9 New Netflix Original Movies You Seriously Can't Miss This August
Netflix originals have never let us down, and this month is no exception. There are nine new movies on deck for August (including the highly anticipated To All the Boys I've Loved Before), and it's one of the most diverse crop of releases yet. If you've been searching for the perfect flicks about unlucky-in-love astrophysicists, father-daughter honeymoons, and an unfortunate case of a severed male appendage (yes, seriously), then you're in luck, because this month has it all. Get the popcorn ready for these new original movies, streaming this August!
![Like Father](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/Iu3vchFQ0brGexGIe1MJf0Xb_70=/fit-in/792x483/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2018/07/26/740/n/1922283/9b9b940d5b59fabfdc9e01.01378603_Like-Father_003.jpg)
Like Father
An ambitious executive (Kristen Bell) is jilted at the altar, so she decides to take her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the equally overachieving father (Kelsey Grammer) who left her family years before. Seth Rogen rounds out the cast as the new love interest Bell meets on her cruise.
When it's available: Aug. 3
![Perdida](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/6YdM4e8vKaRC848NsDElIzGrmCw=/fit-in/792x529/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2018/07/26/743/n/1922283/993dbf5e5b59fbb415fa49.10172424_Perdida.jpg)
Perdida
In this thriller, a policewoman investigates the disappearance of her childhood friend, who was lost in Patagonia years before, but as she begins to find answers, her own safety is suddenly put on the line.
When it's available: Aug. 9
![The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/pkxCjcOmoB4BkexN5-qkv-NnrHo=/fit-in/792x529/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2018/07/26/743/n/1922283/fb86ea8b5b59fbb4a6d5e7.89744753_The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society.jpg)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Based on the 2008 historical novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows by the same name, a London author (Lily James) bonds with the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of World War II, and she becomes inspired when she learns about the book club they formed during the German occupation.
When it's available: Aug. 10
![The Motive](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/3AjAZ9dEoPQvpwxcuniWvLgwlQ4=/fit-in/792x529/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2018/07/26/743/n/1922283/89023a525b59fbb6ca4a84.42290389_The_Motive.jpg)
The Motive
When Álvaro, an unimaginative man struggling to write a great piece of literature, divorces his bestselling author wife, he moves to a new place and finds a potential set of characters for his next work: his new neighbors.
When it's available: Aug. 17
![The Laws of Thermodynamics](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/FDZuCHIR_LJtS8E7viLpdthL9dI=/fit-in/792x529/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2018/07/26/743/n/1922283/3731a6215b59fbb847dfa5.05185901_The_Laws_of_Thermodynamics.jpg)
The Laws of Thermodynamics
In a unique fusion of rom-com and mockumentary, an insecure astrophysicist, Manel, tries to find the explanation for his lack of luck in love using what he knows best: physics.
When it's available: Aug. 31