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10 Best Movies Like August 1

If you loved August 1, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Virtuoso

The Virtuoso

2021★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss....

#2
All the Devils Are Here

All the Devils Are Here

2025★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them....

#3
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the F...

#4
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

2009★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Th...

#5
Barron's Cove

Barron's Cove

2025★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerfu...

#6
Awake

Awake

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to August 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles pr...

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