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10 Best Movies Like August

If you loved August, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine....

#2
Gloriously Wasted

Gloriously Wasted

2012★ 4.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Juha Berg is a 30-year-old hopeless drunk in the Kallio neighborhood of Helsinki. Juha doesn't have the first intention of changing his way of life - just the opposite. He really ...

#3
Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

2008★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a...

#4
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

2009★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-...

#5
Transformers

Transformers

2007★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sa...

#6
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the...