August (2008 film)

August
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Austin Chick
Written by	Howard A. Rodman
Produced by	Josh Hartnett David Guy Levy Charlie Corwin Clara Markowicz Elisa Pugliese
Starring	Josh Hartnett Naomie Harris David Bowie Rip Torn Adam Scott Emmanuelle Chriqui
Cinematography	Andrij Parekh
Edited by	Pete Beaudreau
Music by	Nathan Larson
Production companies	Original Media Periscope Entertainment
Distributed by	First Look Studios
Release dates	January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22) (Sundance) July 11, 2008 (2008-07-11) (United States)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.4 million
Box office	$12,636[1]

August is a 2008 American drama film directed by Austin Chick and presented by 57th & Irving. The screenplay by Howard A. Rodman focuses on two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs attempting to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.

The film premiered as an official selection of the Spectrum section at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film did poorly among film critics and received generally poor reviews.