Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sofia Carson, and Vanessa Kirby lead the way in movies and specials that are streaming on Netflix in August, so make sure to see them shine in terrific titles premiering throughout the month.

It happens to the best of us: most weeks Netflix has such a long list of new releases that I can only cover a fraction in this weekly round-up, but now and then, there's barely enough to populate a list.