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Weapons, the newest chilling film from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers flocked to theaters to experience the scares and humor in this eerie and shockingly comedic tale of a community searching for the truth after seventeen kids go missing. Currently available the feature on the service. Thriller lovers can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller 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, an extremely tense nuclear thriller from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, arrives at the platform. Or you can just stay in and stream the screen translation of the horror master's dark fiction The Long Walk on VOD.

Below is a summary of the highly anticipated new releases on digital platforms, including the major and acclaimed recent films you can stream right now.

Latest Netflix Releases

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Category: Apocalyptic thriller
• Run time: 1h 52m
• Helmed by: A celebrated filmmaker
• Featuring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Oscar-winning director 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. After one mysterious warhead is found en route to the United States mainland, all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are activated as they attempt to determine how to react.

Latest on AMC Plus

The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Type: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: The director
• Starring: An accomplished cast

The protagonist Sean (Ross Marquand) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he finds himself hospitalized, ostensibly after an accident off the educational institution where he is employed as a guard. But he firmly believes he was actually abducted by aliens and develops a preoccupation with defending his household from the otherworldly threats.

Fresh on HBO Max

Weapons

• Category: Horror mystery
• Run time: 128 minutes
• Filmmaker: Zach Cregger
• Featuring: A star-studded lineup

The town of Maybrook is divided by the mystery of the disappearance of seventeen youngsters from the same third-grade class who rose simultaneously in the dark and vanished without a trace. The prior film Barbarian director Zach Cregger tracks the viewpoints of several individuals looking for clues in this emotionally rich and profoundly unsettling film.

Central doubts with an elaborate mystery are always whether that narrative momentum can be sustained, and how the path is finally rewarding. On the most elemental level, Weapons pays off big time. Once its grand finale unfolds, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, excellently paced to counter any mutterings of letdown. Once the frights fade, there are remaining uncertainties about the exact reasons this story used a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

Latest Hulu Releases

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

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

After delving into the horror of pregnancy with her first film Huesera, the filmmaker takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a new version of the classic suspense film. The character Polly (Maika Monroe) is a well-off mother who brings in a babysitter (the performer), but finds out she is ignorant of who she’s invited in.

The Western Drama

• Type: Cowboy drama
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Director: A seasoned creator
• Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Henry Broadway (the actor) heads to the setting after his parent is murdered and finds himself torn between the town’s sheriff (the actor) and a charming criminal (the renowned actor) searching for the treasure he helped Henry’s dad steal. The protagonist must choose his alignment through a string of confrontations that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

Latest VOD Releases

The Action Film Afterburn

• Type: Dystopian adventure
• Run time: 106 minutes
• Filmmaker: The director
• Cast: Notable performers

Earth has descended into chaos after a huge solar event eradicated modern conveniences across the world. The self-appointed King of England (Samuel L. Jackson) enlists the help of main character Jake (a familiar face) to retrieve important items as he works to bring back structure. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the nation proves to be a very dangerous task.

The Erotic Thriller

• Genre: Erotic thriller
• Run time: 1h 34m
• Filmmaker: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Starring: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one viewed the film as earnest. The campy, gory film centers on two people whose romantic weekend is crashed by another duo who strain their connection by promoting cheating. But the dangers are not only sensual – the mysterious interlopers are also murderers.

The Documentary

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