New on Video-on-Demand in August: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,’ ‘Baywatch,’ ‘King Arthur’

I am Groot! Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Baby Groot are back in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” a journey to the center of the universe that adds Mantis to the crew and features guest stars Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone. It leads off the new films coming to cable and streaming Video-on-Demand in August, along with Ridley Scott’s much darker galactic odyssey “Alien: Covenant” and Guy Ritchie’s medieval myth-meets-monster epic “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” with Charlie Hunnam as the man who would be King Arthur.

Also coming in August are the comedies “Snatched” with Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, and “Baywatch,” a spoof of the old TV series, with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron; and the senior-citizen heist comedy “Going in Style” with Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.

On a somewhat smaller scale is the oddball monster movie “Colossal” with Anne Hathaway. Ror the younger crowd comes “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.”

Arriving from the arthouse and independent circuit: the Gothic romance “My Cousin Rachel” with Rachel Weisz; the romantic comedy “The Lovers” with Debra Winger and Tracy Letts; and the historical dramas “Cezanne et Moi” from France and “Afterimage” from Poland.

Video-on-Demand, what used to be known as pay-per-view, is essentially a streaming rental service and has become one of the most popular home-viewing choices for new movies. It is available through most digital cable and satellite systems. Most titles are also available through web-based VOD services like iTunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, Fandango and Google Play.

Here are the notable arrivals coming to VOD in August. Dates are subject to change without notice.

 

Aug. 1

The Circle

Colossal

Going in Style

Sleight

Afterimage

I Am Battle Comic

Inseparables

The Lovers

One Week and a Day

The Ottoman Lieutenant

Phoenix Forgotten

 

Aug. 4

68 Kill

Armed Response

Brave New Jersey

Fun Mom Dinner

Security

Some Freaks

 

Aug. 8

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

The Dinner

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Snatched

Cezanne et Moi

Fallen

Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain

Savage Dog

 

Aug. 11

Open Water 3: Cage Dive

Pilgrimage

 

Aug. 15

Alien: Covenant

The Case for Christ

Chuck

Everything, Everything

Fanny’s Journey

How to be a Latin Lover

The Wall

 

Aug. 18

6 Days

Dave Made a Maze

Lemon

Shot Caller

 

Aug. 22

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

 

Aug. 25

Bushwick

Deep

 

Aug. 29

Baywatch

Dean

Disneynature: Born In China

My Cousin Rachel