It's that time of the month again: time to find out what coming to and leaving Netflix!
Available 8/1/16
Big Daddy (1999) — A lazy law school grad adopts a 5-year-old boy to impress his ex girlfriend and convince her he's matured. But things don't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely single foster father of a boy who forces him to rethink his perspective on just looking out for himself.
Pay It Forward (2000) — When the new teacher at school gives a young boy troubled by his mother's alcoholism and an abusive absent father an assignment to think of something to change the world and put it into action, the boy attempts to make the world a better place by paying good deeds forward instead of back.
The Wedding Planner (2001) — San Francisco's best wedding planner is planning the biggest wedding of her career when she accidentally breaks the most important rule of wedding planning: Never fall in love with the groom.
Sleepy Hollow (1999) — An eager constable named Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people. The suspected culprit: the legendary Headless Horseman.
Available 8/12/16
The Get Down: Part 1 (2016) — A rag-tag group of teenagers who don't have anybody but each other run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 70's in this mythic saga of how New York gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco.
Available 8/17/16
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016) — In this new, dark reimagining of the classic Brothers Grimm adventure, a man inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse as well. He must keep evil demons in the house at bay while struggling to awaken the beautiful Briar Rose and break the curse.
Available 8/22/16
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Seventeenth Year (2015) — The long-running critically acclaimed TV series about an elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes is one of Taylor Swift's favorite shows.
Available 8/26/16
Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) — Adèle is a high school student struggling with her sexuality. She dates men, but isn't sexually attracted to them and she dreams of something more. When she meets Emma, a free spirited girl with blue hair, Adèle's life changes. She finds herself and explores her sexuality as her relationship with Emma grows.
Once Upon a Time: Season 5 (2015) — A young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town where fairy tales are real.
XOXO (2016) — This Netflix original about six strangers whose lives collide in one frenetic, dream-chasing, hopelessly romantic night stars Sarah Hyland and Graham Phillips.
Leaving 8/1/16
The Gabby Douglas Story (2014) — The story follows the childhood and teen years of Gabby Douglas, the first black gymnast in Olympic history to become the Individual All-Around Champion.
Rugrats Go Wild (2003) — The Rugrats and family become stranded on an island and go on a wild adventure with the help of the the Thornberrys, a family that travels the world making nature documentaries.
The Sandlot (1993) — In this coming of age movie set in the summer of '62, a young baseball prodigy takes the new kid in town under his wing. They go on countless summer adventures with their baseball team, including taking on a vicious dog beyond the fence called The Beast.
Teen Witch (1989) — A shy, unpopular high schooler learns she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at her bullies and win the heart of the handsome football captain, but soon, her powers go to her head and she has to decide if her powers are worth losing the people that matter to her most.
Leaving 8/15/16
Wish Upon a Star (1996) — Alexia and Hayley Wheaton couldn't be more opposite. Alexia is the most popular girl in school while Kayley is hopelessly nerdy. When Hayley wishes on a star to switch places with Alexia, the wish inexplicably comes true and they're forced to live each-other's lives. They learn to appreciate one another in a whole new way in the process.
Leaving 8/27/16
The Pursuit of Happiness (2006) — A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he desperately seeks out a steady job and struggles with homelessness.
Leaving 8/31/16
Zathura (2005) — Two feuding brothers get themselves and their older sister flung into outer space while playing the mysterious bard game Zathura. The only way they can return home is to learn how to get along and finish the game.
