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The Horror Film Weapons, the latest horror movie from Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, was a huge box office success as cinema lovers filled cinemas to share the gasps and laughs in this eerie and unexpectedly humorous story of residents looking for answers after a group of youngsters disappear. Currently available the feature on the streaming platform. Thriller lovers can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film Bone Lake on video on demand and Michelle Garza Cervera’s reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, an extremely tense doomsday story from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on the platform. Viewers may stay in and see the adaptation of the author's futuristic story The Long Walk on VOD.

Below is a summary of the most notable latest additions on streaming and VOD, highlighting the top-rated and trending recent films you can watch at home.

Latest Netflix Releases

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Category: Doomsday drama
• Run time: Nearly two hours
• Helmed by: A celebrated filmmaker
• Starring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is famous for gripping, issue-driven stories like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. Upon detection of an unattributed nuclear missile is spotted approaching the continental U.S., all of the American military’s contingency plans are put to the test as they attempt to determine how to take action.

New on AMC Plus

The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Genre: Sci-fi suspense
• Run time: 92 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: An accomplished cast

The protagonist Sean (the actor) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he wakes up in the hospital, seemingly having fallen off the educational institution where he works as a security guard. But Sean is convinced he was actually abducted by aliens and grows fixated on protecting his family from the alien forces.

New on HBO Max

The Horror Mystery Weapons

• Type: Horror mystery
• Duration: 2h 8m
• Filmmaker: A horror specialist
• Featuring: Notable actors

A small community is torn apart by the puzzle of the fate of seventeen youngsters from the identical school grade who rose simultaneously in the dark and ran into the darkness. The prior film Barbarian filmmaker tracks the viewpoints of several individuals looking for clues in this powerfully affecting and profoundly unsettling movie.

The questions with an elaborate mystery are always how the plot's energy can be continued, and how the path is ultimately worthwhile. At its core, Weapons succeeds greatly. After the climax unfolds, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, perfectly timed to challenge potential criticisms of disappointment. However, after the scare factor, there are some lingering questions about the exact reasons this story needed a multi-perspective cast.

Latest Hulu Releases

The Thriller Remake

• Category: Terrifying drama
• Filmmaker: A skilled filmmaker
• Featuring: Notable performers

Following her exploration of the fears of motherhood with her first film Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera takes on the dread of securing a nanny with a reimagining of the original movie. The character Polly (the actress) is a wealthy suburban mom who employs a caregiver (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but discovers she is unaware who she’s invited in.

The Western Drama

• Category: Western
• Length: 93 minutes
• Helmed by: Richard Gray
• Featuring: A star-powered cast

Main character Henry (Brandon Lessard) journeys to a small town after his parent is murdered and winds up caught between the town’s sheriff (Pierce Brosnan) and a charismatic outlaw (a celebrated performer) looking for the fortune he assisted in stealing. The protagonist must choose which side he’s on through a series of shootouts that endanger the community's unity.

New to rent

The Action Film Afterburn

• Genre: End-of-the-world thrills
• Length: 1h 46m
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: A strong cast

The planet is in disarray after a huge solar event destroyed electronics across the world. An autocratic leader (a renowned star) recruits main character Jake (the performer) to retrieve important items as he attempts to reestablish order. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the European country proves to be a very dangerous task.

The Erotic Thriller

• Type: Erotic thriller
• Run time: 94 minutes
• Director: A creative filmmaker
• Cast: Skilled actors

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one viewed the film as earnest. The exaggerated, violent feature tracks a pair whose getaway is interrupted by two others who put their relationship to the test by suggesting betrayal. But the risks go beyond romance – the enigmatic intruders are also homicidal maniacs.

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• Type: Fact-based feature
• Duration: 102 minutes
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|