Netflix Announces Summer Movie Schedule 2021: ‘Kissing Booth 3,’ ‘America: The Motion Picture’ and More

After you get the vaccine, you could spend Summer 2021 enjoying the great outdoors… or you could stay inside watching Netflix movies.

On Tuesday morning, Netflix released its Summer 2021 movie slate, and the streaming service is certainly going to make it hard to get off of your couch in the coming months. From epic zombie battle’s like Army of the Dead starring Dave Bautista to chilling psychological thrillers like The Woman in the Window starring Amy Adams, there’s a ton of great content coming to Netflix this summer.

Release dates for Netflix films like The Ice Road, Good on Paper, and He’s All That were revealed, along with new photos and a multi-title previewing teasing footage from a variety of upcoming Netflix movies. And don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about The Kissing Booth 3—the streaming service announced The Kissing Booth 3 will hit Netflix on August 11, completing the epic trilogy

Who needs exercise and fresh air when you have streaming, am I right?

Read on for a highlight list of the most exciting Netflix movies coming out in Summer 2021, which includes release date, cast, director, and the official synopsis provided by Netflix.

Monster

RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2021
STARS: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer  Ehle, Rakim Mayers, Nasir ‘Nas’ Jones, Tim Blake Nelson, John David
Washington
DIRECTOR: Anthony Mandler

With a screenplay from Radha Blank, Cole Wiley, Janece Shaffer, Monster tells the story of Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) a seventeen-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.

The Woman in the Window

RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2021
STARS: Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie, Fred Hechinger, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Julianne Moore
DIRECTOR: Joe Wright

An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors, only to witness a disturbing act of violence.

Army of the Dead 

RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2021
STARS: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Tig Notaro
DIRECTOR: Zack Snyder

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

Blue Miracle

RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2021
STARS:Jimmy Gonzales, Anthony Gonzalez, Raymond Cruz, Nathan Arenas, Miguel Angel Garcia, Isaac Arellanes, Steve Gutierrez, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Fernanda Urrejola, Silverio Palacios with Bruce McGill and Dennis Quaid
DIRECTOR:Julio Quintana

The incredible true story of Casa Hogar, the Mexican boys home that entered the world’s biggest fishing tournament to save their orphanage.

Awake

RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2021
STARS: Gina Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Frances Fisher, Shamier Anderson, Finn Jones, Lucius Hoyos, Gil Bellows, Barry Pepper, Jennifer Jason Leigh
DIRECTOR: Mark Raso

Global hysteria ensues after a mysterious catastrophe wipes out all electronics and takes away humanity’s ability to sleep. Scientists race against the clock to find a cure for the unexplained insomnia before its fatal effects eliminate the human race. When Jill, a former soldier, discovers her young daughter may be the key to salvation, she must decide: protect her children at all costs or sacrifice everything to save the world.

Wish Dragon

RELEASE DATE: June 11
STARS: John Cho, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jimmy Wong, Constance Wu, Will Yun Lee, Jimmy O’Yang, Aaron Yoo, Bobby Lee, Ronnie Chieng
DIRECTOR: Chris Appelhans

In Sony Pictures Animation’s Wish Dragon, Din, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long, a cynical but all powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din’s long-lost childhood friend, Lina. Their journey forces them to answer some of life’s biggest questions – because when you can wish for anything, you have to decide what really matters.

Fatherhood

RELEASE DATE: June 18
STARS: Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Lil Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise, Anthony Carrigan, Melody Hurd and Paul Reiser
DIRECTOR: Paul Weitz

Presented by Sony Pictures and Higher Ground Productions, in this heartwarming, funny and emotional true story, Kevin Hart takes on the toughest job in the world: Fatherhood

Good on Paper

RELEASE DATE: June 23
STARS: Iliza Shlesinger, Ryan Hansen, Margaret Cho, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Matt McGorry, Tyler Cameron, Taylor Hill
DIRECTOR: Kimmy Gatewood

After years of putting her career ahead of love, stand-up comic Andrea Singer has stumbled upon the perfect guy. On paper, he checks all the boxes but is he everything he appears to be?

The Ice Road

RELEASE DATE: June 25
STARS: Liam Neeson, Benjamin Walker, Amber Midthunder and Laurence Fishburne
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Hensleigh

After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a ‘big-rig’ ice road driver (Neeson) must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners. Contending with thawing waters and a massive storm, they discover the real threat is one they never saw coming.

America: The Motion Picture

RELEASE DATE: June 30
STARS: Channing Tatum, Jason Mantzoukas, Olivia Munn, Bobby Moynihan, Judy Greer, Will Forte, Raoul Max Trujillo, Killer Mike, with Simon Pegg and Andy Samberg
DIRECTOR: Matt Thompson

In this wildly tongue-in-cheek animated revisionist history, a chainsaw-wielding George Washington assembles a team of rabble rousers — including beer-loving bro Sam Adams, famed scientist Thomas Edison, acclaimed horseman Paul Revere, and a very pissed off Geronimo — to defeat Benedict Arnold and King James in the American Revolution. Who will win? No one knows, but you can be sure of one thing: these are not your father’s Founding… uh, Fathers.

Resort to Love 

RELEASE DATE: July 29
STARS: Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah, Sinqua Walls, Christiani Pitts, Karen Obliom, Alexander Hodge, TJ Power, Sylvaine Strike, Jeryl Prescott, Tymberlee Hill
DIRECTOR: Steven Tsuchida

A romantic comedy about aspiring pop star Erica who ends up as the entertainment at her ex-fiancé’s wedding after reluctantly taking a gig at a luxurious island resort while in the wake of a music career meltdown. She tries to keep their past relationship a secret from his bride-to-be Beverly, but Erica rediscovers her feelings for her ex, Jason, despite his brother Caleb’s attempts to keep them from falling back in love. In this warm and funny romantic story that explores the bonds of love and family, the question soon becomes will Erica sing at Beverly’s wedding – or her own?

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

RELEASE DATE: July 2021
STARS: Emile Hirsch, Lexi Medrano, Charlie Saxton, Kelsey Grammer, Alfred Molina, Steven Yeun, Nick Frost, Colin O’Donoghue, Diego Luna, Tatiana Maslany, Cole Sand, Nick Offerman
DIRECTOR: Johane Matte, Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Andrew L. Schmidt

In Dreamworks’ Trollhhunters: Rise of the Titans, Arcadia may look like an ordinary town but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. Now the heroes from the hit series Trollhunters, 3Below and Wizards, team-up in their most epic adventure yet where they must fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all.

The Last Letter From Your Lover

RELEASE DATE: July 2021
STARS: Felicity Jones, Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner, Nabhaan Rizwan, Joe Alwyn, Ncuti Gatwa
DIRECTOR: Augustine Frizzell

A pair of interwoven stories set in the present and past, The Last Letter From Your Lover follows Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones), an ambitious journalist who discovers a trove of secret love letters from 1965 and becomes determined to solve the mystery of the forbidden affair at their center. As she uncovers the story behind Jennifer Stirling (Shailene Woodley), the wife of a wealthy industrialist, and Anthony O’Hare (Callum Turner) the financial journalist assigned to cover him, a love story of Ellie’s own begins to unfold with the assistance of an earnest and endearing archivist (Nabhaan Rizwan) who helps her track down more letters. Based on the novel by JoJo Moyes and directed by Augustine Frizzell.

The Kissing Booth 3

RELEASE DATE: August 11, 2021
STARS: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young, Molly Ringwald
DIRECTOR: Vince Marcello

It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret: She got into both Harvard, where her dreamy boyfriend Noah goes, and Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is going. Which path will Elle choose?

Sweet Girl

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2021
STARS: Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria
Arjona, Raza Jaffrey, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James, Dominic Fumusa, Nelson Franklin, Reggie Lee, Brian Howe
DIRECTOR: Brian Andrew Mendoza

A devastated husband vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.

He’s All That

RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2021
STARS: Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis, Peyton Meyer, Isabella Crovetti, Annie Jacob, Myra Molloy, Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard
DIRECTOR: Mark Waters

He’s All That reimagines the original plot of the 1999 teen classic She’s All That. The contemporary story follows an influencer (Addison Rae) who accepts a challenge to turn the school’s biggest loser (Tanner Buchanan) into prom king.

Beckett 

RELEASE DATE: August 2021
STARS:John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook, Vicky Krieps
DIRECTOR:Ferdinando Cito Filomarino

A vacationing couple fall trap to a violent conspiracy with tragic consequences.

Fear Street Trilogy

RELEASE DATE: Summer 2021 TBA
STARS: Kiana Madeira, Olivia Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman and Gillian Jacobs
DIRECTOR: Leigh Janiak

In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations ​may all be connected — and that they may be the next targets. Adapted from R.L. Stine’s best-selling horror series, the trilogy follows the nightmare through Shadyside’s sinister history.

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