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#AugustMovies 60) Misery (1990) Solid adaptation of the Stephen King novel 7/10
Poster shows a small remote house surrounded by snowy mountains. Tagline reads Paul Sheldon used to write for a living Now he’s writing to stay alive
September 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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#AugustMovies 59) Jaws (1975) The definitive killer shark movie with pitch perfect performances from Scheider, Shaw and Dreyfuss 10/10
a man wearing glasses is getting a massage from a woman on the beach .
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August 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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#AugustMovies 58) The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994) Terrence Stamp steals the show in a road trip movie about three drag queens travelling across Australia 8/10
Three flamboyantly dressed drag artists stand back to camera looking out at the Australian desert
August 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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#AugustMovies 57) Caught Stealing (2025) Darren Aronofsky’s brutal but funny crime thriller with Austen Butler trying to keep himself and a cat alive while threatened by both Russian and Jewish mobsters 8/10
Poster shows a young man sat on a beach with a fair behind him and a cat in a duffel bag by his side
August 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#AugustMovies 56) The Roses (2025) Rich black comedy with Benedict Cumberbatch & Olivia Coleman as a couple whose marriage slowly dissolves acrimoniously. Lots of laughs & no one swears quite like Coleman, she makes it sound like Shakespeare 7/10
Foreign language poster shows Coleman and Cumberbatch leaning towards each other, touching heads and smiling amiably. She has a frying pan hidden behind her back , he has an upturned wine bottle behind his.
August 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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#AugustMovies 57) The Banker (2020) True story of a black man trying to make it in real estate in segregation era America. Great performances and a genuinely interesting story but it says a lot about Apples market g strategy that I’d literally never heard of it before stumbling on it 7/10
Poster is a black and white photo of Anthony Mackie and Samuel l Jackson wearing 1950s suits and hats
August 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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#AugustMovies 56) The Thursday Murder Club (2025) Netflix’s adaptation of Richard Osman’s novel is perfect comfort viewing. Undemanding but beautifully acted by a host of familiar faces 8/10
Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, pierce Brosnan and Celia Imrie gather round a table, behind them a detectives murder board and on a table a slice of cake with a bloodied knife in the top
August 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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#AugustMovies 55) The Godfather (1972) Brando mumbles as Pacino rises to the top 10/10
Poster shows Brando in a tux
August 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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#AugustMovies 54) I saw the TV Glow (2024)
Strange eerie horror about two teenagers who bond over a cult tv show The pink Opaque 7/10
Poster shows a teen boy sat in front of a tv
August 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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#AugustMovies 53) Forrest Gump (1994) 30 years ago Forrest was considered of below average intelligence, now he has a higher IQ than the actual President of the United States. 9/10
Poster shows a man in a white suit sat on a bench with a suitcase at his feet
August 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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#AugustMovies 52) Deadly Girls Trip 2025) a woman’s vacation with her friends is ruined when one of them gets herself murdered 3/10
Poster shows four women standing in front of a glass wall with a pool in front of them
August 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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#AugustMovies 51) Crossing (2024) A Georgian woman travels to Istanbul in search of her long lost trans niece 7/10
Poster shows an older woman and younger man on a ferry looking over the rail at the ocean
August 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#AugustMovies 50) Adventures of a Plumber’s Mate (1978)
Tedious sex farce in the mould of the confessions films 1/10
Poster shows a cartoon of a woman in a bath tub, a man I. Overalls trying to free her toes from the bath tap her free foot is resting on her bottom
August 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#AugustMovies 49.5) It’s the only way to go (1970) Short silent farce set around a funeral. Some gags work some don’t 4/10
August 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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#AugustMovies 49) Shaft (1971) Richard Roundtree made his fist appearance as Shaft in this fun Blaxploitation era action thriller which also boasts an iconic theme song
Shaft poster shows Roundtree in a leather jacket and gloves swinging from a rope whilst firing a gun with his free hand Tagline Shafts his name shafts his game Further text reads the mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft… up to here
August 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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#AugustMovies 48) About a boy (2002) Charming adaptation of Nick Hornby’s novel about the unlikely friendship betweena carefree bachelor and a lonely 12 year old boy 8/10
Poster showing Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult
August 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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#AugustMovies 47) Pathfinder (2007) Nature vs nurture as a Viking raised by Native Americans helps fight off a fresh Viking invasion 4/10
In a dark wood a shirtless warrior fights off a horned aggressor twice his side
August 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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#AugustMovies 46) Hiw to make Millions before Grandma dies (2024) moving Thai melodrama about a college dropout and his terminally ill grandmother 8/10
Poster shows a young Asian man and older woman laughing.
August 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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#AugustMovies 45) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Uneven, overlong entry in the series which finally gets around to introducing younger versions of characters like Scott & Jean.
A host of mutant characters film the poster with Professor x front and centre
August 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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#AugustMovies 44) Eenie Meanie (2024) A former getaway driver is forced back into a life of crime. Uneven but entertaining action thriller with some surprisingly dark humour 6/10
Samara weaving looking in her rearview mirror while driving
August 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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#AugustMovies 43) To England with Love (2024) An American lawyer travels to England in search of an inheritance and finds love instead. By the numbers romance 4/10
Posters shows a woman in a red dress leaning against a man in a blue suit, a wheeled suitcase by her side and another in the background - there is a black cab behind them and a large Country house flying the Union Jack
August 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#AugustMovies 42) Baby Ruby (2022) a new mother suspects the worst both of her baby and her family. Interesting horror- oriented view of post natal depression 6/10
Red tinted poster shows a man and woman with a baby stroller between them standing on the forehead of a prone woman
August 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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#AugustMovies 41) Funny Pages (2022) Darkly comical uneven coming of age tale about a student who wants to be a comic book artist 7/10
Poster shows an awkward looking young man in a blue anorak, the title is written in yellow behind his head and shows cartoon images sketched into the letters
August 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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#AugustMovies 40) The Cure for Love (1949) Gentle post war romantic comedy
Title card also credits the writer Walter Greenwood
August 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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#AugustMovies 39) Eddington (2025) the 2020 lockdown sends a small town sheriff over the edge. Ari Aster’s latest appears to be a warning against conspiracy theorists taking control but the message is muddled 7/10
Poster is dominated by a picture of a bearded Joaquin Phoenix in a sheriff’s hat, with other characters from the film below.
August 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM