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New on Amazon in August 2021

Modern Love season 2, critically-acclaimed films Annette and Val, and the first season of S.O.Z. Soldiers or Zombies are four of the new titles you can find on Amazon Prime Video in August.

by Jean Bentley | July 26, 2021

TAGGED AS: Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video, Comedy, Drama, movies, streaming, television, TV

August on Amazon Prime Video brings several high-profile original film releases, a new season of anthology series Modern Love, Spanish-language horror series S.O.Z Soldiers or Zombies, and more.

Kicking off the month is Val Kilmer documentary Val, while August 20 brings Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard’s Cannes film Annette. Amazon is also the home outside of Japan for anticipated anime release Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time.

Other films arriving on the streaming service this month include Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan’s Cold War spy thriller The Courier, plus classics including Jaws, Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Hook.

Keep reading to find out what else is new on Amazon Prime Video in August, with some highlights noted at the top.

Val (2021)

93%

Description: For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors, has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. Val is a raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary that reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.

Premiere Date: August 6, 2021

Modern Love: Season 2 (2021)

64%

Description: In this season, love breaks all the rules. An old flame reignited. A test of friends vs. lovers. A night girl and her day boy. A romance with an ex’s ex. A one night stand. An impossible promise. A ghost of a lost lover. An exploration of sexuality. The eight-part second season of the popular series Modern Love brings to life a collection of stories about relationships, connections, betrayals and revelations. Each episode showcases love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms, all inspired by true events from the beloved New York Times column of the same name.

Premiere Date: August 13, 2021

Annette (2021)

72%

Description: Annette follows Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor, and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional gift, will change their lives.

Premiere Date: August 20, 2021

$ NEWLY AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY ON AMAZON VIDEO
* AMAZON ORIGINALS

Available 7/23

40% Jolt (2021) *

Available 8/1

Movies

36% 21 (2008)

94% Aliens (1986)

7% All About Steve (2009)

41% Anaconda (1997)

50% Annie (1982)

91% Attack the Block (2011)

90% Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

96% Catch Me if You Can (2002)

42% Center Stage (2000)

68% Die Hard 2 (1990)

11% Elektra (2005)

97% Escape From Alcatraz (1979)

78% Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

22% Freedomland (2006)

37% Hook (1991)

74% In Her Shoes (2005)

97% Jaws (1975)

56% Jaws 2 (1978)

10% Jaws III (1983)

2% Jaws the Revenge (1987)

35% Knowing (2009)

83% La Bamba (1987)

70% Machete (2010)

15% Made of Honor (2008)

16% Max Payne (2008)

94% Moneyball (2011)

97% Mud (2013)

74% My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

72% Patriot Games (1992)

24% Pearl Harbor (2001)

64% Predator (1987)

36% Predator 2 (1990)

77% Seabiscuit (2003)

46% Secret Window (2004)

97% Sideways (2004)

87% Slither (2006)

72% Something's Gotta Give (2003)

45% Soul Surfer (2011)

80% The Great Debaters (2007)

96% The Insider (1999)

51% The Iron Lady (2011)

27% The Legend of Zorro (2005)

83% The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

83% The Natural (1984)

3% The Roommate (2011)

51% The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

54% Tyler Perry's the Family That Preys (2008)

60% Water for Elephants (2011)

21% You, Me and Dupree (2006)

86% (500) Days of Summer (2009) (IMDbTV)

20% Alpha and Omega (2010) (IMDbTV)

17% American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005) (IMDbTV)

- - American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007) (IMDbTV)

- - American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009) (IMDbTV)

0% American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006) (IMDbTV)

94% Apollo 13 (1995) (IMDbTV)

42% Daredevil (2003) (IMDbTV)

82% Detroit (2017) (IMDbTV)

27% Eagle Eye (2008) (IMDbTV)

86% Garden State (2004) (IMDbTV)

95% Ghostbusters (1984) (IMDbTV)

55% Ghostbusters II (1989) (IMDbTV)

45% The Green Hornet (2011) (IMDbTV)

99% How to Train Your Dragon (2010) (IMDbTV)

24% Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) (IMDbTV)

82% Long Shot (2019) (IMDbTV)

29% Major Payne (1995) (IMDbTV)

13% No Good Deed (2014) (IMDbTV)

87% Only the Brave (2017) (IMDbTV)

49% The Road to El Dorado (2000) (IMDbTV)

58% Shrek Forever After (2010) (IMDbTV)

97% Spotlight (2015) (IMDbTV)

56% Waiting to Exhale (1995) (IMDbTV)

83% Walk the Line (2005) (IMDbTV)

97% What's Love Got to Do With It (1993) (IMDbTV)

79% The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) (IMDbTV)

Series

¹ Channels sampling: the first season of these subscription-channel series are available to Prime members this month.

- - Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season 1 (2015) (Boomerang)¹

- - Chesapeake Shores: Season 1 (2016) (Hallmark Movies No)¹

100% Frankie Drake Mysteries: Season 1 (2017) (PBS Masterpiece)¹

- - In Their Own Words: Season 1 (2015) (PBS Documentaries)¹

Addison: Season 1 (Kidstream)¹
Bannan: Season 1 (Mhz Choice)¹
City Confidential: Season 1 (A&E Crime Central)¹
Delicious: Season 1 (Acorn TV)¹
Dirt Every Day: Season 1 (Motortrend)¹
The French Chef with Julia Child: Season 1 (PBS Living)¹
Here We Go Again: Season 1 (ALLBLK)¹
How the Earth Was Made: Season 1 (History Vault)¹
Sea Raiders: Season 1 (Best TV Ever)¹
The Bridge: Season 1 (Topic)¹
The Nordic Murders: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)¹
Winners of the West: Season 1 (Best Westerns Ever)¹

45% Beyond: Season 1 (2017) (IMDbTV)

- - Beyond: Season 2 (2018) (IMDbTV)

50% Code Black: Season 1 (2015) (IMDbTV)

- - Code Black: Season 2 (2016) (IMDbTV)

- - Code Black: Season 3 (2018) (IMDbTV)

48% Dominion: Season 1 (2014) (IMDbTV)

100% Dominion: Season 2 (2015) (IMDbTV)

67% Dr. Quinn: Season 1 (1993) (IMDbTV)

- - Dr. Quinn: Season 2 (1993) (IMDbTV)

- - Dr. Quinn: Season 3 (1994) (IMDbTV)

- - Dr. Quinn: Season 4 (1995) (IMDbTV)

- - Dr. Quinn: Season 5 (1996) (IMDbTV)

- - Dr. Quinn: Season 6 (1997) (IMDbTV)

25% MacGyver: Season 1 (2016) (IMDbTV)

- - MacGyver: Season 2 (2017) (IMDbTV)

- - MacGyver: Season 3 (2018) (IMDbTV)

- - MacGyver: Season 4 (2020) (IMDbTV)

- - MacGyver: Season 5 (2020) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 1 (1957) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 2 (1958) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 3 (1959) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 4 (1960) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 5 (1961) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 6 (1962) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 7 (1963) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 8 (1964) (IMDbTV)

- - Perry Mason: Season 9 (1965) (IMDbTV)

42% Scorpion: Season 1 (2014) (IMDbTV)

80% Scorpion: Season 2 (2015) (IMDbTV)

- - Scorpion: Season 3 (2016) (IMDbTV)

- - Scorpion: Season 4 (2017) (IMDbTV)

Available 8/6

93% Val (2021) *

- - Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary: Season 1 (2021) * (IMDbTV)

S.O.Z. Soldiers or Zombies (English subtitles only): Season 1*

The Tent Mender (IMDbTV)

Available 8/12

100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone: Season 1 (IMDbTV)

Available 8/13

Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time*

64% Modern Love: Season 2 (2021) *

Available 8/16

24% Evan Almighty (2007)

84% In Bruges (2008)

91% La La Land (2016) (IMDbTV)

Available 8/17

86% The Skeleton Twins (2014)

Available 8/20

72% Annette (2021) *

Available 8/27

85% The Courier (2020)

Pete the Cat Back to School Operetta*

Available 8/28

80% Alpha (2018) (IMDbTV)

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New on Amazon in August 2021

Modern Love season 2, critically-acclaimed films Annette and Val, and the first season of S.O.Z. Soldiers or Zombies are four of the new titles you can find on Amazon Prime Video in August.

$ NEWLY AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY ON AMAZON VIDEO * AMAZON ORIGINALS

Available 7/23

Available 8/1

1 Channels sampling: the first season of these subscription-channel series are available to Prime members this month.

Available 8/6

Available 8/12

Available 8/13

Available 8/16

Available 8/17

Available 8/20

Available 8/27

Available 8/28

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¹ Channels sampling: the first season of these subscription-channel series are available to Prime members this month.