Back when WarnerMedia (which technically no longer exists in the same form) announced that it would be premiering its entire slate of 2021 films on HBO Max, this is the kind of month they likely had in mind. For HBO Max’s list of new releases in August 2021 is highlighted by an honest-to-goodness blockbuster.

The Suicide Squad is set to premiere Aug. 5 on HBO Max. This film featuring some of DC Comics’ most curious villains borrows its name, format, and many of its characters from the David Ayers-directed 2016 film Suicide Squad. This time around, the rogues gallery is directing by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and his colorful disposition. In addition to The Suicide Squad, August sees the arrival of the Hugh Jackman-starring Reminiscence on Aug. 20.

It’s a good month for movies overall on HBO Max. Many intriguing library titles arrive on Aug. 1, including Collateral, The Fugitive (1993), The Shawshank Redemption, and Spawn. The Jurassic Park trilogy (Aug. 14), and Godzilla v. Kong (Aug. 17) make their return to the Warner streaming service a little later on.

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HBO Max’s original TV offerings can’t compete with The Suicide Squad in August 2021, but there is still plenty to enjoy. The third season of erstwhile DC Universe series Titans premieres on Aug. 12. That will be followed by the second season of former Comedy Central delight The Other Two.

HBO Max New Releases – August 2021

August 12 Days in the Valley, 1996 (HBO)9/11: Fifteen Years Later, 2016A Mighty Wind, 2003 (HBO)A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014 (HBO)The Accidental Spy, 2002 (HBO)The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, 2005 (HBO)Americano, 2017 (HBO)Anna to the Infinite Power, 1982 (HBO)Backtrack, 2016 (HBO)Basic Instinct, 1992 (HBO)Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, 2006 (HBO) (Extended Version)Best in Show, 2000 (HBO)Betrayal at Attica, 2021The Betrayed, 2008 (HBO)The Birdcage, 1996 (HBO)Black Death, 2010 (HBO)Blue Ruin, 2014 (HBO)Brown Sugar, 2002 (HBO)Changeling, 2008 (HBO)Chasing Mavericks, 2012 (HBO)Collateral, 2004 (HBO)Constantine, 2005Deep Cover, 1992 (HBO)The Devil’s Double, 2011 (HBO)Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988 (HBO)Dolphin Tale, 2011 (HBO)The Double, 2014 (HBO)Empire of the Sun, 1987The End, 1978 (HBO)Envy, 2004 (HBO)Epic, 2013 (HBO)Extranjero (aka Foreigner), 2018 (HBO)For Your Consideration, 2006 (HBO)Freejack, 1992 (HBO)The Fugitive, 1993Ghosts of Mississippi, 1996The Great Gatsby, 1974 (HBO)The Great Gatsby, 2013 (HBO)Gun Shy, 2017 (HBO)Hangman, 2017 (HBO)Heaven Can Wait, 1978 (HBO)Hitchcock, 2012 (HBO)Horror of Dracula, 1958How to Deal, 2003 (HBO)Hudson Hawk, 1991Humpday, 2009 (HBO)Imperium, 2016 (HBO)Inception, 2010Joe, 2014 (HBO)Johnny English Reborn, 2011 (HBO)Julia, 2009 (HBO)Last Action Hero, 1993The Lincoln Lawyer, 2011Malcolm X, 1992Man Down, 2016 (HBO)The Man in the Iron Mask, 1998 (HBO)Mean Streets, 1973Mr. Soul!, 2018New in Town, 2009 (HBO)Nobody Walks, 2012 (HBO)Nurse 3D, 2013 (HBO)One Hour Photo, 2002 (HBO)The Out-of-Towners, 1999 (HBO)Popeye, 1980 (HBO)The Pope of Greenwich Village, 1984 (HBO)The Prince, 2014 (HBO)The Reader, 2008 (HBO)Red, 2008 (HBO)Red Riding Hood, 2011Requiem for a Dream, 2000Scary Movie, 2000The Score, 2001 (HBO)Sex and the City, 2008Sex and the City 2, 2010The Shawshank Redemption, 1994Spawn, 1997The Spirit, 2008 (HBO)The Square, 2017 (HBO)Stand and Deliver, 1988 (HBO)Tango & Cash, 1989Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, 2006Thirteen Ghosts, 2001Vice, 2015 (HBO)War, 2007 (HBO)Woodstock (Director’s Cut), 1994You’ve Got Mail, 1998

August 2Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)

August 3Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 1993Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

August 5Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets A Puppy, Max Original Special PremiereThe Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021 (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English Only on supported devices)

August 6Sin Aliento (aka Breathless), 2020 (HBO)

August 7All My Life, 2020 (HBO)

August 8A Different World

August 10Hard Knocks ’21: Dallas Cowboys, Sports-Based Reality Series Premiere (HBO)

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August 12FBOY Island, Max Original Season FinaleThe Hype, Max Original Series PremiereTitans, Max Original Season 3 Premiere

August 14Jurassic Park, 1993 (HBO)Jurassic Park III, 2001 (HBO)The Lost World: Jurassic Park, 1997 (HBO)

August 15The White Lotus, Limited Series Finale (HBO)

August 16Hard, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)Top Gear, Season 29

August 17Godzilla vs. Kong, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English Only on supported devices)

August 19Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground, Max Original Documentary Special PremiereLooney Tunes Cartoons Back to School Special, Max Original Special PremiereMarlon Wayans: You Know What It Is, Max Original Special PremiereSweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Series Premiere

August 20Half Brothers, 2020 (HBO)Reefa, 2021 (HBO)Reminiscence, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021 (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English Only on supported devices)

August 22100 Foot Wave, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)San Andreas, 2015

August 24Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, 2021

August 25Lincoln: Divided We Stand, 2021

August 26The Other Two, Max Original Season 2 Premiere

August 28Magic Mike XXL, 2015 (HBO)

Leaving HBO Max – August 2021  

August 5The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty, 2019

August 11A Mermaid’s Tale, 2017Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti, 2016Against The Wild, 2014Alpha & Omega 5: Family Vacation, 2015Alpha & Omega: Dino Digs, 2016Blue Valentine, 2010Earth Girls Are Easy, 1989The Escape Artist, 1982Hecho En Mexico, 2012Jennifer Lopez Dance Again, 2016La Mujer de Mi Hermano, 2005Leapfrog Letter Factory Adventures: Amazing Word Explorers, 2015Leapfrog Letter Factory Adventures: Counting on Lemonade, 2014Leapfrog Letter Factory Adventures: The Letter Machine Rescue Team, 2014Love and Sex, 2000Mistress, 1992Mother’s Day, 2012Tender Mercies, 1983The Men Who Stare at Goats, 2009Turtle Tale, 2018

August 14Leapfrog: Numberland, 2012Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, 2019

August 15Joker, 2019 (HBO)Space Jam: A New Legacy, 2021

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