August’s Unmissable Movies!

500 Days Of Film Reviews The Must-See Movies In August.

While the hot weather in the UK kept some audiences away from cinemas (but not us, of course!) there were still a number of brilliant films to watch. 

For me, the month started poorly with the misjudged Sicario 2: Soldado. However, things soon picked up with one of my favourite films of the year so far, Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace.

Thought-provoking and unsettling horror thriller, The Endless, came next followed by powerful true life story, Adrift, and Kevin McDonald’s documentary film about what happened to Whitney Houston - Whitney. 

By the middle of the month, we had landed firmly in blockbuster territory with Dwayne Johnson’s entertaining Skyscraper and the welcome return of our favourite superhero family in Incredibles 2. 

Following a much needed vacation on a stunning Greek island with the endearing cast of Mama Mia! Here We Go Again, adrenalin-fuelled action ensued with the phenomenal

Mission: Impossible Fallout. 

Not too shabby, July, not too shabby. Feeling the pressure August? Let’s see what you have in store…

Ant-Man And The Wasp

Director: Peyton Reed

Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña 

Hearts Beat Loud 

Director: Brett Haley 

Starring: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Sasha Lane

The Darkest Minds 

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford, Harris Dickinson, Patrick Gibson, Skylan Brooks, Miya Cech, and Gwendoline Christie  

The Meg 

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Starring: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy

Christopher Robin 

Director: Marc Foster 

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Chris O'Dowd, Toby Jones, Mark Gatiss, Nich Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okenedo 

The Equalizer 2 

Director: Antoine Fuqua 

Starring: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pscal, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo

The Eyes Of Orson Welles 

Director: Mark Cousins 

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Director: Susanna Fogel

Starring: Mila Kunis, Sam Heughan, Kate McKinnon

BlacKKKlansman

Director: Spike Lee

Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier Locations: 300+ Universal Pictures

The Children Act

Director: Richard Eyre

Starring: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead 

The Happytime Murders

Director: Brian Henson

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Joel McHale

Cold War 

Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Starring: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cedric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar

Upgrade 

Director: Leigh Whannell 

Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson

Yardie 

Director: Idris Elba

Starring: Amel Ameen, Shantol Jackson, Calvin Demba, Stephen Graham

Some interesting films to look forward to in August... what are you most looking forward to watching? Let me know in the comments section below or over on Twitter. You can find me @500DaysOfFilm!