From cosmic mystery and supernatural horror to family adventure and romantic comedy, August 2026 brings a diverse slate of films to the big screen. Here’s what’s opening in cinemas this month.
August 12 — The End of Oak Street (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery
Directed by: David Robert Mitchell
Official synopsis
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.
August 19 — Insidious: Out of the Further (Columbia Pictures)
Cast: Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Lin Shaye
Directed by: Jacob Chase
Official synopsis
In “Insidious: Out of the Further,” Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who discovers she can travel into The Further, the purgatorial realm of lost souls at the heart of the Insidious universe. When something evil comes after her, Gemma discovers an ability that changes everything: she doesn’t just enter The Further, she can bring what lives there back to the real world. Once the demons realize her power, our world becomes their playground.
August 26 — PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (Paramount Pictures)
Cast: Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews, Meredith MacNeill, Ron Pardo, Jennifer Hudson, Jameela Jamil, Bill Nye, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Henry Bolan
Directed by: Cal Brunker
Official synopsis
After their ship gets caught in a mysterious storm, the PAW Patrol pups crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs. They meet Rex, a pup who has been stranded on the island for years and has become an expert in all things dino-related. When the PAW Patrol’s archrival, Mayor Humdinger, begins recklessly mining in hopes of exploiting the island for its natural resources, he inadvertently causes a huge, dormant volcano to erupt. The PAW Patrol pups are thrown into a series of high-stakes, dino-sized rescues bigger than anything they’ve done before, as they must stop Humdinger before everything on the island goes extinct.
August 26 — One Night Only (Universal Pictures)
Cast: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, King Princess, Ziwe, Ben Marshall, Ella Loudon, Molly Ringwald, Levar Burton
Directed by: Will Gluck
Official synopsis
Will Gluck, the filmmaker of “Anyone but You” and “Easy A,” celebrates modern romantic comedy on the big screen with a fresh, witty, swoony original film about searching for love on the least romantic night of the year. Recently dumped Owen (Callum Turner) and hopeful romantic Allie (Monica Barbaro) might be the only two singles in the city looking for more than just a quick encounter. They both feel a spark when they meet, but a series of missteps and side quests complicate their night, keeping them apart. As they each race toward and away from each other across the city, they just might discover that the one thing they want most is closer than they think.
Schedules are subject to change without prior notice.
