August can be an emotional time, for numerous reasons. For students and teachers, it signals the end of summer break. For parents and those who love fall, it means a return to quieter, cooler times. Whether you’re counting down the days in frustration or anticipation, watching films with the family is a perfect way to spend the remaining days of summer — and Netflix has a few you’ll want to watch before the month ends.
If you have younger children, you can introduce them to Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, which stars a singing crocodile (voiced by Shawn Mendes) who lives in New York and loves baths. Or, you could show them Paddington, starring the titular bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) who navigates his new home in London while escaping an evil taxidermist, played by Nicole Kidman.
For kids who are a little older, try a family movie night of The Nutty Professor and its sequel, The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. In both films, Eddie Murphy stars as Sherman Klump, a lovable professor who develops a serum to drastically change his looks. The result is an alter ego he must (hilariously) fight in order to regain control of his own body. Speaking of fighting, you could also introduce your kids to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with the 2014 movie and its 2016 follow-up.
Finally, if you have teens to entertain, you could make a whole weekend of it with five Spider-Man films: three starring Tobey Maguire as the friendly neighborhood web-slinger and two with Andrew Garfield portraying Peter Parker.
No matter what you decide to watch with your family — or by yourself — make sure you get the titles into your queue before it’s too late. Read on to see what else is leaving Netflix in the US in August.
Josh and his parents are shocked to find a singing crocodile in their attic but quickly learn to love him. If only their grumpy neighbor felt the same!
In the 1820s, a battle-tested general trains a new generation of female warriors to protect their kingdom from a powerful foe. Inspired by true events.
A lovable young bear from the jungles of Peru lands in London in search of a new home — and soon finds family while settling into city life.
After 20 years apart, the rambunctious Harry and Lloyd resume their shenanigans to find Harry both a kidney donor and his long-lost child.
After a night of boozy carousing, a local newscaster finds herself stranded on the streets of LA just hours before the job interview of a lifetime.
An audit of Evelyn’s laundromat triggers a heroic journey through alternate universes where the only constant is her complicated love for her family.
A filmmaker befriends the tiny talking shell, who sets out to find his missing family and becomes an online sensation in the process.
What starts as a passionate one-night stand quickly turns sinister when Clare learns she’s locked inside Andi’s apartment with no way out.
Not only is this accountant able to dig deeply into a company's books, he’s also an expert assassin, and his new client can use both skills.
Andrew Garfield stars as Peter Parker, a high schooler learning to wield new powers while uncovering family secrets and battling a familiar archvillain.
Andrew Garfield returns as Peter Parker, a teenager embracing his role as superhero as he battles new villains and uncovers more clues about his past.
In this film loosely based on a true story, an ambitious FBI agent manipulates two con artists to help him expose corruption in Congress in the ’80s.
Raised by ninjas, a big-hearted but bumbling orphan travels to Beverly Hills on a mission to help a woman investigate her shady boyfriend.
A teen without a home finds success on and off the football field after he’s taken in by a determined mom and her affluent family. Based on a true story.
When a pair of clueless gym employees stumble upon secret CIA documents, their clumsy attempts at blackmail land them in a dangerous world of trouble.
Two paranormal investigators risk their lives to prove the existence of demonic forces in order to exonerate a young man accused of murder.
A troubled teenager finds high school life even less bearable after she catches her childhood best friend hooking up with her popular older brother.
When given a place at the Round Table, Lancelot must balance loyalty to the throne with his love for King Arthur’s queen, Guinevere.
Desperate for cash, two petty thieves devise a scheme to rob the neighborhood church that soon turns into a hostage crisis in this crime comedy.
After a chance encounter with a former classmate, an up-and-coming executive is forced to contend with secrets from his past.
After his son makes a birthday wish that magically comes true, an unscrupulous lawyer finds himself incapable of telling a lie for 24 hours.
Renegade detectives Crockett and Tubbs go undercover to disrupt a vicious drug cartel’s operation in this reimagining of the iconic television series.
After being made fun of for his weight, a kind and brainy professor takes a dose of a revolutionary formula that changes more than just his appearance.
After getting engaged, Sherman Klump prepares for his big day. But his sinister alter ego Buddy Love threatens to ruin his wedding — and reputation.
After witnessing a murder, a perpetually stoned process server and his good-natured dealer go on the run from a drug lord who’s out to kill them.
After a genetically enhanced spider bites him, shy teen Peter Parker develops web-slinging, wall-climbing powers and meets a dangerous new foe.
With Peter Parker’s secret life as Spider-Man taking a toll, he considers hanging up his web, only to face another fight against supervillain Doc Ock.
Peter Parker alienates those around him as he faces down rivals, villains, and a force that mysteriously darkens his Spidey suit — and his attitude.
The heroes in a half shell emerge from the sewers to combat a crime wave gripping New York in this 2014 reboot of the beloved turtle saga.
Aided by April and newcomer Casey, the Ninja Turtles fly into action after Shredder escapes prison and plots to take over the world with evil Krang.
Father-son tensions flare when a disagreeable dad decides to move in with his son and his son's fiancée right before their wedding.
Bursting with action sequences, this remake of the 1990 sci-fi classic follows a man on the run after a mind-bending procedure goes horribly wrong.
An FBI agent and a Black Ops interrogator race to get answers from an uncooperative subject before he can detonate three hidden nuclear bombs.
