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The Horror Film Weapons, the most recent horror movie from the hit film Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, achieved massive commercial success as fans flocked to theaters to share the gasps and laughs in this unsettling and shockingly comedic tale of residents seeking explanations after a group of youngsters go missing. Streaming for the first time the film on the streaming platform. Genre enthusiasts can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s absurd slasher flick Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, an extremely tense apocalyptic drama from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on Netflix. Alternatively, sit on your couch and watch the screen translation of the author's futuristic story The Long Walk on VOD.

Check out this guide of the highly anticipated fresh titles on streaming and VOD, highlighting the major and acclaimed new movies you can view from your living room.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Genre: Doomsday drama
• Length: 1h 52m
• Helmed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Cast: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for tense, political dramas like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she raises those stakes with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. When a single unidentified atomic weapon is found en route to the American territory, all of the nation's defense strategies are activated as they work to decipher how to take action.

New on AMC Plus

The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Category: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: 92 minutes
• Helmed by: A talented creator
• Featuring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

Main character Sean (the actor) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, apparently after a fall off the school building's top where he is employed as a guard. But Sean is convinced he was actually abducted by aliens and grows fixated on defending his household from the alien forces.

New on HBO Max

Weapons

• Type: Terrifying puzzle
• Length: 128 minutes
• Helmed by: A horror specialist
• Starring: Notable actors

A small community is divided by the enigma of what happened to 17 children from the same third-grade class who all got up during the night and ran into the darkness. Barbarian filmmaker follows the perspective of several individuals seeking the truth in this deeply moving and profoundly unsettling cinematic work.

The questions with an elaborate mystery are always if the story's drive can be sustained, and whether the journey is finally rewarding. On the most elemental level, Weapons succeeds greatly. Once its grand finale arrives, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, excellently paced to counter any mutterings of disappointment. However, after the scare factor, there are remaining uncertainties about the exact reasons the narrative needed a multi-perspective cast.

Fresh Titles on Hulu

The Thriller Remake

• Genre: Chilling suspense
• Filmmaker: A skilled filmmaker
• Cast: A talented cast

After delving into the terrors of expecting with her first film Huesera, the director explores the dread of securing a nanny with a new version of the classic suspense film. The character Polly (a familiar face) is a affluent parent who hires a new nanny (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s welcomed into her home.

The Unholy Trinity

• Type: Frontier story
• Duration: 93 minutes
• Helmed by: Richard Gray
• Starring: Notable actors

The protagonist (the actor) journeys to Trinity, Montana after his dad is killed and finds himself torn between the local lawman (Pierce Brosnan) and a charismatic outlaw (the renowned actor) looking for the gold he assisted in stealing. The protagonist must choose where his loyalties lie through a sequence of gunfights that endanger the community's unity.

New to rent

The Action Film Afterburn

• Category: End-of-the-world thrills
• Duration: 106 minutes
• Director: An action specialist
• Featuring: A strong cast

Earth has descended into chaos after a enormous electromagnetic burst destroyed electronics across the planet. A self-declared ruler (the actor) hires Jake (Dave Bautista) to collect valuable artifacts as he works to bring back structure. But retrieving the famous painting in France proves to be a very dangerous task.

Bone Lake

• Genre: Steamy suspense
• Length: 94 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Starring: Skilled actors

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one viewed the film as earnest. The exaggerated, violent feature centers on two people whose romantic weekend is interrupted by two others who challenge their bond by promoting cheating. But the dangers are not only sensual – the mysterious interlopers are also murderers.

The Documentary

• Category: Non-fiction film
• Run time: 1h 42m
• Filmmaker: {Alexandre O. Philippe|