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Weapons, the latest chilling film from Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as fans flocked to theaters to enjoy the frights and comedy in this eerie and shockingly comedic tale of a community looking for answers after seventeen kids go missing. Streaming for the first time the film on the streaming platform. Thriller lovers can also view Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s absurd slasher flick Bone Lake on video on demand and Michelle Garza Cervera’s new version of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking apocalyptic drama from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the streaming giant. Alternatively, sit on your couch and stream the screen translation of Stephen King’s futuristic story The Long Walk on VOD.

Here's a rundown of the highly anticipated new releases on digital platforms, including the top-rated and trending recent films you can view from your living room.

New on Netflix

The Thriller A House of Dynamite

• Genre: Doomsday drama
• Run time: 112 minutes
• Director: The Oscar-winning director
• Featuring: Notable actors

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is famous for tense, political dramas like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with worldwide nuclear conflict in A House of Dynamite. When a single mysterious warhead is detected heading towards the American territory, all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are challenged as they work to decipher how to take action.

Latest on AMC Plus

The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Category: Futuristic drama
• Run time: 1h 32m
• Filmmaker: The director
• Featuring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

The protagonist Sean (a familiar face) is preparing for parenthood when he wakes up in the hospital, apparently after a fall off the educational institution where he is employed as a guard. But he firmly believes he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and develops a preoccupation with defending his household from the otherworldly threats.

Fresh on HBO Max

Zach Cregger's Film

• Type: Terrifying puzzle
• Duration: 2h 8m
• Helmed by: Zach Cregger
• Cast: A star-studded lineup

The town of Maybrook is ruptured by the puzzle of what happened to 17 children from the identical school grade who rose simultaneously in the dark and ran into the darkness. Barbarian filmmaker tracks the viewpoints of various characters looking for clues in this powerfully affecting and profoundly unsettling film.

Key inquiries with an elaborate mystery are always if the story's drive can be sustained, and how the path is ultimately worthwhile. At its core, Weapons delivers impressively. When the conclusion falls into place, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, excellently paced to challenge any mutterings of disappointment. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are some lingering questions about the specific purpose the narrative needed a various viewpoints.

New on Hulu

Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Type: Horror thriller
• Director: The director
• Starring: Notable performers

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her initial feature Huesera, the filmmaker takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a new version of the classic suspense film. Polly (a familiar face) is a well-off mother who brings in a babysitter (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s welcomed into her home.

The Unholy Trinity

• Category: Western
• Length: 93 minutes
• Helmed by: Richard Gray
• Featuring: Notable actors

Main character Henry (Brandon Lessard) heads to a small town after his dad is killed and finds himself torn between the peace officer (Pierce Brosnan) and a charming criminal (the renowned actor) searching for the fortune he assisted in stealing. He needs to pick which side he’s on through a string of confrontations that endanger the community's unity.

New to rent

J. J. Perry's Movie

• Category: Post-apocalyptic action
• Duration: Nearly two hours
• Filmmaker: An action specialist
• Cast: Notable performers

The planet is in disarray after a huge solar event destroyed electronics across the world. A self-declared ruler (a renowned star) enlists the help of Jake (Dave Bautista) to retrieve important items as he seeks to restore civilization. But securing the artwork in the European country proves to be a highly risky mission.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Genre: Provocative drama
• Run time: 1h 34m
• Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Cast: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one considered it a straight thriller. This over-the-top, bloody movie follows a couple whose retreat is crashed by another duo who put their relationship to the test by encouraging infidelity. But the dangers are not only sensual – the enigmatic intruders are also homicidal maniacs.

The Documentary

• Genre: Non-fiction film
• Duration: 1h 42m
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|