous AIDS activist in the 1980s.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Phyllis Antonellis, George Bancroft, Richard Barrios, Edmund Bergler
Votes: 772
Available August 31
61. Shaolin Daredevils (1979)
100 min | Action, Drama
The heroes pose as gun dealers and acrobats in order to get close to the bad guys so they can avenge the death of one of their brothers. In the end they lock the bad guys in a warehouse for a final battle to the death.
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Feng Lu, Sheng Chiang, Chien Sun
Votes: 286
Available August 31
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