August signals the last month of winter here in Australia, and while sporty snow bunnies will be soaking up the last of the ski season, committed couch potatoes are content to snuggle up with the very best streaming our US friends at Hulu have to offer. Let’s take a look at what’s coming this month.
Kick off your month by revisiting Hollywood’s beloved classic, Ghost. Featuring arguably the most raunchy sex scene featuring a pottery wheel, this 1990 film stars two actors at the height of their careers, Demi Moore (Indecent Proposal) and the late Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing). Whoopi Goldberg also features as dodgy psychic, Oda Mae Brown. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll take up pottery making.
Also worth catching if you’ve never seen it before is Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning Saving Private Ryan. Featuring a stellar cast including Tom Hanks (The Da Vinci Code) and Matt Damon (The Martian), the film is set during WW2 and tells the story of a group of U.S. soldiers charged with going behind enemy lines to bring home paratrooper Private Ryan after three of his brothers are killed in action.
Coffee lovers can discover the history of the magical bean in documentary, Cup of Culture (2017). The flat white you enjoy in your favourite hipster café begins its life grown in a third world country. The film shines a light on the importance of fair trade. If you’re not a fan of coffee but you love a doco, maybe Mosquito is more your speed. Tiny and annoying, these insects pose a very real threat to humankind with their ability to spread deadly diseases including malaria and yellow fever. Filmed over four continents and featuring incredible macro photography, Discovery Channel’s Mosquito is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor, Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) and features a rare interview with Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist, Bill Gates. Streaming on Hulu from August 6th.
If you’re searching for a new series to binge on, Stan Against Evil may scratch your itch. John C. McGinley, best known for his role as permanently bad-tempered Dr Cox on comedy series Scrubs, stars as aging police sheriff, the titular Stan. When angry demons haunt his town, he is forced to work with new sheriff Evie Barret played by Janet Varney (You’re The Worst). Complete Season 1 is available from August 18.
The Season 3 premiere of Hulu Original series Difficult People begins streaming on August 8. Created by and starring Julie Klausner, the series revolves around Julie and Billy, aspiring comics trying to make it in New York City. SNL alumni Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) produces.
Read on for the full list of what’s coming and going on Hulu this August.
August 1
The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All: Special (ABC)
Ali (2001)
Among Friends (2012)
Arthur (1981)
As Good as it Gets (1997)
Bad Boys (1995)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Bad Company (2002)
Benny & Joon (1993)
The Big Chill (1983)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Bloodsport (1988)
Box of Moonlight (1996)
Breakdown (1997)
Center Stage (2000)
Center Stage: On Pointe (2016)
Center Stage: Turn it Up (2008)
Charley One-Eye (1973)
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Clue (1985)
Clueless (1995)
Coming to America (1988)
Criminal Law (1988)
Cujo (1983)
Dead Gamers (2014)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Delta Force (1986)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Far From Home (1989)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2006)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Finding Forrester (2000)
The Foot Fist Way (2008)
Friends and Lovers (1999)
The General's Daughter (1999)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Ghost (1990)
Hannie Caulder (1971)
Harlem Nights (1989)
Harsh Times (2005)
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
High Noon (1952)
Higher Learning (1995)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
The Italian Job (2003)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Men in Black II (2002)
The Mod Squad (1999)
New in Town (1967)
Once Bitten (1985)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Paycheck (2003)
Puppetmaster: Axis Termination (2017)
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Rachel Getting Married
Reds
Sahara
Saving Private Ryan
Saw
Saw II
Saw III
Saw IV
Saw V
Sleepy Hollow
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
The Swan Princess and the Secret of the Castle
The Swan Princess
Teen Witch
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Too
Terry Factor: Live in Concert
The Toy
Ulee's Gold
Vanilla Sky
Wayne's World 2
August 2
CMA Fest 2017: Special (ABC)
Cup of Culture (2017)
Valkyrie (2008)
August 5
Billy on the Street: Complete Season 5 (TruTV)
Hacker (2016)
August 6
Mosquito (2017)
August 7
You're the Worst: Complete Season 3 (FX)
August 8
Difficult People: Season 3 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Earth Live!: Special (National Geographic)
August 9
Tall Men (2016)
August 11
We Bare Bears: Complete Season 2 (Cartoon Network)
August 15
Bachelor in Paradise: Season 4 Premiere (ABC)
Better Things: Complete Season 1 (FX)
Beneath (2007)
Felony (2013)
Hamlet (1990)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
It Takes Two (1995)
Ladybugs (1992)
Love Story (1970)
Missing in Action (1984)
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Narc (2002)
Next (2007)
The Prince and Me (2004)
The Ruins (2008)
Sabrina (1995)
Universal Soldier (2002)
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)
August 16
Regular Show: Complete Season 8 (Cartoon Network)
August 17
Marlon: Series Premiere (NBC)
August 18
Mary Kills People: Complete Season 1 (Lifetime)
Stan Against Evil: Complete Season 1 (IFC)
August 19
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
August 20
In Secret (2013)
August 21
Air Bound (2017)
August 27
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
August 29
Gimme Shelter (2013)
Leaving August 31
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
All Over the Guy (2001)
Barnyard (2006)
Blow Out (1981)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Chaos (2008)
De-Lovely (2004)
Desperate Hours (1990)
Fire in the Sky (1993)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Harriet the Spy (1996)
Hercules (1997)
Kangaroo Jack (2003)
Little Man Tate (1991)
Lost in America (1985)
Mr. Mom (1983)
Mulan (1998)
Shivers (1975)
Tracker (2011)
Underworld (2003)
Underworld Evolution (2006)
Under the Sea (2009)
Walking Tall (2004)
Zoom (2006)
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Angie Maddison is a contributor for Streambly. You can follow Angie on Twitter.
