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The Horror Film Weapons, the newest terror flick from the hit film Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers rushed to see it to enjoy the frights and comedy in this unsettling and shockingly comedic narrative of a town searching for the truth after a group of youngsters vanish. Streaming for the first time the film on the service. Thriller lovers can also watch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s absurd slasher flick Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the platform.

A House of Dynamite, an extremely tense apocalyptic drama from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto Netflix. Or you can just relax at home and watch the screen translation of the author's dark fiction The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Below is a summary of the biggest latest additions on digital platforms, including the top-rated and trending new movies you can view from your living room.

New on Netflix

A House of Dynamite

• Category: Apocalyptic thriller
• Run time: 112 minutes
• Helmed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Starring: A talented ensemble

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for tense, political dramas like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she raises those stakes with global thermonuclear war in A House of Dynamite. When a single mysterious warhead is spotted approaching the continental U.S., all of the nation's defense strategies are put to the test as they try to figure out how to react.

New on AMC Plus

Descendent

• Genre: Futuristic drama
• Length: 1h 32m
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

Sean (a familiar face) is expecting his first child when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, ostensibly after an accident off the roof of the school where he serves in a protective role. But Sean is convinced he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and becomes obsessed with protecting his family from the invaders.

Fresh on HBO Max

Zach Cregger's Film

• Genre: Horror mystery
• Duration: 2h 8m
• Helmed by: Zach Cregger
• Starring: Notable actors

The town of Maybrook is ruptured by the mystery of the disappearance of 17 children from the same third-grade class who rose simultaneously in the dark and vanished without a trace. Barbarian creator tracks the viewpoints of various characters searching for answers in this deeply moving and profoundly unsettling film.

Central doubts with an elaborate mystery are always whether that narrative momentum can be continued, and how the path is in the end valuable. At its core, Weapons pays off big time. Once its grand finale falls into place, it feels expected but innovative, excellently paced to refute potential criticisms of letdown. However, after the scare factor, there are remaining uncertainties about the exact reasons this story required a multi-perspective cast.

Fresh Titles on Hulu

Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Genre: Chilling suspense
• Helmed by: The director
• Starring: A talented cast

After delving into the fears of motherhood with her first film Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a remake of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Polly (Maika Monroe) is a affluent parent who brings in a babysitter (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s welcomed into her home.

The Unholy Trinity

• Type: Frontier story
• Length: 1h 33m
• Director: A seasoned creator
• Featuring: A star-powered cast

Main character Henry (the actor) travels to the setting after his father is executed and winds up caught between the town’s sheriff (Pierce Brosnan) and a persuasive bandit (a celebrated performer) searching for the fortune he was involved in taking. He needs to pick where his loyalties lie through a sequence of gunfights that endanger the community's unity.

Latest VOD Releases

Afterburn

• Type: Dystopian adventure
• Length: 1h 46m
• Director: The director
• Cast: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju

The planet is in disarray after a huge solar event eradicated modern conveniences across the planet. The self-appointed King of England (Samuel L. Jackson) hires the protagonist Jake (the performer) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he works to bring back structure. But securing the artwork in the European country proves to be a very dangerous task.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Category: Steamy suspense
• Duration: 1h 34m
• Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Cast: Skilled actors

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one took Bone Lake seriously. The exaggerated, violent feature follows a couple whose romantic weekend is invaded by additional characters who strain their connection by suggesting betrayal. But the dangers are not only sensual – the mysterious interlopers are also murderers.

The Documentary

• Genre: Documentary
• Duration: 1h 42m
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|