Netflix has an action-packed slate in August. Tom Cruise and several of his Mission: Impossible movies are now on the streamer. The fifth entry,Rogue Nation, is one of our top picks to stream.

It’s time to respect the power of K-pop. The animated movie,KPop Demon Hunters,is now Netflix’s fourth most popular English-language film. Elsewhere,Happy Gilmore 2could wind up in the top 10 by the end of its run.

Read the rest of our guide for the best movies on Netflix below.

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Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

After a nearly 30-year hiatus, Adam Sandler returns to the golf course as a rambunctious golfer in the sequel,Happy Gilmore 2. After winning the Tour Championship in the first movie, Happy (Sandler) went on to marry Virginia (Julie Bowen) and have a successful career. An on-course accident ended his golf career.

In the present day, Happy spends most of his days drinking booze and hating golf. When his daughter has a chance to attend a dance academy overseas, Happy must face his fears, head to the course, and win some money on the tour. It’s time to find his happy place again.

Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation (2015)

Tom Cruise reprises his iconic role of Ethan Hunt for another daring adventure inMission: Impossible — Rogue Nation. After the IMF must disband and join the CIA, Ethan goes on the run and becomes a fugitive. Ethan believes that a new threat of rogue agents, the Syndicate, is plotting their next move to global domination.

Ethan recruits some of his old friends, including Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) and Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), to help go after the Syndicate. However, it’s the mysterious Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) that could prove to be Ethan’s biggest ally or enemy.

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

The animated adventure quickly becoming one of Netflix’s most-watched movies ever isKPop Demon Hunters. Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo) are in the group Huntr/x, one of the top K-pop bands in the world. In secret, the girls are demon hunters who protect their fans against evil.

The demon world decides to fight back by creating a rival boy group of demons, the Saja Boys, to steal Huntr/x’s fans. Come for some demon battles, but stay for the irresistible tunes.

Other Netflix Movies

Jaws (1975)

When the most influential blockbuster of all time is on a streaming service, it must be featured in a “best of” list. The aforementioned blockbuster isJaws, Steven Spielberg’s seminal classic about a great white shark terrorizing the residents of a small beach town in New England. When the mayor refuses to close the beaches, it leads to several deaths and causes widespread panic.

Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) finally receives approval to hunt the shark. Along with oceanographer Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and boat captain Quint (Robert Shaw), Brody heads out to sea to kill the shark. The three men quickly learn that in the battle of man versus beast, the beast takes no prisoners.

30 years afterBeyond Thunderdome, George Miller helmed his magnum opus,Mad Max: Fury Road. While traveling across the Wasteland, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) is captured by Immortan Joe’s War Boys and brought to his fortress, the Citadel. Meanwhile, Joe’s top lieutenant, Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), escapes in an armored truck, the War Rig, with Joe’s five wives.

During the confusion, Max escapes the Citadel and eventually links up with Furiosa. The road warrior cuts a deal with Furiosa and agrees to help the women escape to freedom. The ensuing chaos is some of the most thrilling and captivating chase sequences captured in cinema.

Nonnas (2025)

Food is love, and that phrase provides the heartbeat forNonnas, a family dramedy helmed by Stephen Chbosky. Brooklyn native Joe Scaravella (Vince Vaughn) finds himself at a crossroads in life after the death of his mother. After receiving his mother’s life insurance money, Joe opens an Italian restaurant in Staten Island.

Despite having no culinary experience, Joe believes the secret to a restaurant’s success lies with the chefs. Joe hires four grandmothers (Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, and Susan Sarandon), or “Nonnas,” to cook his mother’s recipes. It’s a huge gamble, but Joe believes that once customers experience his place, it will bring them back to their childhood.

Pig (2021)

Rob Feld (Cage) used to be one of the most famous chefs in Portland. Some would say that he’s fallen pretty far since then, but he is content to gather truffles with the help of his pig. When the pig is stolen, Rob figures out pretty quickly who did it. And that was their first mistake, because Rob isn’t going to stop until he has that pig back.

Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)

After four years, R.L. Stein’s Fear Street series continues withFear Street: Prom Queen. The year is 1988, and the school outcast, Lori Granger (India Fowler), is taking a bold swing by going out for prom queen. Everyone knows the queen bee, Tiffany Falconer (Fina Strazza), is going to win.

Or so everyone thought. Lori is making it a much closer contest than expected, possibly because someone is killing the other girls involved with the prom. Lori and Tiffany may not see eye-to-eye, but they may both be feeling the heat when the killer turns their eyes towards them.

The Wild Robot (2024)

If you’ve wondered whyThe Wild Robotis so acclaimed, it’s because it has an unusually large amount of heart for a DreamWorks Animation movie. It’s also gorgeously rendered, and it features strong performances by Lupita Nyong’o and the rest of the cast. Nyong’o voices Roz, a robot that was left behind on a deserted island by accident.

Roz may not have been built for the wild, but she takes to it. She even makes friends with some of the animals and takes it upon herself to raise an orphaned goose named Brightbill (Kit Connor). Roz wouldn’t go back to her old life if she could, but she may not have a choice when another robot, Vontra (Stephanie Hsu), comes to collect her.

Smile (2022)

Smilesurprised everyone when it vastly outperformed expectations in theaters and became a breakout horror hit. That’s pretty good for a movie that almost went straight to Paramount+. Writer and director Parker Finn continued the story from his short film,Laura Hasn’t Slept, and put the scares on a larger scale. Laura Weaver (Caitlin Stasey) only has a small role in the film, but her death is the catalyst for everything that happens to Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), a therapist who tried to treat Laura.

Rose didn’t believe Laura was cursed, and even witnessing her horrific suicide didn’t confirm anything supernatural. But seeing Laura’s death is all it took for the curse to pass to Rose. Now she sees people flashing sinister smiles at her everywhere she goes. By the time Rose realizes that she really is cursed, it may be far too late to save herself.

Paddington in Peru (2024)

It’s been far too long between Paddington Bear movies, so much so that the entire Brown family had to be recast forPaddington in Peru. After living in London with the Brown family, Paddington (Ben Whishaw) receives a letter informing him that his aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton) misses him and that she has been acting strangely.

Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and Mary Brown (Emily Mortimer), along with their children, accompany Paddington back to Peru. Upon their arrival, they discover that Lucy has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. To find her, Paddington and the Browns will have to venture into the jungles of Peru and solve a mystery along the way.

Heart Eyes (2025)

There have been horror films with romance before, but it’s hard to think of another rom-com horror movie likeHeart Eyes. The title character is a serial killer whose personalized touches include murdering couples and wearing the ridiculous heart-eye mask.

In theory, Ally McCabe (Olivia Holt) shouldn’t have to worry about getting murdered by Heart Eyes. She just broke up with her boyfriend. But she has the bad fortune to catch Heart Eyes’ attention when she goes out to dinner with a co-worker named Jay Simmons (Mason Gooding). Heart Eyes mistakes the pair as a couple and makes it his mission to murder both of them. In the process, Jay is framed for Heart Eyes’ crimes and the killer is far from done with this pair.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

They say you never forget your first love, and that may be why Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) is still lusting over Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) 36 years after they last met. Not that Lydia would ever call what she had with that creep “love.” She only agreed to marry him to save her dead friends.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuicebegins with Lydia as the widowed mother of Astrid Deetz (Jenna Ortega) and addicted to pills that dull the power of her ability to see ghosts. Astrid believes her mother’s a charlatan until she gets a glimpse of the supernatural when they visit Lydia’s childhood home. Before long, Astrid’s stuck in the afterlife, and Lydia has to reunite with Beetlejuice to rescue her daughter. And Beetlejuice will only help Lydia if she agrees to marry him. Unfortunately for Beetlejuice, his first ex-wife, Delores LaFerve (Monica Bellucci), has escaped confinement, and he’s at the top of her hit list.

Havoc (2025)

Charlie (Justin Cornwell) and Mia (Quelin Sepulveda) are a pair of thieves who are in serious trouble inHavoc. While trying to pay off a debt Mia owes to a local Triad boss, she and Charlie are thrust into a coup for control of the gang that sends them on the run and accuses them of murder.

Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker), a very wealthy businessman running for mayor, is Charlie’s father, and he has a vested interest in keeping his son safe. Beaumont also has a cop, Patrick Walker (Tom Hardy), on his payroll with explicit instructions to find and protect Charlie at all costs. That won’t be easy as the Triads and the police pursue Charlie and Mia wherever they hide.

The Hating Game (2021)

Lucy Hale plays the similarly named Lucy Hutton inThe Hating Game, and she’s really got her rom-com persona down. Thanks to a corporate merger, Lucy is the new co-worker of Josh Templeman (Austin Stowell), her counterpart from another publisher. And they decide pretty quickly that they don’t like each other and don’t want to work together.

Their rivalry comes to a head in the form of a bet. They both go out for a promotion and whoever loses has to quit the company. Lucy is pretty sure she will win, but less sure how she feels about Josh after they develop a mutual attraction. Is their potential relationship real or just a ploy for a job?

Talk to Me (2023)

Welcome to the supernatural high of the season. For most reasonable people, playing around with an embalmed hand that lets spirits of the deceased enter into your body may seem like a bad idea for an evening’s entertainment. But horror movies likeTalk to Meare filled with people who have bad ideas, but usually not for long.

A group of friends have been using the hand to consort with spirits because they feel a high when the ghosts leave their bodies. This is done with the understanding that the connection has to be broken in 90 seconds or else the spirits will take over their bodies. It’s all fun and games until Mia (Sophie Wilde) won’t let her best friend’s younger brother, Riley (Joe Bird), break the connection in time. The consequences for that decision will be severe.

Despicable Me 4 (2024)

As a villain, Gru (Steve Carell) was never quite evil enough to be truly despicable. By the time ofDespicable Me 4, Gru has a wife, Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig), three loving adoptive daughters, and a son, Gru Jr. (Tara Strong), who doesn’t seem to like his father very much.

While attending his high school reunion, Gru runs afoul of his old nemesis, Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell), who decides that he’s overdue for revenge. To protect their family, Gru and Lucy go undercover with their children in another town. Unfortunately for them, Gru’s reputation as a former bad guy precedes him, and it won’t be long before Maxime and his killer girlfriend, Valentina (Sofía Vergara), track them down.

Saturday Night (2024)

Saturday Night Livegets an origin story inSaturday Night, a fictionalization of the final 90 minutes before the taping of the firstSNLepisode in 1975. Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) is the man who has to keep it all together in these critical minutes, even though it’s clear that NBC has no faith in his ability to deliver the show that he promised.

Future comedy legends Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith), John Belushi (Matt Wood), Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O’Brien), and more have their own drama. This grand comedy experiment could have fallen apart at any time, and it may take a miracle to get everyone on the same page.

Back in Action (2025)

The title ofBack in Actionis fitting since it marks Cameron Diaz’s return from retirement and Jamie Foxx’s first movie since he suffered a debilitating stroke. Diaz and Foxx have also shared the screen two times before inAny Given Sundayand a remake ofAnnie, but this time, they play secret agents Emily and Matt. After a close call 15 years ago, Matt and Emily faked their deaths and started a family.

In the present, Emily and Matt have two children, Alice (McKenna Roberts) and Leo (Rylan Jackson), who have no idea that their parents used to be spies. After the couple accidentally goes viral, it reveals their survival to their old enemy, Balthazar Gor (Robert Besta). And Gor isn’t willing to simply let bygones be bygones as he goes after their family with his heavily armed men.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

It’s refreshing that even two decades after the last Wallace & Gromit movie, their latest stop-motion animated film,Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, looks and feels very much like its own thing. That gives it a timeless quality as well. The new story finds Wallace (Ben Whitehead) and his loyal canine friend, Gromit, in a pickle, largely of Wallace’s own making.

Wallace has invented a smart gnome he calls Norbot (Reece Shearsmith), which can perform chores and be helpful around the house. The duo’s old enemy, Feathers McGraw, hacks into Norbot and uses him to create a gnome army under his control. And if Wallace and Gromit can’t thwart this plan, then their proverbial gooses are cooked.

The Six Triple Eight (2024)

Did you know that there really was a battalion of all-Black women during World War II? The story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion could have been lost to time if not for Kevin M. Hymel’s 2019 article inWWII History Magazine, which has been adapted here by Tyler Perry, who wrote and directedThe Six Triple Eight.

Following the loss of someone close to her during the war, Lena Derriecott King (Ebony Obsidian) signs up for the war and finds herself in a unit commanded by Major Charity Adams (Kerry Washington). The women of the 6888 want to do more than just stay on the home front. However, their only mission in Europe involves untangling a staggering amount of mail between the soldiers on the front lines and their families. Lena eventually realizes this is important to the war effort, even as the women face the daunting task ahead of them.

It Ends with Us (2024)

It Ends with Usis based on the bes-selling book by Colleen Hoover, and its behind-the-scenes drama between stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni almost overshadowed the success of the movie itself. Lively plays Lily Bloom, a woman who meets and becomes infatuated with a surgeon, Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni).

Their fairy tale romance turns for the worse when Lily discovers that Ryle is an abusive lover. Ryle becomes very jealous upon learning about Lily’s renewed connection with her old boyfriend, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar). Lily has genuine feelings for both men, but feels trapped in the same cycle of violence that doomed her parents’ relationship.

Carry-On (2024)

LikeDie Hard 2,Carry-Onis an action thriller set on Christmas Eve in a busy airport. Unfortunately for TSA agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton), his promotion came on the wrong day at the wrong time. An enigmatic traveler (Jason Bateman) wants Ethan to wave a package through uncontested. If Ethan refuses, then his girlfriend, Nora Parisi (Sofia Carson), will be killed.

Ethan’s back is to the proverbial wall, and if he can’t find a way to thwart the plan, then Nora may not be the only casualty. He needs a way to save Nora, and his options are running out fast.

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Sometimes the student must become the teacher.Kung Fu Panda 4finds Po (Jack Black) at a crossroads in his life. For years, he’s been the Dragon Warrior and the protector of the Valley of Peace. But now, Po is being called upon to pass his mantle on to a younger warrior and take on a more spiritual role.

The truth is that Po doesn’t want to change anything, and he’s also preoccupied by the arrival of The Chameleon (Viola Davis), a sorceress who may be the greatest threat he’s ever faced. When Po goes to confront her, he’s joined by Zhen (Awkwafina), a thieving fox who might be Dragon Warrior material. That’s assuming, of course, that this fox isn’t a snake in the grass.

Woman of the Hour (2024)

Anna Kendrick is making her directorial debut withWoman of the Hour, a film in which she also stars. The premise of this movie is off-the-wall bonkers and yet based on a true story. Kendrick plays Cheryl Bradshaw, a contestant onThe Dating Gamein 1978. That TV romance game show also featured a serial killer named Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto) as one of the men vying for Cheryl’s favor on the episode in question.

No one onThe Dating Gamecould have guessed that Rodney was a murderer, but there’s something very clearly off about him. It’s a bizarre chapter in TV history now immortalized in this film.

Rebel Ridge (2024)

Aaron Pierre establishes himself as an action hero in the Netflix original filmRebel Ridge. Terry Richmond (Pierre) only wanted to come into town and bail out his cousin, Mike Simmons (C.J. LeBlanc), so they could rebuild their lives together. But when corrupt cops seize Terry’s cash, it leaves him without any way to get Mike out of jail.

Terry tries to be reasonable with Chief Sandy Burnne (Don Johnson), only for these dishonorable men to go back on their word and keep his stolen money while Mike suffers. Now, Terry has to take the law into his own hands to get justice, and not even dirty cops can stand in his way.

The Union (2024)

Mike McKenna (Flight Risk‘s Mark Wahlberg) never really expected to see his high school sweetheart, Roxanne Hall (Halle Berry), ever again. But their paths converge in the action comedy calledThe Unionbecause Roxanne needs someone she can trust. During the last two decades, Roxanne has become a secret agent of immeasurable skill, but most of her colleagues have been killed after their identities were exposed.

Roxanne gives Mike a chance to become a spy because she knows she can rely on him. Compared to Roxanne, Mike is really winging it as their mission takes them all over Europe. But there may just be something left in their romantic connection if they can both make it home alive.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fputs Eddie Murphy back into the title role for the first time since 1994. Axel Foley is a Detroit cop who has barged into Beverly Hills’ jurisdiction on a case three times before. And Beverly Hills Police Captain Cade Grant (Kevin Bacon) is really upset that Axel is at it again.

Axel doesn’t care about the consequences because this is personal. Someone is targeting his adult daughter, Jane Saunders (Taylour Paige), and only her ex-boyfriend, Detective Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), is willing to help Axel save her. However, Axel may still have some other friends left in the police department, and he’ll need them when everything comes crashing down on him.

Hit Man (2024)

Richard Linklater’sHit Mancould have scored a full theatrical release in part because Glen Powell is one of the breakout stars of 2024. But instead, it’s now a Netflix original that was co-written by both Powell and Linklater. The former is headlining the film as Gary Johnson, a man who has found his calling as an undercover operative for the police.

Gary pretends to be an assassin, and he helps the police arrest his would-be clients. It’s a good racket for Gary until he meets Maddy Masters (Adria Arjona), a woman who wants her husband killed so she can escape his physical abuse. Maddy is the first “client” that Gary has ever been real with, and he doesn’t want to see her get arrested like his other marks. As much as Gary might try to believe otherwise, helping Maddy and getting emotionally involved with her may bring his life crashing down around him.

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

There is an English dub ofGodzilla Minus Oneon Netflix, but the original Japanese voice track has better performances. This is one of the best Godzilla movies ever made in part because the creature is allowed to be a fearsome monster instead of a heroic giant. It’s also notable for featuring a strong focus on the human side of the story, especially with the main character Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki).

In the last days of World War II, Shikishima can’t bring himself to fulfill his duty as a kamikaze pilot. A chance encounter with Godzilla only brings more shame upon Shikishima. During the aftermath of the war, Shikishima forms an unexpected bond with Noriko Ōishi (Minami Hamabe) and the infant child she adopted. Yet Shikishima’s inability to let go of his regret may destroy him before Godzilla can get around to killing him and everyone else in Japan.

Anyone But You (2023)

Anyone but Youis one of the rare rom-coms to become a smash hit, while also solidifying Sydney Sweeney as a star … and keeping her out of movie jail for co-starring inMadameWeb. Sweeney plays Bea, a young woman who forms an instant connection with a guy named Ben (Twistersstar Glen Powell). But after a great first date, things end very badly and they both blame each other.

Bea and Ben are unwillingly drawn back into each other’s orbit at the wedding for Halle (Hadley Robinson) and Claudia (Alexandra Shipp). Despite being unhappy about their reunion, Bea and Ben also have their own reasons to make the other guests believe that they’re a couple. And then the sparks start to fly between them again.

Orion and the Dark (2024)

Almost everyone is afraid of the dark when they’re a kid. The problem with Orion (Jacob Tremblay) is that he’s scared of everything, not just the dark. The animated adventure,Orion and the Dark, gives Orion a chance to conquer his fears alongside an unexpected companion: The living embodiment of Dark (Paul Walter Hauser).

Rather than let this kid lose years of his life to a laundry list of fears, Dark takes Orion out for a wild night to prove that he doesn’t have to be defined by the things that he’s afraid about. It’s a gesture of friendship from Dark, but can Orion finally let go of his phobias and embrace life?

The Killer (2023)

David Fincher’s latest thriller,The Killer, shows us that the life of a professional assassin, as played by Michael Fassbender, can be pretty mundane and boring … right up until he accidentally misses his target. From that point on, the assassin’s life is anything but boring. And suddenly, even his contact, Hodges (Charles Parnell), is ghosting him.

Not even fleeing the country is enough for the assassin to evade an international manhunt, as well as two rival assassins, The Expert (Tilda Swinton) and The Brute (Sala Baker), who have been hired to take him out.