14 Movies To See In August: ‘Passages,’ ‘Blue Beetle,’ ‘Bottoms’ & More

“Heart Of Stone”
Along with films like “Red Notice” and “The Gray Man,” Netflix loves its big action movies with massive global stars. Next in line is “Heart Of Stone,” an espionage thriller that stars Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot. Co-starring Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer, Jing Lusi, Paul Ready and more, this one centers on an intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency (Gadot), who races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.
Release Date: August 11 on Netflix.

“The Pod Generation”
Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in “The Pod Generation” by director and writer Sophie Barthes. The film follows a couple in a futuristic New York who use technology that creates detachable artificial wombs and pods to start a family. Our critic praised Clarke’s performance, writing, “Clarke deftly conveys that worrisome contradiction in little glances and flinches; she has a warm, open face, and proves a gifted reactive comedienne…”
Release Date: In limited theaters August 11 via Vertical / Roadside Attractions.

“Red, White & Royal Blue”
Based on the immensely popular 2019 novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston, “Red, White & Royal Blue” is the major romantic comedy release of the summer. Filled to the brim with tropes, this enemies to friends to lovers’ tale stars Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine as Alex, the son of the President of the United States, and Henry, a British prince. Uma Thurman and Stephen Fry also star. 
Release Date: Available to stream on August 11 via Amazon Prime Video.

“Mutt”
A celebrated indie drama that debuted earlier this year in Utah, “Mutt” premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where star Lío Mehiel won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting – the first trans actor in history to win the honor. “Mutt” also won key awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and was selected for New Directors/New Films Closing Night. Directed by Vuk Lunglov-Koltz, “Mutt” centers on a young trans man who is swept through the extremes of human emotion when people who seemed to disappear when he transitioned are suddenly back in his life (read our review).
Premiere Date: August 18 via Strand Releasing.