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The Horror Film Weapons, the newest terror flick from the hit film Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers rushed to see it to enjoy the frights and comedy in this disturbing and shockingly comedic story of a town seeking explanations after a group of youngsters vanish. Now you can find the film on the service. Thriller lovers can also watch 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, a nerve-wracking apocalyptic drama from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on Netflix. Alternatively, sit on your couch and stream the adaptation of the horror master's dark fiction The Long Walk on video on demand.

Below is a summary of the biggest new releases on streaming and VOD, highlighting the top-rated and trending cinematic releases you can stream right now.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Genre: End-of-the-world suspense
• Run time: 112 minutes
• Helmed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Starring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is known for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she elevates the tension with global thermonuclear war 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 put to the test as they try to figure out how to take action.

Latest on AMC Plus

Descendent

• Type: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Director: A talented creator
• Starring: An accomplished cast

Sean (Ross Marquand) is expecting his first child when he finds himself hospitalized, seemingly having fallen off the school building's top where he is employed as a guard. But he firmly believes he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and grows fixated on defending his household from the alien forces.

New on HBO Max

Zach Cregger's Film

• Category: Horror mystery
• Duration: Over two hours
• Helmed by: A horror specialist
• Cast: A star-studded lineup

A small community is divided by the enigma of the fate of seventeen youngsters from the equivalent educational level who rose simultaneously in the dark and ran into the darkness. The prior film Barbarian creator examines the stories of various characters searching for answers in this emotionally rich and highly troubling cinematic work.

Key inquiries with an elaborate mystery are always whether that narrative momentum can be sustained, and if the experience is finally rewarding. On the most elemental level, Weapons delivers impressively. Once its grand finale unfolds, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, ideally structured to refute potential criticisms of “That’s it?”. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are some lingering questions about the specific purpose the plot needed a multi-perspective cast.

Latest Hulu Releases

The Thriller Remake

• Type: Horror thriller
• Helmed by: The director
• Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe, Raúl Castillo

Following her exploration of the horror of pregnancy with her first film Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera addresses the dread of securing a nanny with a new version of the original movie. Polly (a familiar face) is a affluent parent who hires a new nanny (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s invited in.

Richard Gray's Film

• Category: Cowboy drama
• Length: 93 minutes
• Director: The director
• Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

The protagonist (Brandon Lessard) travels to a small town after his father is executed and becomes entangled with the town’s sheriff (a familiar star) and a charming criminal (a celebrated performer) looking for the fortune he was involved in taking. He needs to pick where his loyalties lie through a series of shootouts that risk destroying the town.

New to rent

The Action Film Afterburn

• Genre: Post-apocalyptic action
• Duration: 106 minutes
• Filmmaker: J. J. Perry
• Featuring: Notable performers

The planet is in disarray after a huge solar event destroyed electronics across the world. A self-declared ruler (the actor) recruits Jake (the performer) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he attempts to reestablish order. But recovering the Mona Lisa in France proves to be a highly risky mission.

Bone Lake

• Category: Provocative drama
• Length: 1h 34m
• Filmmaker: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Featuring: A talented cast

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one considered it a straight thriller. This over-the-top, bloody movie centers on two people whose romantic weekend is interrupted by two others who strain their connection by suggesting betrayal. But the risks go beyond romance – the puzzling visitors are also homicidal maniacs.

The Documentary

• Genre: Documentary
• Run time: 102 minutes
• Director: {Alexandre O. Philippe|