New Netflix movies are going to be few and far between in the weeks ahead, so it’s a good thing that two new movies joined the best streaming service’s movie library this week (August 11 – 18).
They’re wildly different offerings, too. Crime thriller fans can wrap their eyes around Night Always Comes, while viewers who love some R-rated adult animation can tune into Fixed instead.
Not fussed on either of those? The final section of this guide contains a list of every new Netflix film that’ll arrive between now and New Year’s Eve, so check that out to see if you need to add any of them to your ‘to watch’ list. No matter what you’re here for, then, you’ll find something worth reading about below.
New Netflix movies: August
Night Always Comes
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Release date: August 15
Runtime: 110 minutes
Age rating: R (US); 15 (UK)
Cast: Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Stephan James, Randall Park, Julia Fox, Michael Kelly, and Eli Roth
Director: Benjamin Caron
RT score: 65% (critics); TBC (audience)
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Fresh from making her Marvel debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Academy Award nominee Vanessa Kirby steps back into the world of streaming-based movies with Night Always Comes. Billed as a crime thriller and based on Willy Vlautin’s book namesake, Kirby plays Lynette, a struggling and near-broke former sex worker who needs to raise $25,000 before the end of the night. Otherwise, bad things will happen. As of its premiere day, Night Always Comes has been fairly well received by critics. Kirby’s other Netflix projects – The Crown and Pieces of a Woman – though, are probably more worth your time.
Fixed
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Release date: August 13
Runtime: 86 minutes
Age rating: R (US); 15 (UK)
Cast: Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett, Michelle Buteau, and River Gallo
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
RT score: 60% (critics); 45% (audience)
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Animation icon Genndy Tartakovsky knows how to make eye-catching films or TV series. The man behind fan-favorite projects like Samurai Jack, Dexter’s Laboratory, and Star Wars: Clone Wars isn’t averse to making things that visually pop, but Fixed might be his most raunchy offering to date. In it, Bull (voiced by Devine) learns his human family have had enough of his, well, dog-like tendencies and have decided to have him neutered in the morning. Cue Bull’s best friends taking him on one last sex-crazed adventure. Like Night Always Comes, Fixed has eeked out its fair share of positive critical reviews, but audiences have been less enthused with it. Maybe one to avoid unless you’re a huge fan of Tartkovsky’s work and/or animated things like Ren and Stimpy.
My Oxford Year
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Release date: August 1
Runtime: 111 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US); 12 (UK)
Cast: Sofia Carson, Corey Mylchreest, Dougray Scott, Catherine McCormack, Harry Trevaldwyn, Esmé Kingdom, and Nikhil Parmar among others
Director: Iain Morris
RT score: 34% (critics); 40% (audience)
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Sofia Carson will aim to make it back-to-back wins on Netflix this month with the release of My Oxford Year. Indeed, with her previous flick The Life List pulling in millions of viewers, she’ll hope her new romantic drama will prove to be as popular. Here, Carson plays Anna, an ambitious young woman who relocates to Oxford, UK from the US to fulfil a lifelong dream. While there, she falls head over heels for the charming James (Corey Mylchreest), which brings joy and problems for the pair individually and collectively. Unfortunately, My Oxford Year hasn’t been met with much joy from fans or critics, so maybe ignore this one unless you’re a sucker for soppy romantic tales.
New Netflix movies: July
Happy Gilmore 2
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Release date: July 25
Runtime: 117 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US); 12 (UK)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Chris McDonald, Benny Safdie, Ben Stiller, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, John Daly, Haley Joel Osment, and many more
Director: Kyle Newacheck
RT score: 64% (critics); 66% (audience)
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The saying goes that legends never die – and, after almost a 30-year wait, the myth that is Happy Gilmore is certainly alive and well. The much anticipated follow-up to the 1996 sports comedy that turned Sandler into a household name, Happy Gilmore 2 sees the eponymous character return to the course to pay for his daughter Vienna’s ballet school. The only way he’ll do so is by winning the Tour Championship for a second time, which will be no mean feat considering the amount of talent on display (yes, even real-life golfers appear in this flick!). I wasn’t overly impressed with Happy Gilmore when I streamed it for the first time a few years ago, but I can appreciate it’s a cult classic for many. Despite middling reviews, this legacyquel is one of the most-watched Netflix Movie Originals of 2025 so far, so it’s certainly been a swing and a hit for the streamer.
What new Netflix movies are coming in August 2025 and beyond?
There’s only one other English-language Netflix film set to arrive before the end of August – and, frankly, the months that follow are currently looking quite lean on the new Netflix movies front, too. Still, there are a number of highly anticipated flicks listed below, so see if any of them sound like your kind of movie:
- The Thursday Murder Club (August 28)
- The Wrong Paris (September 12)
- Ruth & Boaz (September 26)
- Steve (October 3)
- The Woman in Cabin 10 (October 10)
- She Walks in Darkness (October 17)
- The Twits (October 17)
- A House of Dynamite (October 24)
- The Ballad of a Small Player (October 29)
- A Merry Little Ex-Mas (November 12)
- In Your Dreams (November 14)
- Nouvelle Vague (November 14)
- Train Dreams (November 21)
- Frankenstein (November 2025, date TBC)
- Troll 2 (December 1)
- Jay Kelly (December 5)
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (December 12)
- 10Dance (December 2025, date TBC)
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