‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ and Every Other Movie Leaving Netflix This Week

A fresh wave of titles is on the way out this week and next, which means there is a short window to catch a few standouts before they go. Below you will find the exact dates for when each title leaves along with helpful details about what each one is about and who is in it.

Every entry includes core credits and plot points so you can decide quickly what belongs on your watchlist right now. The dates listed match this week from Monday August 25 through Sunday August 31 and next week through Sunday September 7.

‘Melancholia’ (2011)

This leaves on Tuesday, August 26. Written and directed by Lars von Trier, ‘Melancholia’ follows two sisters as a mysterious rogue planet approaches Earth, interweaving a wedding that unravels with an impending cosmic event. Kirsten Dunst plays Justine and Charlotte Gainsbourg plays Claire, with Kiefer Sutherland as John and Alexander Skarsgård as Michael, alongside Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Udo Kier and Stellan Skarsgård. The film is structured in two parts titled Justine and Claire and features the prelude to Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde throughout.

Key production details include cinematography by Manuel Alberto Claro and production by Zentropa. ‘Melancholia’ premiered in competition at Cannes where Kirsten Dunst received the festival’s Best Actress award. The story centers on the contrast between Justine’s crippling depression and Claire’s anxious pragmatism as the planet called Melancholia draws nearer, culminating in an intimate portrait of family dynamics at the end of the world.

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ (2023)

This leaves on Wednesday, August 27. Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ adapts the tabletop world of the Forgotten Realms into a heist adventure led by Chris Pine as bard and planner Edgin Darvis. The ensemble includes Michelle Rodriguez as barbarian Holga, Regé-Jean Page as paladin Xenk, Justice Smith as sorcerer Simon, Sophia Lillis as druid Doric and Hugh Grant as the scheming Forge Fitzwilliam, with Daisy Head as the Red Wizard Sofina. The screenplay is by Goldstein and Daley with Michael Gilio and the story credit goes to Gilio and Chris McKay.

The plot follows a plan to retrieve a powerful relic and rescue Edgin’s daughter while uncovering a larger threat linked to the Red Wizards. Set pieces move through locations such as Neverwinter and the Underdark and include creatures familiar to fans like owlbears and a certain unusually plump dragon. The score is by Lorne Balfe and the production uses practical effects alongside digital work to stage signature spells and class abilities as part of the team’s elaborate capers.

‘Kardec’ (2019)

This leaves on Saturday, August 30. ‘Kardec’ is a Brazilian biographical drama about Allan Kardec, born Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail, who systematized Spiritism in the nineteenth century. Directed by Wagner de Assis and starring Leonardo Medeiros as Kardec and Sandra Corveloni as Amélie Gabrielle Boudet, the film traces his path from educator to investigator of reported spiritual phenomena in Paris. It dramatizes his interviews with mediums and the meticulous cataloging of communications that led to his writings.

The narrative covers the development and publication of works including The Spirits Book and the turmoil that followed as Kardec’s ideas gained traction. ‘Kardec’ presents period settings from mid nineteenth century France and shows how Rivail adopted his pen name while organizing the doctrine he believed was dictated by spirits. Dialogue and staging focus on the social and institutional resistance he faced while assembling the materials that would define Spiritism for readers around the world.

‘One Piece: Episode of Skypiea’ (2018)

This leaves on Tuesday, September 2. ‘One Piece: Episode of Skypiea’ is a special that condenses the Skypiea arc from the long running anime into a single feature length retelling. The Straw Hat crew reaches the sky island of Skypiea, where Luffy and his friends clash with Enel and contend with survival trials, the Shandians’ fight for their homeland and the legend surrounding Mont Blanc Noland. The Japanese voice cast features Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy, Kazuya Nakai as Roronoa Zoro, Akemi Okamura as Nami, Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp, Hiroaki Hirata as Sanji, Ikue Ōtani as Tony Tony Chopper and Yuriko Yamaguchi as Nico Robin.

Major beats include the discovery of Upper Yard, Enel’s Ark Maxim and the battle that decides the fate of the island in the sky. The special updates character designs to match later series styles and streamlines the arc’s events so viewers can experience Skypiea’s core story in one sitting. It includes the treasure bell and the promise that connects the islanders to the Blue Sea below while Luffy’s confrontation with Enel brings the story to its climax.

Share which of these titles you are queuing up before they leave in the comments.