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Weapons, the newest terror flick from the hit film Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers rushed to see it to experience the scares and humor in this eerie and unexpectedly humorous narrative of a town searching for the truth after seventeen kids go missing. Currently available the film on HBO Max. Thriller lovers can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on VOD 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 renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, arrives at Netflix. Alternatively, stay in and stream the adaptation of Stephen King’s dark fiction The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Here's a rundown of the biggest fresh titles on digital platforms, featuring the major and acclaimed cinematic releases you can view from your living room.

Latest Netflix Releases

A House of Dynamite

• Genre: Doomsday drama
• Length: 112 minutes
• Director: The Oscar-winning director
• Cast: Notable actors

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for gripping, issue-driven stories 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 spotted approaching the United States mainland, all of the American military’s contingency plans are activated as they try to figure out how to respond.

New on AMC Plus

The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Category: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: 1h 32m
• Filmmaker: Peter Cilella
• Featuring: An accomplished cast

Main character Sean (a familiar face) is preparing for parenthood when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, ostensibly after an accident off the educational institution where he works as a security guard. But the character insists he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and grows fixated on protecting his family from the invaders.

Fresh on HBO Max

Zach Cregger's Film

• Category: Horror mystery
• Length: 2h 8m
• Helmed by: Zach Cregger
• Cast: Notable actors

A small community is divided by the enigma of the fate of 17 children from the identical school grade who all got up during the night and ran into the darkness. Barbarian filmmaker examines the stories of multiple people searching for answers in this emotionally rich and highly troubling cinematic work.

Key inquiries with a complex puzzle are always whether that narrative momentum can be maintained, and if the experience is ultimately worthwhile. At its core, Weapons delivers impressively. When the conclusion falls into place, it feels expected but innovative, ideally structured to refute potential criticisms of letdown. However, after the scare factor, there are remaining uncertainties about why, precisely the plot needed a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

Latest Hulu Releases

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Genre: Horror thriller
• Filmmaker: The director
• Featuring: A talented cast

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her first film Huesera, the director takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a new version of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Main protagonist Polly (the actress) 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 Western Drama

• Type: Frontier story
• Length: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: The director
• Cast: A star-powered cast

The protagonist (the actor) heads to the setting after his parent is murdered and finds himself torn between the local lawman (Pierce Brosnan) and a charismatic outlaw (a celebrated performer) seeking the treasure he was involved in taking. Henry will have to decide his alignment through a sequence of gunfights that endanger the community's unity.

Latest VOD Releases

The Action Film Afterburn

• Type: End-of-the-world thrills
• Run time: 106 minutes
• Helmed by: An action specialist
• Starring: A strong cast

Earth has descended into chaos after a massive solar flare eradicated modern conveniences across the world. An autocratic leader (the actor) hires the protagonist Jake (the performer) to retrieve important items as he attempts to reestablish order. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the nation proves to be a extremely perilous endeavor.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Genre: Erotic thriller
• Duration: 1h 34m
• Helmed by: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Featuring: A talented cast

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one took Bone Lake seriously. This over-the-top, bloody movie centers on two people whose getaway is invaded by additional characters who strain their connection by suggesting betrayal. But the risks go beyond romance – the enigmatic intruders are also serial killers.

Chain Reactions

• Genre: Documentary
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Director: {Alexandre O. Philippe|