This August, Paramount+ is bringing you a lot of entertainment with the highly anticipated streaming release of the biographical film Bob Marley: One Love and a very weird but humorous and heartfelt film Sasquatch Sunset, which follows the daily lives of a Sasquatch family. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Paramount+ in August 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Airplane! (August 1)
Airplane! is a disaster absurdist comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David, and Jerry Zucker. Based on the 1957 drama film Zero Hour! by Arthur Hailey, Hall Bartlett, and John Champion, the 1980 film follows Ted Striker, a former pilot with a fear of flying as he finds himself in the impossible situation of landing a plane when most of the crew and the passengers fall sick due to food poisoning. Airplane! stars Leslie Nielsen, Julie Hagerty, Jonathan Banks, Robert Hays, Lorna Patterson, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Michelle Stacy, Kareen Abdul-Jabbar, David Zucker, and Barbara Billingsley.
Almost Famous (August 1)
Almost Famous is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. The 2000 film follows the story of William, a teenage boy as he gets a chance to accompany a popular rock band, Stillwater to write an article about them. The tour turns out to be a life-changing experience for William, where he learns the truth about his heroes and falls in love. Almost Famous stars Patrick Fugit in the lead role with Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Anna Paquin, Zoey Deschanel, Jason Lee, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Frances McDormand, Jimmy Fallon, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, and Michael Angarano starring in supporting roles.
City of God (August 1)
City of God is a Brazilian epic crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund from a screenplay by Bráulio Mantovani. Based on the 1997 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by author Paulo Lins, the 2002 film follows the story of two boys as they grow up in a sadistic neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Both of them grow up and choose different paths in life with one becoming a photographer and the other becoming a drug dealer. City of God stars Alexandre Rodrigues, Alice Braga, Douglas Silva, Phellipe Haagensen, Darlan Cunha, Leandro Firmino, and Seu Jorge.
Full Metal Jacket (August 1)
Full Metal Jacket is a psychological war drama series directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay co-written by Kubrick, Gustav Hasford, and Michael Herr. Based on the 1979 semi-autobiographical novel titled The Short-Timer by author Hasford, the 1987 film follows the story of a sensible US Marine as he sees the brutal effects of the Vietnam War on his fellow recruits from the cruel boot camp training to the actual war. Full Metal Jacket stars Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, Tim Colceri, Dorian Harewood, Ed O’Ross, Kieron Jecchinis, John Terry, and Papillon Soo Soo.
Pulp Fiction (August 1)
Pulp Fiction is a crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The 1994 film follows three different stories of two Los Angeles mobsters, a gangster’s wife, a boxer, and two small-time criminals in the realm of the underworld as they intertwine in some of the most bloodiest and explosive ways. Pulp Fiction stars Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, Ving Rhames, Maria de Medeiros, and Eric Stoltz.
The Fighter (August 1)
The Fighter is a biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell from a screenplay co-written by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson. The 2010 film follows the story of Micky Ward, a struggling boxer as she teams up with older half-brother Dicky Eklund, a recovering drug addict to get his career back on track and also reunite his broken family. The Fighter stars Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in the lead roles with Melissa Lao, Micky Ward, Dicky Eklund, Jack McGee, Bianca Hunter, Frank Renzulli, Jill Quigg, Erica McDermott, Alison Folland, and Paul Campbell starring in supporting roles.
Zodiac (August 1)
Zodiac is a mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Based on the non-fiction books titled Zodiac and Zodiac Unmasked by author Robert Graysmith, the 2007 film is set during the manhunt for the maniacal serial killer, the Zodiac Killer and it follows the story of Robert Graysmith, a cartoonist as he finds himself becoming more and more obsessed with finding the Zodiac killer. Zodiac stars Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role with Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Chloë Sevigny, John Caroll Lynch, Anthony Edwards, Penny Wallace, Lee Norris, Dermot Mulroney, Jimmi Simpson, Elias Koteas, June Diane Raphael, and Phillip Baker Hall starring in supporting roles.
One Life (August 5)
One Life is a biographical war drama film directed by James Hawes from a screenplay co-written by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake. Based on the 2014 book titled If It’s Not Impossible…The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by author Barbara Winton, the 2023 film follows the true story of the British humanitarian Nicholas Winton as he helps rescue hundreds of Jewish children from Czechoslovakia before the Nazis close the border. Later in his life, he is still haunted by the fate of the people he wasn’t able to save. One Life stars Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn in the lead role with Lena Olin, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonathan Pryce, Alex Sharp, Romola Garai, Marthe Keller, Juliana Moska, and Samuel Finzi starring in supporting roles.
Together Together (August 10)
Together Together is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Nikole Beckwith. The 2021 film follows the story of the platonic relationship between Matt, a single middle-aged man, and Anna, a young loner woman who agrees to be a surrogate for Matt but their relationship evolves into friendship. Together Together stars Ed Helms and Patti Harrison in the lead roles with Tig Notaro, Julio Torres, Anna Konkle, Timm Sharp, Evan Jonigkeit, Rosalind Chao, Sufe Bradshaw, Greta Titelman, Nora Dunn, and Fred Melamed starring in supporting roles.
Extra Ordinary (August 24)
Extra Ordinary is a horror comedy film written and directed by Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman. The 2019 film Rose, a driving instructor with supernatural talents for seeing ghosts as she decides to save Mertin’s daughter from being sacrificed at the hands of the evil Christian Winter. Extra Ordinary stars Maeve Higgins in the lead role with Claudia O’Doherty, Will Forte, Jamie Beamish, Siobhán McSweeney, Carrie Crowley, Barry Ward, Risteárd Cooper, and Alison Spittle starring in supporting roles.
