By Matt Mueller Culture Editor Published Aug 01, 2020 at 7:01 AM

With Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" and Disney's "Mulan" official moving their release dates to the far off, COVID-safe weekend of "sometime," the summer movie season has officially been canceled. But thanks to Netflix, you'll at least have some films, old and new, to help you beat the heat and keep you inside – albeit at home, not the local movie theater.

Admittedly it's not the flashiest slate the Big Red Streaming Monolith has ever unveiled, but there's plenty to help distract you from its slowly shrinking library of movies you've actually heard of the world. For instance, the three original "Jurassic Park" movies will roar back onto the streaming service, as well as acclaimed hits like "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Being John Malkovich," "Seabiscuit," "An Education" and "Nightcrawler." And even though this year's been bereft of blockbusters, there are a few favorites from the past coming to Netflix such has "Casino Royale" (the best Bond movie, IMO), the original "Mad Max," "A Knight's Tale" and "The NeverEnding Story." (Bad news: You now have the theme song stuck in your head.)

As for Netflix Originals, the slate is also a bit thin – but there is a new super-slick action thriller from the directors of the under-appreciated 2016 dumb fun social media thriller "Nerve." So I call that a win. 

Here's the full list of movies and television shows coming to your screens from Netflix this August.

Aug. 1

"A Knight's Tale"

"Acts of Violence"

"The Addams Family" (1991)

"An Education"

"Being John Malkovich"

"Death at a Funeral"

"Dennis the Menace"

"Elizabeth Harvest"

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

"Hardcore Henry"

"Iron Man: Armored Adventures" seasons 1-2

"Jurassic Park"

"Jurassic Park III"

"The Lost World: Jurassic Park"

"Mad Max"

"Mr. Deeds"

"My Perfect Landing" season 1

"Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea" season 1

"The NeverEnding Story"

"The NeverEnding Story 2: The Next Chapter"

"The Next Step" season 6

"Nights in Rodanthe"

"Ocean's 12"

"Ocean's 13"

"Operation Ouch" season 1

"Operation Ouch" special

"Remember Me"

"Seabiscuit"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Super Monsters: The New Class"

"Toradora!" season 1

"Transformers Rescue Bots Academy" season 2

"The Ugly Truth"

"What Keeps You Alive"

Aug. 2

"Almost Love"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Connected"

Aug. 3

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Immigration Nation"

Aug. 4

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "A Go! Go! Corry Carson Summer Camp"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Mystery Lab"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning"

Aug. 5

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Anelka: Misunderstood"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "World's Most Wanted"

Aug. 6

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Rain" season 3

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of the Gods"

Aug. 7

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Berlin, Berlin"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "High Seas (aka Alta Mar)" season 3

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Nailed It! Mexico" season 2

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The New Legends of Monkey" season 2

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Selling Sunset" season 3

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Sing On! Germany"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Tiny Creatures"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Wizards: Tales of Arcadia"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Word Party Songs"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Work It"

Aug. 8

"The Promise"

"We Summon the Darkness"

Aug. 10

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Game ON: A Comedy Crossover Event"

"Nightcrawler"

Aug. 11

"Mr. Peabody & Sherman"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Rob Schneider: Asian Momma, Mexican Kids"

Aug. 12

"Scary Movie 5"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "(Un)Well"

Aug. 13

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "An Easy Girl"

"Safety Not Guaranteed"

Aug. 14

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "3%" season 4

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "El Robo del Siglo"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Glow Up" season 2

"The Legend of Korra: Book One – Air"

"The Legend of Korra: Book Two – Spirits"

"The Legend of Korra: Book Three – Change"

"The Legend of Korra: Book Four – Balance"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Project Power"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Teenage Bounty Hunters"

Aug. 15

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Rita" season 5

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Stranger" season 2

Aug. 16

"Johnny English"

"Les Miserables"

Aug. 17

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Crazy Awesome Teachers"

"Drunk Parents"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Glitch Techs" season 2

Aug. 19

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Crimenes de Familia"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "DeMarcus Family Rules"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "High Score"

Aug. 20

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Biohackers"

"Good Kisser"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Great Pretender"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "John Was Trying to Contact Aliens"

Aug. 21

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Alien TV"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Fuego Negro"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Hoops"

(Preview is NSFW)

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Lucifer" season 5

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Rust Valley Restorers" season 3

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Sleepover"

Aug. 23

"1BR"

"Septembers of Shiraz"

Aug. 25

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Emily's Wonder Lab"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Trinkets" season 2

Aug. 26

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "La Venganza de Analia"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Million Dollar Beach House"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Rising Phoenix"

Aug. 27

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Aggretsuko" season 3

"The Bridge Curse"

"The Frozen Ground"

Aug. 28

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "All Together Now"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Cobra Kai" seasons 1-2

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "I Am a Killer: Released"

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Unknown Origins"

Aug. 31

"Casino Royale"

"Quantum of Solace"

Aug. TBA

NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "ARASHI's Diary – Voyage" episode 11

Matt Mueller Culture Editor

As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.

When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.