{"id":187610,"date":"2025-08-18T19:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/you-need-to-watch-these-3-popular-netflix-movies-now-august-18-22\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:15:20","slug":"you-need-to-watch-these-3-popular-netflix-movies-now-august-18-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/you-need-to-watch-these-3-popular-netflix-movies-now-august-18-22\/","title":{"rendered":"You Need to Watch These 3 Popular Netflix Movies Now (August 18-22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s rare for a performer to have two simultaneous unrelated hits on Netflix while also scoring a film in the top five at the box office. But <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/vanessa-kirby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanessa Kirby<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> has done it this week.<\/p>\n<p>While <em>The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/em> is fading a bit in theaters, Kirby is currently starring in two of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a>\u2018 picks for the three popular Netflix movies you need to watch now.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s selections include an intense new thriller, an action comedy featuring star power, and one of the most bizarre animated movies to emerge in a while.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/heres-the-1-netflix-movie-i-cant-wait-to-watch-in-august-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/heres-the-1-netflix-movie-i-cant-wait-to-watch-in-august-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Here&#8217;s the 1 Netflix Movie I Can&#8217;t Wait to Watch in August 2025<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWhen it comes to movies heading to Netflix, it\u2019s a lot easier to recommend films we\u2019ve already seen rather than something new or unknown. But there is one Netflix movie I can\u2019t wait to watch in August that I\u2019ve never seen before, and it\u2019s called Night Always Comes. This is a crime thriller by director [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Night Always Comes\u2019 (2025)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Night Always Comes | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gd44vTsTUhs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Kirby reminds everyone that she can do a lot more than superhero movies in <em>Night Always Comes<\/em>. This thriller features Kirby as Lynette, a woman who has finally found a way to keep her family together. To keep the authorities from taking away her brother, Kenny (<strong>Zack Gottsagen<\/strong>), Lynette put a deal together to buy a home. It would have been perfect if Lynette\u2019s mother, Doreen (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jennifer-jason-leigh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jennifer Jason Leigh<\/strong><\/a>), hadn\u2019t blown the down payment on a car.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Lynette needs to replace the missing payment within 12 hours or else the deal will slip away. Once Lynette decides to rob her escort client, Scott (<strong>Randall Park<\/strong>), it sets in motion her desperate odyssey to get the money, no matter what she has to do.<\/p>\n<p><em>Night Always Comes<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81770158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Fast &amp; Furious Presents: Hobbs &amp; Shaw (2019)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fast &amp; Furious Presents: Hobbs &amp; Shaw - Official Trailer [HD]\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9SA7FaKxZVI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kirby is also heavily featured in <em>Fast &amp; Furious Presents: Hobbs &amp; Shaw<\/em>, a rare movie with two ampersands in its title. <em>Hobbs &amp; Shaw<\/em> leans more heavily into action comedy than any of the previous films, as former adversaries Luke Hobbs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/dwayne-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson<\/strong><\/a>) and Deckard Shaw (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jason-stathem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jason Statham<\/strong><\/a>) are forced to work together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-movies-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-departed-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-departed-2.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-movies-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">28 Must-Watch Movies on Netflix (August 2025): &#8216;The Departed&#8217; and More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNetflix is still the king of streamers, and part of the reason why is that it consistently adds high-quality movies to its large library. That\u2019s never been more true than in August, when the streamer has added nearly two dozen classics and new releases ready to be watched. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Deckard\u2019s younger sister, Hattie Shaw (Kirby), is an MI6 agent on the run from renegade operative Brixton Lore (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/idris-elba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Idris Elba<\/strong><\/a>), a cyborg with enhanced strength. Hattie has also injected herself with a deadly virus to prevent Brixton from stealing it, and she\u2019ll need help from her brother and Hobbs to survive long enough to extract it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fast &amp; Furious Presents: Hobbs &amp; Shaw<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81073022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Fixed\u2019 (2025)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fixed | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kwczMER2yho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Fixed<\/em> is a marked departure for famed animation director <strong>Genndy Tartakovsky<\/strong>, whose credits include the very kid-friendly <em>Dexter\u2019s Laboratory<\/em> and the <em>Hotel Transylvania<\/em> movies. Young children should probably be kept far away from <em>Fixed<\/em>, because this is a decidedly adult animated comedy with raunchy humor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/adam-devine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Adam DeVine<\/strong><\/a> leads the voice cast as Bull, a dog who runs away from home rather than submit to being neutered. Idris Elba voices Bull\u2019s friend, Rocco, and they are accompanied on their wild adventures by their mutual pals, Fetch (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/fred-armisen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fred Armisen<\/strong><\/a>) and Lucky (<strong>Bobby Moynihan<\/strong>). Bull is facing the end of his good life, and also his last chance to declare his love for his neighbor, Honey (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kathryn-hahn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kathryn Hahn<\/strong><\/a>). And if Bull\u2019s rival, Sterling (<strong>Beck Bennett<\/strong>), has his way, then Bull\u2019s romantic desires will never be fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fixed<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/82038224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/you-need-to-watch-these-3-popular-netflix-movies-now-august-18-22-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s rare for a performer to have two simultaneous unrelated hits on Netflix while also scoring a film in the top five at the box office. But Vanessa Kirby\u00a0 has done it this week. 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