Every Movie Coming to Theaters This Week, Including ‘Caught Stealing’

The last days of August are packed with new stories, from neon noir heat to cozy western romance. You will find festival darlings finally making their way to big screens, buzzy remakes stepping into the spotlight, and a classic that still makes beach towns shiver. Every title below includes handy details on what it is about, who made it, and who is in it, so you can pick your perfect watch.

Release dates land across Tuesday August 26, Thursday August 28, and Friday August 29, 2025. Look for the date inside each item, then skim the cast, characters, directors, writers, and other specifics you might want to know before you go.

‘Montana Mavericks’ (2025)

The story arrives on Tuesday August 26, 2025 and follows Heather, a New York City author who inherits a rundown family ranch in Montana and heads west with her best friends to sell it quickly. Once there she meets Cliff, a cowboy veterinarian who challenges her big city instincts as she wrestles with writer’s block and a property that needs more than a little care. Katherine McNamara plays Heather, Dennis Andres plays Cliff, and the ensemble includes Kaya Coleman as Jess and Devon Weigel as Linda.

Annie Bradley directs a romance inspired by Harlequin’s long running western brand with a script shaped around fish out of water humor and second chances. Supporting players include Ella Reece and Kaylee Sapieha as locals who nudge the new arrivals toward small town rhythms and ranch life.

‘Leaving Mom’ (2025)

Opening on Thursday August 28, 2025, this Vietnam and South Korea drama centers on Hoan, a street barber caring for his mother who is living with late stage Alzheimer’s. Overwhelmed by love and exhaustion, he travels to South Korea hoping to leave his mother with the half brother he has never met. Hong Dao portrays Le Thi Hanh, Tuan Tran plays Hoan, Jung Il woo plays Jeong min, and Bao Ngoc Doling Juliet appears as the younger Hanh.

The film tracks a son’s attempt to honor duty while searching for a future he can manage, moving between working class Saigon streets and unfamiliar Seoul neighborhoods. The cast features a blend of Vietnamese and Korean performers whose characters confront language barriers, caretaking systems, and family ties tested by distance.

‘Motel Destino’ (2024)

Arriving Friday August 29, 2025, this Brazilian thriller from director Karim Aïnouz follows Heraldo, a young man who seeks refuge at a coastal sex motel and becomes entangled in a dangerous affair that pulls him into the orbit of violent men. Iago Xavier stars as Heraldo with Nataly Rocha and Fábio Assunção in principal roles as the heat soaked setting turns into a neon trap.

Aïnouz co writes with Wislan Esmeraldo and Maurício Zacharias, continuing the filmmaker’s interest in desire, danger, and shifting social currents. The film leans on tactile production design, humid coastal locations, and a charged score to build a fatalistic mood around a drifter who wants out but cannot break free.

‘Love, Brooklyn’ (2025)

Landing Friday August 29, 2025, the drama follows three longtime Brooklynites as they navigate love, loss, friendship, and shifting careers in a changing borough. André Holland plays Roger, Nicole Beharie plays Casey, DeWanda Wise plays Nicole, and Roy Wood Jr. plays Alan, with Cassandra Freeman and Cadence Reese rounding out the principal cast.

The story moves through neighborhoods and creative spaces as relationships are tested by ambition and old promises. The ensemble format gives each lead an arc that intersects at key moments, with music and street level scenes anchoring the portrait of a community in flux.

‘Param Sundari’ (2025)

Opening Friday August 29, 2025, this Hindi language romance tracks a North Indian and a South Indian lead whose cross cultural love story unfolds across scenic backwaters, lively city streets, and family homes. Sidharth Malhotra stars opposite Janhvi Kapoor with Sanjay Kapoor and Inayat Verma in supporting roles.

The narrative blends comedy and heartfelt family drama as the couple navigates traditions, parental expectations, and career choices that threaten to pull them apart. Lush song sequences and regional flavors frame a courtship that tries to bridge two households under one future.

‘A Little Prayer’ (2025)

Hitting theaters Friday August 29, 2025, this intimate Southern family drama follows Bill, a father who discovers his son is having an affair and quietly tries to protect his daughter in law Tammy as their household weathers the fallout. David Strathairn plays Bill, Jane Levy plays Tammy, Will Pullen plays David, and Celia Weston plays Venida, with Dascha Polanco and Anna Camp in supporting roles.

Writer director Angus MacLachlan crafts a Charlotte area story about fidelity, forgiveness, and the small choices that steer a family’s path. The production highlights everyday interiors and gentle rhythms as it observes a parent attempting to do the right thing without tearing the family apart.

‘The Toxic Avenger’ (2025)

Opening Friday August 29, 2025, this reimagining follows downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze who is transformed by a toxic accident and reemerges as a mop wielding antihero fighting corporate corruption while trying to protect his son. Peter Dinklage leads the cast with Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood, Julia Davis, and Kevin Bacon among the ensemble.

Macon Blair writes and directs an action comedy that nods to the original cult favorite while updating the setting, character dynamics, and effects driven gags. The production features grime soaked sets, practical creature makeup, and a tongue in cheek tone that lets the hero smash through villains while keeping an offbeat heart.

‘Jaws’ (1975)

Returning to theaters on Friday August 29, 2025, Steven Spielberg’s thriller adapts Peter Benchley’s novel and follows Chief Martin Brody as he teams up with oceanographer Matt Hooper and shark hunter Quint to stop a great white terrorizing a New England resort town. Roy Scheider stars as Brody with Richard Dreyfuss as Hooper, Robert Shaw as Quint, Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody, and Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn.

The screenplay is by Benchley and Carl Gottlieb with an iconic score by John Williams and a runtime a little over two hours. The film’s blend of character tension and unseen menace helped define the modern summer blockbuster and remains a widely studied lesson in suspense and sound design.

‘The Roses’ (2025)

Opening Friday August 29, 2025, this satirical black comedy reimagines Warren Adler’s novel ‘The War of the Roses’ for the present day and follows a high achieving couple whose marriage unravels under personal and professional strain. Olivia Colman plays Ivy and Benedict Cumberbatch plays Theo with Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg joining the ensemble.

Jay Roach directs from a screenplay by Tony McNamara with cinematography by Florian Hoffmeister and music by Theodore Shapiro. The production leans into sharp dialogue, escalating sight gags, and a house that becomes both trophy and battleground as the couple’s conflict spirals.

‘Caught Stealing’ (2025)

Arriving Friday August 29, 2025, this crime thriller adapts Charlie Huston’s novel and follows Hank Thompson, a once promising baseball player who tends bar in 1998 New York and agrees to cat sit for his punk neighbor. The errand spirals into a violent chase through the city’s criminal underworld. Austin Butler stars as Hank with Zoë Kravitz, Carol Kane, and Benito Martínez Ocasio among the key players.

Darren Aronofsky directs from Charlie Huston’s screenplay with Matthew Libatique behind the camera and Andrew Weisblum in the edit. The cast list also features Liev Schreiber, Regina King, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, and Action Bronson as the story hurtles through dive bars, walk up apartments, and back alley deals.

Tell us which of these you are planning to see this week in the comments.