Whats Coming to Hulu in August 2020

Early in lockdown—when I was trying to tell myself things might all be back to near-normal by summer, even though I knew I was kidding myself—I didn’t want to watch any movie that wasn’t a 1980s comedy. But some five months later, I’ve become so numbed to the horrors of everyday existence that I can watch all kinds of things again without sinking into a pool of dread (I now live in the pool of dread), so I’m happy to see the diverse slate of new movies coming to Hulu in August.

Here’s what’s on my list:

The Peanut-Butter Falcon: This 2019 indie smash follows a young man with Down’s syndrome (Zack Gottsagen) who escapes from an assisted living facility and flies down the river with the help of a fisherman-turned-thief (Shia LeBeouf). The reviews are near-unanimous in their praise, and no one is more surprised than me that LeBeouf has turned out to have a truly interesting career (if you have Amazon Prime, you need to watch Honey Boy, a roman a clef penned by the former teen actor that charts his tumultuous celebrity childhood).

Ordinary Love: I’m not so numb that I can’t enjoy a good cry, so I’m looking forward to seeing this well-reviewed 2019 drama starring Liam Neeson, in rare late-career not-punching-terrorists form, as one-half of a couple who have enjoyed a strong marriage across decades. When his wife (Lesley Manville) is diagnosed with cancer, it forces them to look back at their relationship and consider what life would be like without one another. A story about perseverance in the face of struggle sounds like just what I need right now.

Slay the Dragon: Talk of the evils of gerrymandering have defined the last few election cycles, so I’m eager to see this new documentary exploring the orchestration and implementation of a “secretive, high-tech gerrymandering initiative launched 10 years ago that threatens to undermine our democracy.” Reviews have been strong, but that’s probably because they were all bought and paid for by the leftist media cabal, amirite?

The Binge: It’s basically the same premise as The Purge, but instead of a day during which all crime is unregulated, it’s built around the the single day each year on which drugs and alcohol are legal. In other words, it’s a premise no less ridiculous or ripe for satire. And Vince Vaughan stars! He used to be funny!

Here’s the full list of arrivals to and departures from Hulu in August.

Coming to Hulu in August 2020

Available August 1

Monchhichi: Complete Season 1B (Cartoon Network)
The Pier (El Embarcadero): Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (BetaFilm)
UniKitty: Complete Season 2B (Cartoon Network)
71 (2015)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
A Good Woman (2006)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Australia (2008)
The Brothers McMullen (1995)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
Child’s Play (1988)
City Slickers (1991)
City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold (1994)
Company Business (1991)
Death at A Funeral (2010)
Elena Undone (2010)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Free Fall (2013)
Gayby (2012)
Hellraiser (1987)
Hurricane Bianca (2016)
Just Charlie (2017)
The Last Stand (2013)
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole (2010)
Margin Call (2011)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Pit Stop (2013)
Rain Man (1988)
Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985)
Safe (2012)
The Saint (1997)
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Sordid Lives (2000)
Spare Parts (2015)
Stanley & Iris (1990)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Stuck On You (2003)
Top Gun (1986)
Ultraviolet (2006)
Up in the Air (2009)
Were The World Mine (2008)

Available August 2

Shark vs. Surfer: Special (National Geographic)

Available August 3

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
Ordinary Love (2019)

Available August 6

The Real Housewives of Orange County: Complete Season 14 (Bravo)
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Slay the Dragon (2020)

Available August 7

The New York Times Presents: This Is Dominic Fike: The Next Big Thing? FX on Hulu Original

Available August 10

Hard Night Falling (2019)
Lucky Day (2020)

Available August 11

Alive And Kicking (2016)
Monster’s Ball (2001)

Available August 12

Smile Down the Runway: Season 1, Episodes 1-12 (Dubbed) (Funimation)

Available August 14

Bernie the Dolphin 2 (2019)

Available August 15

A Crime to Remember: Complete Season 4 (ID)
Bake You Rich: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Caribbean Life: Complete Season 16 (HGTV)
Chopped: Complete Season 40 & 41 (Food Network)
Christina On The Coast: Complete Season 1 (HGTV)
Honeymoon Hunters: Complete Season 1 (Travel Channel)
House Hunters International: Complete Season 129 – 134 (HGTV)
Island Life: Complete Season 15 (HGTV)
Mediterranean Life: Complete Season 1 (HGTV)
Murder in Paradise: Complete Season 1 (ID)
Naked and Afraid Complete Seasons 9 & 10 (Discovery)
Property Brothers: Buying & Selling: Complete Season 6 (HGTV)
Say Yes to the Dress: Complete Season 17 (TLC)
Sword Art Online: Alicization: Complete Season 1 (Dubbed) (Aniplex)
Worst Bakers in America: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Worst Cooks in America: Complete Season 16 (Food Network)

Available August 16

Behind You (2020)

Available August 18

The Cup (2012)

Available August 20

Daffodils (2020)
Unacknowledged (2017)

Available August 21

Find Me In Paris: Complete Season 3 Hulu Original

Available August 22

Love in the Time of Corona: Series Premiere (Freeform)

Available August 23

Blindspot: Complete Season 5 (NBC)

Available August 24

The Roads Not Taken (2020)

Available August 26

Mom: Complete Season 7 (CBS)

Available August 28

The Binge (2020) Hulu Original

Available August 31

Casino Royale (2006)
Primal (2019)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
The Courier (2019)

Leaving Hulu August 31, 2020

3:10 to Yuma (2007)
The American President (1995)
Assassination Tango (2003)
Born to be Wild (2011)
Casino (1995)
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
Charlotte’s Web (1973)
Child’s Play (1988)
Cliffhanger (1993)
The Cookout (2004)
Crooked Hearts (1991)
Dave (1993)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Equilibrium (2002)
Fair Game (2010)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
Gorky Park (1983)
Happily N’Ever After (2007)
Happily N’Ever After 2 (2009)
Hud (1963)
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
Joyride (1997)
Liar, Liar (1997)
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
Molly (1999)
Moonstruck (1987)
Rain Man (1988)
Risky Business (1983)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
The Scout (1994)
Sex Drive (2008)
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
Top Gun (1986)
Trade (2007)
The Whistle Blower (1987)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007)
The X-Files (1998)
Zardoz (1974)