This month, DStv brings subscribers an unmissable line-up of the biggest movies in entertainment — from Oscar-winning dramas and star-studded heist thrillers to jaw-dropping horror and edge-of-your-seat action. With award-winning performances from the likes of Jessie Buckley and Jason Statham’s latest adrenaline-fuelled outing, there’s something for every kind of viewer this month on DStv.
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
The Four Horsemen are back – bigger, bolder, and joined by a dazzling new generation of illusionists. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Rosamund Pike lead this Lionsgate heist thriller from director Ruben Fleischer, filmed across Budapest, Amsterdam and France. This time, the magic-fuelled crew targets a ruthless diamond heiress running a criminal empire. Come for Rosamund Pike’s South Africa accent; stay for jaw-dropping illusions, twisty double-crosses and Morgan Freeman’s return to the franchise’s most ambitious con yet.
Watch Now You See Me: Now You Don’t on Sunday, 2 August 2026 at 8.05PM on M-Net Channel 101 or stream on DStv
Wildcat
Kate Beckinsale is Ada, a former black-ops operative pulled back into a world of gunfights and double-crosses when her young daughter’s life is on the line. With just 12 hours on the clock, Ada reunites her old team, including Mortal Kombat’s Lewis Tan and Game of Thrones’s Charles Dance, for one last, desperate heist. Directed by James Nunn (One Shot), it’s a fast, Cockney-flavoured, Guy Ritchie-style thrill ride through the London underworld.
Watch Wildcat on Sunday, 9 August 2026 at 8.05PM on M-Net Channel 101 or stream on DStv
Eddington
From Ari Aster, the visionary behind Midsommar and Beau Is Afraid, comes a darkly comic Western unlike anything on TV this month. Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal go head-to-head as a sheriff and mayor whose rivalry ignites chaos in a small New Mexico town during 2020’s tense early lockdown days. With Emma Stone and Austin Butler rounding out the cast, Eddington is a wild, unpredictable ride into a town, and a nation, on the edge.
Watch Eddington on Sunday, 16 August 2026 at 8.05PM on M-Net Channel 101 or stream on DStv
Adulthood
Josh Gad and Kaya Scodelario star as estranged siblings Noah and Meg, reunited when their mother’s stroke sends them back to the family home and straight into a decades-old nightmare buried behind the basement wall. Directed by Alex Winter (Bill & Ted) and premiering at TIFF, this darkly funny crime thriller spirals from cover-up to chaos, with Billie Lourd and Anthony Carrigan adding to the escalating madness. The deeper they dig, the harder it is to escape.
Watch Adulthood on Sunday, 23 August 2026 at 8.05PM on M-Net Channel 101 or stream on DStv
Shelter
Jason Statham is back doing what he does best. A former British assassin living in remote, self-imposed exile off the coast of Scotland gets pulled back into a deadly world when he rescues a young girl from a storm. With Bill Nighy, Naomi Ackie and breakout star Bodhi Rae Breathnach, director Ric Roman Waugh delivers brutal, stripped-down action set against stunning coastal scenery.
Watch Shelter on Sunday, 30 August 2026 at 8.05PM on M-Net Channel 101 or stream on DStv
The Meg
If you can’t get enough of Jason Statham, then new to Studio Universal comes the classic underwater horror The Meg. A hardened rescue diver pulled back into action when a research crew gets trapped at the bottom of the Pacific, stalked by a megalodon shark long presumed extinct. What starts as a rescue mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against something far bigger, and far hungrier, than anyone on the crew anticipated. It’s popcorn thriller territory: enormous stakes, bigger teeth, and Statham doing what Statham does best. Also part of the Shark Week line-up on DStv this month.
Watch The Meg on Friday 21 August at 8PM on Studio Universal channel 112 or stream on DStv
Mad Max: Fury Road
South African-born Charlize Theron leads as Imperator Furiosa, a rogue warrior who turns against her own warlord and smuggles his captive wives across a scorched, lawless wasteland. What follows is one relentless chase, propelled by practical stunts and vehicles that feel genuinely dangerous rather than digitally safe. Drifter Max gets pulled into her fight almost by accident, but it’s Furiosa’s fury driving every mile of the escape. Part of the Kick Ass Women Weekend lineup.
Watch Mad Max: Fury Road on Saturday 8 August at 8PM on Studio Universal channel 112 or stream on DStv
The Devil Wears Prada
Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is a serious young journalist who takes a job she doesn’t want: assistant to Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the terrifyingly exacting editor of a top fashion magazine. What starts as a survival job becomes something closer to an education, as Andy learns to navigate impossible demands, cutthroat office politics and a wardrobe several tax brackets above her own. The sharper she gets at the job, the more she has to reckon with what she’s giving up to keep it.
Watch The Devil wears Prada on Thursday 27 August at 8PM on Movie Room channel 113 or stream on DStv
Think Like a Man
Four best friends get a rude awakening when they realise the women in their lives have been using Steve Harvey’s relationship playbook against them. Determined to level the playing field, the guys turn the tables, testing the theories back on the women who’ve been running circles around them for months. Kevin Hart steals scene after scene as the group’s fast-talking wingman, while Taraji P. Henson anchors the women’s side of the story. It’s a fast, funny battle of the sexes with real heart underneath the jokes.
Watch Think Like a Man on Thursday 6 August at 8PM on Movie Room channel 113 or stream on DStv
Hamnet
Jessie Buckley delivers a career-defining, awards-sweeping performance (Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe) as Agnes, wife to a young William Shakespeare, played by Paul Mescal. Directed by Chloé Zhao and adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, Hamnet imagines the devastating loss that inspired Hamlet. Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes produce this heartbreaking, visually stunning drama that critics are calling one of the decade’s most powerful films.
Watch Hamnet on Friday, 28 August at 14:35PM on M-Net Movies 1 channel 104 or stream on DStv
Primate
A tropical family reunion in Hawaii turns into a bloody nightmare when the family’s beloved pet chimpanzee contracts rabies. Directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down), Primate stars Johnny Sequoyah and CODA’s Troy Kotsur in a savage, practical-effects-heavy horror ride that’s equal parts primal terror and dark comedy. Watch for a sneaky cameo from horror icon Stephen King, if you dare keep your eyes open.
Watch Primate on Friday, 21 August at 8:30PM on M-Net Movies 1 channel 104 or stream on DStv
Strung
Produced by Tyler Perry and Jason Blum, Strung follows Laila (Chloé Bailey), a gifted violinist whose dream job as a music tutor for a wealthy, secretive family spirals into a nightmare of dark secrets and psychological terror. With Anna Diop, Lynn Whitfield and Coco Jones rounding out the cast, this lush, twist-filled thriller from director Malcolm D. Lee will have you questioning every note.
Watch Strung on Friday, 14 August at 8PM on M-Net Movies 1 channel 104 or stream on DStv.
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