August 2023: all the new movies out on Digital & VOD, from Brothers to Spider-Verse and more new releases and films to watch this month!
The wait is over: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is coming to digital platforms this month! But what other new movies will be out in August 2023? Let’s take a look at all the new releases to watch on digital & VOD this month, from anticipated hits to more new films to stream right now or later this month.
Here are all the new movies out on digital and VOD in August 2023! They are in order of release and divided by films to watch digital and on demand in the US and in the UK. RScroll till the end for our most anticipated releases on 2024! Happy watching!
- August 2023 On Digital & On Demand – U.S. Releases
- August 2023 On Digital & On Demand – U.K. Releases
1. AUGUST 2023: NEW ON DIGITAL & VOD – U.S. RELEASES
I AM RAGE
Director: David Ryan Keith
U.S. Release: August 1
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Erin’s idyllic countryside trip turns to terror when a sinister blood cult abducts her. But they made a grave mistake, her abductors soon learn the painful consequences of crossing someone with severe anger issues.
BAD CITY
Director: Kensuke Sonomura
U.S. Release: August 1
U.K. Release: out now on digital and on demand! Watch Kensuke Sonomura’s Bad City!
Official synopsis: Long plagued by poverty and crime, Kaiko City has been torn apart by rampant corruption and growing violence between the local Yakuza faction and a notorious Korean crime boss. But when a mafia-connected businessman runs for mayor and begins systematically eliminating his opponents, a former police captain imprisoned for a brutal murder is released in a final desperate effort to reclaim the city.
BIG CROW
Director: Kris Kaczor
U.S. Release: August 1
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: At 14, she was one of SD’s best basketball players. By 17, her social activism had made her a household name across the Great Plains. 30 years after her death, SuAnne Big Crow continues to galvanize the Lakota in their fight to reclaim their culture.
THE RIVER WILD
Director: Ben Ketai
U.S. Release: August 1
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Joey (Leighton Meester) fears there could be trouble ahead after her brother Gray (Taran Killam) invites Trevor (Adam Brody), a childhood friend with a troubled past, on their whitewater rafting adventure with two tourists. Once they become stranded in raging rapids, the thrill-seeking trip quickly turns from exciting to utterly terrifying as the rafters are trapped in a desperate fight for their lives, all while someone seems intent on sabotage to ensure shocking secrets stay buried. To survive the wild river, Joey will have to face her fears, and everyone will have to develop killer instincts before they’re torn apart by deception aboard the raft, or by deadly waters wreaking havoc all around them.
BROTHER
Director: Clement Virgo
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: September 29
Official synopsis: Adapted from David Chariandy’s award-winning novel of the same name, Brother is propelled by the pulsing beats of Toronto’s early hip hop scene following the story of Francis (Lamar Johnson) and Michael (Aaron Pierre), sons of Caribbean immigrants maturing into young men. A mystery unfolds during the sweltering summer of 1991, and escalating tensions set off a series of events that change the course of these brothers’ lives forever. Brother crafts a timely story about the profound bond between siblings, the resilience of community and the irrepressible power of music.
THE COLLECTIVE
Director: Tom DeNucci
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most important mission in the hands of rookie assassin Sam Alexander.
A COMPASSIONATE SPY
Director: Steve James
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: A COMPASSIONATE SPY is a gripping real-life spy thriller about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who infamously provided nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, told through the perspective of his loving wife Joan, who protected his secret for decades. Recruited in 1944 as an 18-year-old Harvard undergraduate to help Robert Oppenheimer and his team create a bomb, Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project, and didn’t share his colleagues’ elation after the successful detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb.
Concerned that a U.S. post-war monopoly on such a powerful weapon could lead to nuclear catastrophe, Hall began passing key information about the bomb’s construction to the Soviet Union. After the war, he met, fell in love with, and married Joan, a fellow student with whom he shared a passion for classical music and socialist causes — and the explosive secret of his espionage. The pair raised a family while living under a cloud of suspicion and years of FBI surveillance and intimidation.
CORNER OFFICE
Director: Joachim Back
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: In this workplace comedy reminiscent of Office Space and Severance, misfit Orson (Jon Hamm) finds himself trapped in the absurdities of corporate life. As The Authority’s newest employee, Orson finds it difficult to connect with his enigmatic desk mate, Rakesh (Danny Pudi), as well as with the rest of his colleagues. His alienation deepens when he discovers a room he’s told doesn’t exist – a place that unleashes his true potential, leading to an ascent up the corporate ladder. Buoyed by his newfound confidence, Orson invites a receptionist (Sarah Gadon) into his sanctuary, sparking a climactic clash between the corporate world’s harsh realities and his own wild fantasies.
LOLA
Director: Andrew Legge
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: In 1941 England, two sisters invent a machine that intercepts broadcasts from the future. With World War II dawning, they use it to change history.
THE PASSENGER
Director: Carter Smith
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Randy (Johnny Berchtold) is perfectly content fading into the background. But when his coworker Benson (Kyle Gallner) goes on a sudden and violent rampage leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Randy is forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past to survive.
REVEILLE
Director: Michael Akkerman
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: In late 1943, an American squad engages in a skirmish with German soldiers along the Winter Line in central Italy. As artillery shells begin to rain down, the Americans must honor the rules of war and protect their wounded prisoners. Huddled together in a cave and made to see the enemy as human, the soldiers wrestle with unimaginable moral questions that lie outside the boundaries of nationality and allegiance.
RUB
Director: Christopher Fox
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Meet Neal. He’s lonely, gets bullied at work, and is unlucky in love. At the suggestion of a co-worker he decides to go to a massage parlor and in the process his life changes in ways he never would have imagined.
THE WENDIGO
Director: Jake Robinson
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: After a social media star disappears in the woods of North Carolina, his friends are set to figure out what happened to him. Ignoring the legend of the cursed land was only their first mistake.
WHAT COMES AROUND
Director: Amy Redford
U.S. Release: August 4
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: When teenager Anna (Grace Van Dien) befriends an online stranger (Kyle Gallner), her mom Beth (Summer Phoenix) struggles to defend their new life as past is made present. WHAT COMES AROUND is an immersive thriller, where a young love affair becomes a menacing game of cat and mouse, and nothing and no one are as they seem.
H.I.M.
Director: Anthony Bawn
U.S. Release: August 8
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: There’s no denying that it’s all about him Damien. After experiencing his first encounter with heartbreak Damien dives into the chaotic world of college life. Damien stumbles around campus like the other lost freshmen doing his best to keep his eyes glued to his books and off of shirtless jocks, frat-boys, and handsome intellectuals.
But Damien’s level of discipline may prove to be no match for the ways of a manipulative college senior who threatens to establish a degrading reputation for the freshmen. Damien’s cousin Kendall begins his own journey of self-discovery. Kendall not only reconnects with himself, but with a love from his past – a cute church boy. It’s a forbidden love that may require Kendall turning his back on the person who has aided him in keeping his sexuality secret from friends, family, and their church for years – his mother.
ISLAND ESCAPE
Director: Bruce Wemple
U.S. Release: August 8
U.K. Release: June 23 (theatrical)
Official synopsis: After a mysterious accident at a research camp on the Isle of Gran Manan, a CEO hires a team of blue – collar mercenaries to extract his daughter, a scientist working at the camp. Upon arrival , the team soon learns that not only is the island surrounded by a wormhole that causes time to reset every three days, but it’s also crawling with hideous and dangerous monsters. As they learn more about the nature of time, space and the creatures on the island, they quickly realize that death may be the easiest way to escape.
THE LAST RIDER
Director: Alex Holmes
U.S. Release: August 8
U.K. Release: June 23 (theatrical)
Official synopsis: The heroic true story of legendary cyclist Greg LeMond comes to life in this stirring documentary. With captivating footage and interviews with LeMond, his wife Kathy, and Tour de France rivals, The Last Rider follows LeMond’s inspiring journey — from his victory as the first American to win the Tour de France (1986) through his life-threatening accident to his nail-biting matchup against Laurent Fignon and Pedro Delgado at the 1989 Tour de France — as he overcomes the odds to redefine what it means to be a champion.
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson
U.S. Release: August 8
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
SUMMONING THE SPIRIT
Director: Jon Garcia
U.S. Release: August 8
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: The film, written by Jon Garcia and Zach Carter and directed by Garcia, premiered to rave reviews at the Miami Film Festival with outlets calling the film “captivating” (Film Factual), saying it “revels in its atmosphere and it is thick with paranoia” (Reel Reviews); further, Blair Witch Project producer Greg Hale says of the film, “STS is a great addition to the sub-sub-genre of Bigfoot horror. The film turns convention on its head with a fresh take on Sasquatch while still delivering on the fun and the scares.”
WOLFKIN
Director: Jacques Molitor
U.S. Release: August 8
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Single mother Elaine is disturbed by her son Martin’s aggressive behavior and sudden physical changes, she visits his late father’s estranged family in small-town Luxembourg – where a much darker secret lurks. When she realizes that Martin could become like them, Elaine is forced into a desperate fight for her son’s future.
TRADER
Director: Corey Stanton
U.S. Release: August 10
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: A manipulative sociopath armed with a dangerously ambitious spirit, her wits, and an affinity for snorting wasabi voyages into the high-intensity game of stock market trading and wages war against the financial world. When she stumbles upon news of a monumental pharmaceutical trade, she risks everything to complete her ultimate success story no matter the cost.
MEDUSA DELUXE
Director: Thomas Hardiman
U.S. Release: August 11
U.K. Release: June 9 (theatrical), August 4 (MUBI)
Official synopsis: Talented, ambitious, and backstabbing hairstylists gather for a competition in England, only to find one of their own murdered before judging can begin. Winding through neon-lit halls and backstage dressing rooms, competitors unspool long-simmering resentments and secrets as they search for the killer among them, in this devilishly funny whodunit from debut filmmaker Thomas Hardiman.
OPERATION NAPOLEON
Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson
U.S. Release: August 11
U.K. Release: August 14
Official synopsis: Icelandic lawyer Kristin gets drawn into the vortex of an international conspiracy when she receives footage of an airplane wreck, recently revealed by the melting of one of Iceland’s largest glaciers. The old German World War II plane not only brings ruthless criminals onto the scene, but also CIA director William Carr, who has been secretly trying to remove the wreck for a long time. Kristin refuses to rest until the key has been discovered that will solve the riddle of Operation Napoleon.
BILLION DOLLAR HEIST
Director: Daniel Gordon
U.S. Release: August 15
U.K. Release: August 14
Official synopsis: Global, dynamic, and eye-opening, BILLION DOLLAR HEIST tells the story of the most daring cyber heist of all time, the Bangladeshi Central Bank theft. This feature documentary traces the origins of cyber-crime from basic credit card fraud to the wildly complex criminal organisations in existence today. It’s supported by commentary and fascinating insight from highly regarded cyber security experts such as Eric Chien, Mikko Hypponen, Keith Mularski and renowned journalist, broadcaster and best-selling author of McMafia (which was adapted into a BBC One television series), Misha Glenny.
THE BLACKENING
Director: Tim Story
U.S. Release: August 15
U.K. Release: August 25 (theatrical)
Official synopsis: The Blackening follows a group of Black friends reunited for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a masked killer who forces them to play a twisted board game by his rules, which they soon realize ain’t no motherf****** game. The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: If the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
FILLING IN THE BLANKS
Director: Jon Baime
U.S. Release: August 15
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Where do I come from? For some, the question has a simple answer – for others, the truth can be much more complicated. With the rise in popularity of at-home DNA tests, it’s now easier than ever for people to uncover their family history and, sometimes, things their parents wish would stay buried. Interested in learning more about his family heritage, director Jon Baime took an at-home DNA test and uncovered a family secret that has been hidden for half a century. Featuring in-depth interviews with Jon’s siblings as well as a treasure trove of family photos and films spanning 70 years, FILLING IN THE BLANKS takes audiences on a journey as Jon explores the meaning behind his discovery and expands on what it means to be family.
KILL SHOT
Director: Ari Novak
U.S. Release: August 15
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: During a hunting trip in Montana, a wilderness guide and former Navy SEAL (Rib Hillis) and his client (Rachel Cook) stumble upon a cache of heist money, unwittingly making themselves the one obstacle standing between a dangerous terrorist group and its lost fortune. Eager to take some of the cash for themselves, the pair learns far too late how easy it can be to make someone disappear in the vastness of Big Sky country.
STAY AWAKE
Director: Jamie Sisley
U.S. Release: August 15
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: An American indie debut drama of uncommon empathy that is very much of the moment: a fictionalized account of the filmmaker’s coming of age, as he struggles to get out from under the yoke of a prescription-drug-addicted mother in small-town Virginia. Life in the last, lame-duck months of high school, with a job at the Jolly Cow ice cream drive-in, would be cringe-inducing enough without a deeply depressed, self-destructive mother (Chrissy Metz, star of THIS IS US).
DARK WINDOWS
Director: Alex Herron
U.S. Release: August 18
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: A group of teenagers take a trip to an isolated summerhouse in the countryside. What starts as a peaceful getaway turns into a horrific nightmare when a masked man begins to terrorize them in the most gruesome ways.
DEAD SHOT
Director: Tom & Charles Guard
U.S. Release: August 18
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: When a border ambush goes wrong, a retired Irish paramilitary Michael (Morgan) witnesses the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife by British Sergeant, Tempest (Ameen). Now wounded, and presumed dead, he escapes, taking his revenge to the dark and paranoid streets of 1970’s London. Raw and suspenseful, Dead Shot is an adrenaline-fueled thriller that will leave audiences weighing up the true cost of revenge.
THE QUEEN MARY
Directors: Gary Shore
U.S. Release: August 18
U.K. Release: October 9 (as The Haunting of The Queen Mary)
Official synopsis: When photographers Erin (Alice Eve) and Patrick (Joel Fry) are brought aboard the ship with their young son Lukas (Lenny Rush), they unleash a series of events that entwines their family with the ship’s dark past. As the terror unfolds around them they begin to realise there is more to this sumptuous ocean liner than meets the eye: its remarkable legacy masking violent secrets. As Erin and Patrick uncover the haunted layers that the vast ship contains, it becomes increasingly clear that there is only one way out for them – to go even deeper.
WAKING NIGHTMARE
Director: Anthony Bawn
U.S. Release: August 18
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Pitch Perfect’s Shelley Regner, The Last American Virgin’s Diane Franklin, An American Werewolf in London’s David Naughton, and The Lost Boys’ Jamison Newlander star in Waking Nightmare, a spine-chilling rollercoaster of fear hitting VOD August 18 from Terror Films.
Jordan suffered manic episodes after the loss of her friend. Her mother has a family doctor prescribe her Ambien to help with her sleepwalking. As time goes on, Jordan has issues remembering what happened.
BOOTYOLOGY
Director: Joe Eddy
U.S. Release: August 22
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: When a documentary crew sets out to explore the relationship between artificial intelligence and popular music, their journey takes an unexpected turn when they stumble across a mystery involving the disappearance of the infamous rap duo, The Booty Boys.
BRIGHTWOOD
Director: Dane Elcar
U.S. Release: August 22
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Jen and Dan’s marriage is on the rocks with Jen seriously thinking about ending it for good. But when the pair go on a jog around a local pond in an attempt to hash things out, they find themselves running in circles as the exit trail vanishes and they repeatedly return to the same spot. Being stuck together in an endless loop would be bad enough, but when a silent hooded killer appears and starts tracking them down, the couple must figure out how to survive — together or apart.
THE LIST
Director: Melissa Miller Costanzo
U.S. Release: August 22
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Abby is about to get married and everything is perfect. Until she finds out her fiancé slept with a celebrity from his “free pass” list. To get her mind off things, Abby and her best friend Chloe come up with a crazy idea—Abby should pursue a celebrity from her own list, which includes tough guy action movie star Mac West, Sexiest Man Alive Cooper Grant, and multi-Platinum Grammy-award-winning rapper Avon.
In LA, their friend Sam, a Hollywood talent agent and Chloe’s ex, calls in all her favors to help Abby get into the same room as her celebrity crushes. But getting their attention will be up to Abby. Just as she starts to get close to living the ultimate dream in La La Land, things become complicated when Abby meets Jake, a local waiter with big dreams of his own, who gives her a fresh perspective.
METALOCALYPSE: ARMY OF THE DOOMSTAR
Director: Brendon Small
U.S. Release: August 22
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: Picking up after the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar finds DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting challenge: write the SONG OF SALVATION and save the planet. Can Nathan Explosion look beyond his brutally damaged ego to save his band, stop the Metalocalypse, and finally face the ultimate evil: Salacia?
BANK OF DAVE
Director: Chris Foggin
U.S. Release: August 25
U.K. Release: out now on digital and on demand!
Official synopsis: Based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick; ‘Bank of Dave’ tells the story of how a working class Burnley man and self-made millionaire fought to set up a community Bank.
THAT’S A WRAP
Director: Marcel Walz
U.S. Release: August 25
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: The cast of a film arrive to a wrap party, but someone has dressed up as the slasher in the film, and begins to stage their own kill scenes. One by one, the cast disappear until the true nature of the evening is revealed.
2. AUGUST 2023: NEW ON DIGITAL & VOD – U.K. RELEASES
ON THE LINE
Director: Romauld Boulanger
U.K. Release: August 7
U.S. Release: out now on digital and on demand!
Official synopsis: An unconventional thriller featuring Mel Gibson as Elvis, a radio presenter forced to make potentially life-threatening decisions when his phone line is taken over by a sinister caller, played by Kevin Dillon. A gripping mind game ensues, as Elvis attempts to save his family’s lives, and guess the identity of the mystery caller.
HUNT CLUB
Director: Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
U.K. Release: August 14
U.S. Release: out now on digital and on demand! Watch Hunt Club!
Official synopsis: Cassandra (Suvari) is a strong mother who’s going through a tough time… Her daughter is missing and she doesn’t know where to turn, so when the tough-talking Tessa (Stojan) enters her life, things start to look up… But a ‘chance’ encounter with two men – Carter (Van Dien) and his son Jackson (Peltz) – is about to change everything…
Invited to join the hunt, Cassandra jumps at the chance to win the prize money, but when she gets to the island, she soon discovers this is no ordinary hunt, there’s more to it than meets the eye… the prize is way more sinister. The island is full of scared young women who have been lured there to be the ultimate win – they’re about to be hunted and killed by the vile sadistic hunters.
THE INHABITANT
Directors: Kelvin Bachar
U.K. Release: August 14
U.S. Release: out now on digital and on demand! Watch The Inhabitant!
Official synopsis: After discovering she is a descendant of the notorious axe murderer, Lizzie Borden, Tara is tormented by violent visions. As her nightmares start bleeding over into real life, she must confront her deepest fears and unravel the century old Borden family curse…
BANDIT
Director: Allan Ungar
U.K. Release: August 21
U.S. Release: out now on digital and on demand!
Official synopsis: This fun caper is based on one of the most extraordinary crimes of the 20th century. Gilbert Galvan Jr (Josh Duhamel), a charming criminal, escapes from prison and assumes a new identity. After falling in love with Andrea (Elisha Cuthbert), a caring social worker he can’t provide for, he discovers he is exceptionally good at robbing banks using the most elaborate schemes. With the help of loan shark gangster Tommy (Mel Gibson), Gilbert’s heists go bigger and bolder – until his perfect plan finally goes wrong.
THE SECRET KINGDOM
Director: Matt Drummond
U.K. Release: August 21
U.S. Release: out now on digital and on demand! Watch The Secret Kingdom!
Official synopsis: A magical fantasy adventure for the entire family, full of unforgettable characters and breath-taking worlds to discover. The Secret Kingdom follows Peter and his sister Verity who, after moving to their dad’s old family home, unexpectedly fall through their bedroom’s floorboards and uncover a whole new mystical world called The Below. Here they encounter a civilization of fantastical creatures, including Pling the pangolin, Mendax a fearsome dragon and Ego/Ergo, a two-headed turtle! Peter will have to face his fears to find his way home.
MOTHER, MAY I?
Directors: Laurence Vannicelli
U.K. Release: August 21
U.S. Release: July 21 (limited)
Official synopsis: Emmett enters into a nightmarish game of therapy with his wife Anya, who has inexplicably taken on the persona of his estranged and recently-deceased mother. Bizarre and creepy in equal doses, this psychological thriller will keep you guessing if this is truly possession or just a twisted battle of wills.
ALONE AT NIGHT
Director: Jimmy Giannopoulos
U.K. Release: August 28
U.S. Release: out now on digital and on demand!
Official synopsis: Alone at Night sees Vicky (Ashley Benson), a young woman looking for an escape after going through a tumultuous breakup. After retreating to a friend’s remote cabin in the woods to clear her head, she continues modelling sexy lingerie for her devoted followers on 18 & Over, an adults-only, live-streaming website. But when the power goes out, Vicky discovers something terrifying awaiting her in the dark — a masked killer wielding a crowbar who’s hellbent on bringing her night to a grisly end.
FOOL’S PARADISE
Director: Charlie Day
U.K. Release: August 28
U.S. Release: July 18
Official synopsis: Starring Charlie Day (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) in his directorial debut, this hilarious comedy follows an ordinary guy (Day) who happens to be a dead ringer for a hot-headed movie star. When he replaces the movie star in a major film, he becomes an accidental celebrity thrown into a fever dream of Hollywood fame brought to life by a stellar cast, including Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Jason Sudeikis, Edie Falco, Jason Bateman, Common, and Ray Liotta.
