10 best movies on Netflix (August 2024)

August just started and there are already many new and popular movies on Netflix for subscribers to binge-watch. From horror to romance to comedy, Netflix originals to exclusive releases, and everything in between, there are a lot of great films to fit every fan's movie preferences.

The previous month has already given the streaming giant a diverse lineup of new films in addition to its already massive catalog. For anyone who wants to cut through all the noise and make a beeline for the streamer's best movies list, here's a quick rundown of the best movies on Netflix to grace the small screen this month.

This list includes new hit movies on Netflix, most-watched films from the streamer's Global Top 10, highest-rated features by Tomatometer, and "watch while you can" movies on Netflix that are leaving in August.

Disclaimer: This list is purely based on the writer's opinions.

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1) Find Me Falling (2024)

Currently taking the number one spot in the Weekly Top 10 Most-Watch Movies on Netflix for two weeks in a row, Find Me Falling is a new-age, feel-good romantic comedy by writer-director Stelana Kliris.

A real-life musician, Harry Connick Jr. plays an aging, down-on-his-luck rock star heading off to the Mediterranean after an album flop in the movie. He buys a plot of land on a cliffside in Cyprus, aiming to isolate himself from people and his failing music career only to find that he's now living in a popular s**cide hot spot.

The film brings complicated surprises, second chances in love, idyllic views of the Mediterranean, and original music written and performed by Connick Jr. himself.

2) His House (2020)

In the world of massive movie options, His House sits on top of the highest-rated movies on Netflix based on Tomatometer. With a 100% score, subscribers can expect it to be an absolute horror masterpiece that delivers plenty of jump scares, violence, and most likely, nightmares.

The haunted house flick follows a refugee couple who escaped the violent war in South Sudan only to settle in an evil-tormented English town.

It's a debut feature by Remi Weekes with impressive performances from Wunmi Mosaku and Mothering Sunday's Sope Dirisu.

3) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Image via Netflix)

The Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel is a new addition to the streamer and one of the best movies on Netflix for August for both Ghostbuster fanatics and fans of supernatural comedy films.

It's three years since the events in Afterlife and the veteran squad just moved from Oklahoma to New York with plans to bring back the ghostbusting business where it originally started. The oldies team up with recruits to take on the scariest ghosts threatening the city.

4) Miss Juneteenth (2020)

Prepare for an empowering and emotional drama about courage and resilience in yet another one of the best-rated movies on Netflix. Channing Godfrey Peoples's Miss Juneteenth boasts an impressive 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Nicole Beharie stars in the movie as a former beauty queen and a single mother in Texas who is determined to raise her rebellious teenage daughter on her own and prepare her to win the local pageant.

5) Trolls Band Together (2023)

Trolls Band Together (Image via Netflix)

Coming to Netflix a few weeks ago after its theatrical release in November last year, Trolls Band Together is one of the must-watch movies on Netflix this August. The new animated feature is the third Trolls movie, featuring a star-studded cast, including Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, and Camila Cabello.

While the adventure story of Poppy and Branch in the movie is nothing revolutionary, the film stands out for its excellent soundtrack, making the film more engaging to watch than other animated movies for children.

6) Land of Bad (2024)

With Land of Bad, get ready for action-packed sequences and military thrillers set in the lush backdrop of the Philippines. In this mission-gone-wrong film, Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth team up in a 48-hour battle in hostile territory against an armed local militia.

In the movie, Hemsworth's Sergeant JJ Kinney is the man left behind, and his only hope for survival is a veteran drone pilot (Crowe) remotely guiding him toward the extraction point.

7) Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Image via Netflix)

Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F had fans waiting for it to come out for three decades. Since its release in streaming, the comedy action has been dominating the Netflix top 10 for four weeks in a row.

Murphy returns as the trouble-magnet detective Axel Foley in the fourth installment of the 1980s franchise. He's back on the job, barely, and once again finds himself navigating through the glamorous yet dangerous Beverly Hills area.

8) A Family Affair (2024)

The delightful family drama that is A Family Affair hit Netflix shelves at the end of June, and it remains one of the hottest movies on Netflix this month. It stars Nicole Kidman, who finds herself in a romantic entanglement with a younger movie star, played by Zac Efron.

The comedy movie delivers unconventional family dynamics and heartwarming acceptance to the small screen. Joey King, who is trying to navigate the complex relationship of having her former employee pursue her mother romantically, joins the cast.

9) Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

The sequel to the 2016 Rodo Sayagues's deadly home invasion film gets a new lease on life on the streaming platform around three years after it was released in 2021.

Prepare for a tension-filled action as the hunter becomes the hunted in Don't Breathe 2. The murderous blind antihero, played by Stephen Lang, will be the subject of gruesome, bloody violence and blood-curling moments in the sequel.

10) Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (2021)

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (Image via Netflix)

Apparently, All awesome things must end, and Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is one of them. With its scheduled last day on the streaming platform on August 23, it's the best time as any to have this movie about an adorable one-inch-tall shell on the queue of must-watch movies on Netflix.

The 98% scorer on Rotten Tomato brings both animated entertainment and profound, heartwarming storytelling.

These are ten of the best movies on Netflix for August.

Edited by Bharath S