All The New Movies Releasing In August 2026

August is packed with everything from supernatural horror and animated adventures to courtroom dramas and biopics. Yash's Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups carries enormous expectations (and controversies) after multiple release delays, a massive pan-India rollout and its fair share of controversy, making it the month's biggest theatrical event.

Yet it isn't the only film generating buzz. Horror fans have been waiting for Insidious: Out of the Further to expand the franchise's mythology, while Eetha has sparked interest with its tribute to legendary Lavani and Tamasha icon Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar. Whether you're after action, scares, family entertainment or compelling true stories, here's every major movie releasing in August 2026.

The biographical legal drama chronicles the career of public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam (Rajkummar Rao), revisiting some of India's most significant criminal cases. The film explores his role in landmark trials linked to the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts and the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, examining the legal battles, political pressures, and personal sacrifices behind the pursuit of justice.

Release date: August 7, 2026

The Broken Lizard gang returns for another offbeat police comedy in Super Troopers 3. This time, Farva (Kevin Heffernan) finds himself engaged to an Indian woman who also happens to be the sister of fellow trooper Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar). Thorny schemes to sabotage the wedding. Meanwhile, the team is drawn into an investigation involving a dangerous new drug ring.

Release date: August 7, 2026

Nearly two decades after the original, Awarapan 2 continues the story of a Shivam Pandit (Imraan Hashmi), nineteen years after the original film. Haunted by his past, he is pulled into another dangerous underworld conflict in his search for redemption.

Release date: August 14, 2026

Set during the Partition of India in 1947, Batwara: 1947 explores the human cost of one of the subcontinent's most turbulent chapters through the lives of families torn apart by violence, displacement and political upheaval. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Nimrat Kaur, Supriya Pathak, Ashutosh Rana and Rajesh Sharma.

Release date: August 14, 2026

Set in a world where sex is legal for just one night every year, One Night Only follows two New Yorkers, Allie (Monica Barbaro) and Owen (Callum Turner), as they search for love over the course of the city's most tumultuous evening. It's a romantic comedy that explores whether genuine connection can survive in a society built around a single annual free-for-all.

Release date: August 14, 2026

A mysterious cosmic event suddenly transports an ordinary suburban neighborhood into an unknown prehistoric world in The End of Oak Street. The Platt family must work together to survive as Denise (Anne Hathaway), Audrey (Maisy Stella), and Brian (Christian Convery) confront deadly new threats while trying to understand where they have been taken and whether they can ever return home.

Release date: August 14, 2026

Set against the backdrop of a sprawling gold-smuggling network, Khalifa follows Aamir Ali (Prithviraj Sukumaran) as he becomes entangled in a dangerous world shaped by revenge, family legacy and power. As rival forces close in, the battle for influence threatens to consume everyone involved.

Release date: August 20, 2026

The rescue pups head to a mysterious dinosaur island after a violent storm strands them far from Adventure Bay. There, they meet Rex, a pup who has been living among the dinosaurs. When Mayor Humdinger's reckless mining operation triggers a volcanic eruption, the PAW Patrol embarks on its biggest rescue mission yet to protect both the island's prehistoric inhabitants and their new friend.

Release date: August 21, 2026

The sixth installment in the horror franchise introduces Gemma (Amelia Eve), a young mother raising her daughter in the home where she grew up. When she discovers she can enter The Further, the eerie realm that exists between life and death, Gemma also realizes she possesses a terrifying ability: she can bring the entities that live there back into the real world. As demonic forces begin exploiting her gift, Gemma turns to paranormal investigator Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) for help.

Release date: August 21, 2026

Set against the backdrop of an expansive crime empire, Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups follows a powerful underworld figure, played by Yash, whose world is shaped by violence, ambition, and fractured relationships. Blending stylized action with emotional drama, the film explores the consequences of power and survival in a brutal criminal landscape.

Release date: August 26, 2026

Based on Peter Heller's bestselling novel, The Dog Stars is set in a post-pandemic world where Hig (Jacob Elordi), a former civilian pilot, survives in an abandoned Colorado airfield with his dog and his gruff companion Bangley (Josh Brolin). When a faint radio transmission suggests there may be other survivors beyond the mountains, Hig sets off on a dangerous journey that forces him to choose between the safety of isolation and the hope of rebuilding human connection.

Release date: August 28, 2026

The live-action Coyote vs. Acme follows Wile E. Coyote as he finally takes legal action against the Acme Corporation after years of its faulty products sabotaging his relentless pursuit of the Road Runner. Teaming up with a struggling lawyer (Will Forte), Coyote faces Acme's formidable attorney (John Cena) in court, uncovering a corporate conspiracy along the way.

Release date: August 28, 2026

Based on the life of legendary Maharashtrian Lavani and Tamasha performer Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar, Eetha chronicles her rise from humble beginnings to becoming one of Maharashtra's most celebrated folk theatre icons. Shraddha Kapoor stars as the titular character in this highly anticipated release.

Release date: August 28, 2026