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The Horror Film Weapons, the most recent terror flick from the hit film Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as cinema lovers rushed to see it to experience the scares and humor in this disturbing and surprisingly funny tale of residents searching for the truth after 17 children vanish. Now you can find the movie on HBO Max. Horror fans can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s new version of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking nuclear thriller from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, arrives at the streaming giant. Alternatively, relax at home and watch the screen translation of the horror master's dark fiction The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Here's a rundown of the most notable fresh titles on digital platforms, including the biggest, best, and most popular cinematic releases you can view from your living room.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Genre: Apocalyptic thriller
• Run time: Nearly two hours
• Helmed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Starring: Notable actors

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for gripping, issue-driven stories like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she elevates the tension with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. When a single unattributed nuclear missile is found en route to the continental U.S., all of the American military’s contingency plans are activated as they attempt to determine how to respond.

New on AMC Plus

Descendent

• Genre: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: 92 minutes
• Filmmaker: A talented creator
• Starring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

The protagonist Sean (the actor) is preparing for parenthood when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, apparently after a fall off the school building's top where he works as a security guard. But Sean is convinced he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and grows fixated on protecting his family from the invaders.

Fresh on HBO Max

Weapons

• Type: Chilling whodunit
• Length: Over two hours
• Helmed by: Zach Cregger
• Starring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

A small community is divided by the enigma of the disappearance of 17 children from the same third-grade class who all got up during the night and ran into the darkness. The prior film Barbarian creator follows the perspective of multiple people searching for answers in this deeply moving and highly troubling film.

The questions with an elaborate mystery are always how the plot's energy can be sustained, and whether the journey is finally rewarding. Fundamentally, Weapons pays off big time. When the conclusion unfolds, it feels predictable yet exciting, ideally structured to challenge possible doubts of disappointment. However, after the scare factor, there are unresolved issues about the exact reasons the plot used a various viewpoints.

Latest Hulu Releases

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Genre: Chilling suspense
• Filmmaker: The director
• Starring: A talented cast

Subsequent to examining the horror of pregnancy with her initial feature Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera explores the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a reimagining of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Main protagonist Polly (a familiar face) is a well-off mother who employs a caregiver (the performer), but finds out she is ignorant of who she’s allowed inside.

Richard Gray's Film

• Category: Cowboy drama
• Length: 1h 33m
• Helmed by: A seasoned creator
• Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Henry Broadway (a performer) travels to the setting after his father is executed and finds himself torn between the town’s sheriff (Pierce Brosnan) and a persuasive bandit (a celebrated performer) seeking the gold he was involved in taking. He needs to pick his alignment through a string of confrontations that endanger the community's unity.

Fresh Digital Rentals

Afterburn

• Type: End-of-the-world thrills
• Duration: 1h 46m
• Helmed by: An action specialist
• Cast: A strong cast

The planet is in disarray after a massive solar flare eradicated modern conveniences across the planet. A self-declared ruler (the actor) hires Jake (the performer) to collect valuable artifacts as he seeks to restore civilization. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the European country proves to be a highly risky mission.

Bone Lake

• Type: Erotic thriller
• Duration: 94 minutes
• Filmmaker: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Featuring: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one viewed the film as earnest. This over-the-top, bloody movie follows a couple whose retreat is invaded by additional characters who put their relationship to the test by encouraging infidelity. But the dangers are not only sensual – the mysterious interlopers are also murderers.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Genre: Fact-based feature
• Run time: 1h 42m
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|