Peacock\u2019s August additions include one of the strangest thrillers of 2025, which flew under the radar when it hit theaters earlier this year, and the film that Brad Pitt credits as pulling him out of an unhealthy period in his career. One of Tom Cruise\u2019s best blockbusters and two of Jack Black\u2019s greatest films have also arrived on the NBCUniversal streaming service.<\/p>\n
Together, these movies make up a batch of new arrivals that have given Peacock subscribers plenty of options to watch this month. Here are TheWrap\u2019s picks for some of the best movies that have started streaming on Peacock in August.<\/p>\n
More from TheWrap<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBorderline\u201d (Magnet Releasing)<\/p>\n One of the strangest thrillers of the year, \u201cBorderline,\u201d is finally available to stream on Peacock. Written and directed by \u201cCocaine Bear\u201d screenwriter Jimmy Warden, the comedic thriller follows a pop star (Samara Weaving) as her home is invaded by a stalker (Ray Nicholson) and she is forced to go along with his delusion that they are destined to be married.<\/p>\n Featuring memorable, high-wire performances from Nicholson, Weaving and Jimmie Fails, \u201cBorderline\u201d is a fittingly deranged film packed full of wild twists and enough indirect pop culture references to delight certain in-the-know viewers and pique the interest of others. The film garnered a muted reception when it was released in March, but anyone interested in catching something both new and distinct should look no further than \u201cBorderline.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSeven\u201d (New Line Cinema)<\/p>\n It\u2019s not hard to see why Brad Pitt credits \u201cSeven\u201d with pulling him out of a funk \u2014 both personally and professionally. While the David Fincher-directed thriller contains moments of sleepy, rain-soaked despair and atmospheric reflection, watching it feels like getting a sharp jolt to your system. The serial killer thriller follows a pair of detectives, the fresh-faced David Mills (Brad Pitt) and the disillusioned William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), as they investigate a series of killings styled after the seven deadly sins.<\/p>\n Before long, they find themselves in the crosshairs of a maniacal serial killer with a sickly obsessive mind and a grotesque imagination. Crafted with Fincher\u2019s signature attention to detail and precise visual style, \u201cSeven\u201d is so much more than just its iconic ending. Its conclusion is, in fact, just the tip of a spear that unerringly cuts right through anyone who comes into contact with it \u2014 or, in this case, watches it.<\/p>\n \u201cBring It On\u201d (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n \u201cBring It On\u201d is a cheerleader comedy so good that no film has come close to challenging its iconic status. Directed by \u201cAnt-Man\u201d filmmaker Peyton Reed, the teen comedy follows the two leaders (Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union) of opposing high-school cheerleading teams as they prepare themselves and their teammates for a forthcoming national cheerleading competition. Finding the perfect line between good-hearted humor and teen satire, \u201cBring It On\u201d is overflowing with memorable lines and moments.<\/p>\n Several fictional cheers from the film have been memorized and recited by viewers over the years, and it was so quickly embraced by teen moviegoers after its initial theatrical release that to call it a \u201ccult classic\u201d would be to understate its impact and place in contemporary movie history. A perennial sleepover classic, its newfound presence on Peacock should just make it easier to younger viewers to discover its enduring charm and magic for the first time.<\/p>\n \u201cEdge of Tomorrow\u201d (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n Tom Cruise has spent the majority of the last 20 years making sequels. Tucked in between all of his recent \u201cMission: Impossible,\u201d \u201cJack Reacher\u201d and \u201cTop Gun\u201d adventures, though, is 2014\u2019s \u201cEdge of Tomorrow.\u201d The Doug Liman-directed sci-fi film boasts a co-writing credit by \u201cMission: Impossible\u201d veteran Christopher McQuarrie, and the movie itself has just as much heart and thrilling action as all of McQuarrie and Cruise\u2019s best collaborations, despite not being directed by the former.<\/p>\n Based on a Japanese novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, the film follows an American major (Cruise) who ends up caught in the middle of a war against Earth\u2019s alien invaders, which traps him in a time loop where death or victory are the only ways out. Featuring a scene-stealing supporting turn by Emily Blunt, \u201cEdge of Tomorrow\u201d is one of the best blockbusters Cruise has ever made. Anchored by an uncharacteristically vulnerable performance from Cruise, the film works on just about every level, which is why its fanbase has continued to grow across the 11 years since its initial theatrical release.<\/p>\n \u201cGood Will Hunting\u201d (Miramax Films)<\/p>\n An oft-quoted classic that launched stars and co-writers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck into the stratosphere, \u201cGood Will Hunting\u201d still feels a bit like a miracle. Set in Boston in the late \u201990s, the film follows a college janitor and secret mathematical genius (Damon) whose many walls and buried traumas are exposed by his new relationships with Skylar (Minnie Driver), a Harvard medical student who wants to love him, and Dr. Sean Maguire (Robin Williams), a humble, wise therapist who is assigned to evaluate him.<\/p>\n \u201cGood Will Hunting\u201d famously garnered Williams his first and only Oscar win, and his performance in it is a true highlight in a film brimming with affecting interpersonal drama, humor and startling, clear-eyed insight into everyday human behavior. It is an odd movie \u2014 very little happens in it \u2014 and yet watching it feels like experiencing one long intake of breath. Its understated, quietly hopeful conclusion, in turn, offers enough of an exhale-like kind of catharsis to justify the film\u2019s status as a bona fide classic.<\/p>\n \u201cSchool of Rock\u201d (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n Speaking of bona fide classics, director Richard Linklater\u2019s \u201cSchool of Rock\u201d is the inimitable, ingenious comedy that inspired an entire generation of kids to fight the man and believe in the genuine, awesome power of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. Could that be a hyperbolic assessment of the film\u2019s quality and impact?\u2026 No chance.<\/p>\n Written by \u201cWhite Lotus\u201d creator Mike White, the comedy follows a broke rock musician (Jack Black) who poses as a substitute teacher at a private prep school and forms a band with his sheltered fifth-grade students. Black is at his most electric and likable as the film\u2019s lead, and Linklater and White handle the film\u2019s patently absurd story with the playful humor and enthusiastic sincerity that it demands. It\u2019s hilarious, rousing and immensely entertaining, a rock song whose melody proves difficult to forget \u2014 not that you\u2019d want to anyway.<\/p>\n \u201cKung Fu Panda 2\u201d (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n If you find yourself in the mood for more Jack Black-led fun after \u201cSchool of Rock,\u201d you could not go wrong with \u201cKung Fu Panda 2.\u201d The first three \u201cKung Fu Panda\u201d films have arrived on Peacock this month, and while all of them are memorable and worthwhile, \u201cKung Fu Panda 2\u201d remains the franchise\u2019s best big-screen entry.<\/p>\n Building upon the colorful world and martial arts action of the first \u201cKung Fu Panda,\u201d the sequel follows Black\u2019s Po as he and his allies fight to stop the narcissistic, sadistic peacock Lord Shen (Gary Oldman) from completing his gunpowder-laden campaign to conquer China. Featuring some of the franchise\u2019s best and most inspired action sequences, as well as a thematic focus on inner peace that is genuinely affecting, \u201cKung Fu Panda 2\u201d is an animated adventure that works across all ages, generations and, it turns out, decades.<\/p>\n The post The 7 Best New Movies Streaming on Peacock Right Now<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Peacock\u2019s August additions include one of the strangest thrillers of 2025, which flew under the radar when it hit theaters earlier this year, and the film that Brad Pitt credits as pulling him out of an unhealthy period in his career. 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\u201cBorderline\u201d (2025)<\/h2>\n
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\u201cKung Fu Panda 2\u201d (2011)<\/h2>\n