This July, Paramount+ is a little light on original content as nothing new is coming out on the streaming service aside from the new crime docuseries, Murder 360. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 9 best films coming to Paramount+ in August 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Adaptation (August 1) RT Score: 90%
Adaptation is a comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. Based on the 1998 non-fiction book titled The Orchid Thief by author Susan Orlean, the 2002 film follows writer Charlie Kaufman as he is tasked with adapting a book by Susan Orlean into a screenplay, but his crippling self-doubt and freeloading brother make the task extremely difficult. Adaptation stars Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper.
American Hustle (August 1) RT Score: 92%
American Hustle is a dark comedy crime film directed by David O. Russell, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Warren Singer. The 2013 film is set in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and it follows Irving and Sydney, two con artists who are forced by an FBI agent to work on a string operation. American Hustle stars Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence, Louis C.K., and Michael Peña.
Gone Baby Gone (August 1) RT Score: 94%
Gone Baby Gone is a neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Ben Affleck, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Stockard. Based on the 1998 novel of the same name by author Dennis Lehane, the 2007 film follows two Boston private investigators as they take on the case of finding an abducted young girl. Gone Baby Gone stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton, Amy Ryan, Amy Madigan, and Titus Welliver.
Love and Monsters (August 1) RT Score: 94%
Love and Monsters is a monster adventure film directed by Michael Matthews from a screenplay co-written by Brian Duffield and Matthew Robinson. The 2020 film is set seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, where the surviving humans have been living in underground bunkers, and it follows Joel Dawson, a meek young man who decides to venture out in the deadly outside world to find his ex-girlfriend. Love and Monsters stars Dylan O’Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, and Michael Rooker.
Milk (August 1) RT Score: 93%
Milk is a biographical drama film directed by Gus Van Sant from a screenplay by Dustin Lance Black. Based on the life of gay rights activist Harvey Milk, the 2008 film chronicles the life story of American activist Harvey Milk as he fights for the rights of the homosexual people. Milk stars Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, and James Franco.
The Assistant (August 1) RT Score: 93%
The Assistant is a thriller drama film written and directed by Kitty Green. The 2019 film follows Jane, an assistant who takes a job at a film production company and soon realizes that her work conditions are less than optimal. The Assistant stars Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, Makenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth, Jon Orsini, and Noah Robbins.
The Town (August 1) RT Score: 92%
The Town is a neo-noir action thriller film directed by Ben Affleck, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig and Aaron Stockard. Based on the 2004 novel Prince of Thieves by author Chuck Hogan, the 2010 film is set in Boston, and it revolves around a group of bank robbers who take the bank manager hostage during the robbery. When one of them realizes that the bank manager is near him, he decides to keep an eye on her and soon falls for her. The Town stars Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, and Chris Cooper.
The Truman Show (August 1) RT Score: 94%
The Truman Show is a psychological comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir from a screenplay by Andrew Niccol. The 1998 film follows Truman Burbank, a seemingly happy man who is unaware that his whole life, including his marriage, is a lie and is being broadcast around the world. The Truman Show stars Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, and Ed Harris.
Zodiac (August 1) RT Score: 90%
Zodiac is a mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Based on two books about the Zodiac killer by Robert Graysmith, the 2008 film is set in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and it follows Robert Graysmith, a cartoonist who slowly becomes obsessed with solving the mystery behind the Zodiac killer. Zodiac stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal League, John Carroll Lynch, Dermot Mulroney, and Charles Fleischer.