August is here, and it's all about a great movie on one of the best streaming services: Prime Video

Last month brought hits like "Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One," and this month is no different: Prime Video in August is home to "10 Cloverfield Lane," to classics like "Cinema Paradiso," and much, much more

Below is a detailed list of all the new films appearing on Prime Video this month that have received high ratings on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes However, high critical acclaim is usually a sure indicator of quality above all else Here are the seven best new Prime Video releases available this month

Can't find anything you want to stream; check out our full roundup of everything new on Prime Video and Freevee in August to find your watch [10 Cloverfield Lane is the second film in the Cloverfield series and a bold step forward from Matt Reeves' 2008 found footage monster movie

In this tense sci-fi film, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is knocked unconscious in a car accident and wakes up chained in a bunker Howard (John Goodman), the bunker's master, frees her and tells her that there has been an alien attack and the outside world is poisoned But is Howard telling the truth about the outside world? Or is it all a lie to hide his evil intentions?

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90 Streaming on Prime Video starting August 24

Before George Lucas brought us "Star Wars," he brought us "American Graffiti," a coming-of-age hit set in the 1960s

On the verge of leaving their small California town, best friends Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfuss) and Steve Bolander (Ron Howard) and their friends roam the streets in a last ditch effort before heading off to college Light on plot but full of nostalgia, this is a classic with a killer soundtrack that can still be enjoyed today by those who were around during the original era and those who weren't

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95 Stream it now on Prime Video

Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso is arguably one of the best films ever made about cinema

In this enchanting Italian film, director Salvatore di Vita spends every minute of his youth at the Cinema Paradiso, becoming obsessed with the big screen and eventually developing a friendship with Alfredo, a projectionist

Like everyone, Salvatore grows up, but he cannot escape his passion for filmmaking It is a life-affirming, poignant, and heartwarming coming-of-age story that will make you smile, weep, and, like me, come away with a deeper appreciation for the magic of cinema

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91 Stream it now on Prime Video

John Woo's "Face/Off" is a gripping cat-and-mouse caper that sounds totally implausible on paper John Travolta and Nicolas Cage play FBI Special Agent Sean Archer and terrorist Caster Troy, respectively

After a tragedy, the pair decide to settle a long-standing grudge by having Archer knock Troy unconscious and have a doctor transplant Troy's face into his own When Troy wakes up, however, he has the same doctor transplant Archer's face into his own body and attempts to ruin the agent's life

What follows is a wonderful development in which the two stars give their best performances, each playing a character It is bold, over-the-top, and utterly thrilling

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93 Stream it now on Prime Video

This 2012 time-travel hit is a solid mix of smart science fiction and high-octane action It takes us to the year 2074, a world where time travel has been invented but is illegal, and the mafia is quick to crack down"

When a criminal organization wants to eliminate someone, they send their target back in time, where a "looper" (hit man) is hired Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a reputable looper who has big plans to retire, but he knows that if he lives long enough, he will eventually be forced to dispose of the evidence by killing his future self And when the assassin finds himself sitting across from Grandpa Joe (Bruce Willis), he realizes that the day may have come, and the haunting drama really begins to unfold

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93 Stream it now on Prime Video

Everyone's favorite marmalade-loving bear can't wait to make his comeback to the big screen in "Paddington in Peru" Paddington Bear's first adventure is now available on Prime Video

This first family caper follows the eponymous young bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) from "darkest Peru" to London, England, where he hopes to find a home to move into Upon reaching Paddington Station, he crosses paths with the Brown family (Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Madeline Harris, and Samuel Joslin) and does his best to fit into their busy lives

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97 Streaming on Prime Video starting August 15

Quentin Tarantino's follow-up to 1994's "Reservoir Dogs" remains a spectacular film and one of the director's best

A fine mix of dark comedy and crime caper, this masterpiece follows two hit men (Samuel L Jackson and John Travolta), a mob boss (Ving Rhames) and his wife (Uma Thurman), and an aging bounty hunter (Bruce Willis) whose interweave their lives It is exhilarating, violent, watchable, and undeniably entertaining

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92 Stream it now on Prime Video

Based on Jane Austen's classic novel of the same name, Sense and Sensibility is a drama set in rural England It features two sisters, Elinor (Emma Thompson) and Marianne (Kate Winslet), who must marry into a wealthy family after their father dies and the Dashwood family falls on hard times Marianne is torn between two men (Greg Wise and Alan Rickman), while Elinor's potential suitor Edward (Hugh Grant) is involved in a previous engagement Naturally, drama soon ensues

Directed by Ang Lee, this 1995 film is often cited as one of the best Austen adaptations This was thanks to Emma Thompson's Academy Award-winning screenplay, and the film was nominated for six more Oscars, including Best Picture, shortly after its release Whether one is familiar with Austen's literary work or not, "Sense and Sensibility" is a surprisingly entertaining film and cannot be accused of being merely a stodgy period piece

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97 Stream it now on Prime Video

Of the films on this list, "The Day of the Jackal" is the most likely to impress young people unknowingly in the future

The Jackal (Edward Fox) is a fixer-upper assassin called in to help assassinate President Charles de Gaulle (Adrien Caila-Legrand), a mission that the French paramilitary could not complete Unfortunately for the jackal, he was not quick enough to let down the guard of the policeman (Mickaël Lonsdale) who began tracking him

The film "Day of the Jackal" is a gripping blend of Fred Zinnemann's strong direction and Kenneth Roth's tight screenplay Even at 2 hours and 21 minutes, it is an economical film

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91 Stream it now on Prime Video