The Top 21 New Movies Streaming Now

August has arrived, marking the end of the summer season, and what better way to bid farewell to a warm and sunny time than by watching a selection of the latest streaming movies. We've gathered a curated list of the top new movies streaming now on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and Paramount+, including big box office hits, delightful rom-coms, and gritty crime thrillers.

"Barbarian," a cult hit from writer/director Zach Cregger, had a modest budget of $4 million but generated $45.4 million worldwide. The film follows a young woman, played by Georgina Campbell, who stays in a foreboding rental house in a new town for a job interview. What begins as a simple mystery quickly takes a sinister turn as she uncovers underground corridors, an extended flashback of the house's original horrors, and the current owner, a disgraced Hollywood actor played by Justin Long, who returns to sell the property and discovers the same gruesome truth.

"From Dusk Till Dawn" is a 30-year-old crime movie that served as a sideways sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." The film features a rapid switch from a heist movie to a blood-soaked horror movie, with Selma Hayek delivering a memorable performance in a snake dance sequence. The movie's outrageous and fun nature continues to entertain decades later.

The "Fast & Furious" franchise, consisting of the first seven movies, is now streaming on Netflix. The series has evolved from a racing series to a heist series and finally to a mega-budget blockbuster, with Vin Diesel serving as its anchor throughout. This is a perfect time for fans to celebrate the franchise's evolution and have a marathon of their favorite films.

"Speed," a 1994 action movie starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, became a breakout hit for both actors. The story revolves around a public transportation bus in Los Angeles carrying a bomb that goes off if the bus slows down to under 50 miles per hour. Bullock plays the unlikely bus driver who must keep the vehicle moving at a high speed to save herself and the passengers on board.