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The Horror Film Weapons, the most recent chilling film from the hit film Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as fans rushed to see it to enjoy the frights and comedy in this disturbing and unexpectedly humorous story of residents looking for answers after 17 children disappear. Now you can find the film on the streaming platform. Thriller lovers can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s absurd slasher flick Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking doomsday story from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto Netflix. Alternatively, stay in and watch the adaptation of the horror master's dystopian novel The Long Walk on VOD.

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

Latest Netflix Releases

The Thriller A House of Dynamite

• Type: Apocalyptic thriller
• Length: 112 minutes
• Filmmaker: The Oscar-winning director
• Featuring: Notable actors

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with global thermonuclear war in A House of Dynamite. Upon detection of an mysterious warhead is found en route to the American territory, all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are activated as they work to decipher how to respond.

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The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Type: Futuristic drama
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: The director
• Starring: An accomplished cast

Sean (the actor) is preparing for parenthood when he wakes up in the hospital, seemingly having fallen off the school building's top where he serves in a protective role. But Sean is convinced he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and becomes obsessed with safeguarding his loved ones from the otherworldly threats.

Fresh on HBO Max

The Horror Mystery Weapons

• Category: Horror mystery
• Run time: 2h 8m
• Filmmaker: Zach Cregger
• Featuring: Notable actors

The setting is divided by the puzzle of the disappearance of a group of kids from the same third-grade class who all got up during the night and vanished without a trace. The prior film Barbarian creator tracks the viewpoints of multiple people seeking the truth in this powerfully affecting and profoundly unsettling movie.

The questions with an elaborate mystery are always whether that narrative momentum can be maintained, and whether the journey is in the end valuable. On the most elemental level, Weapons pays off big time. After the climax arrives, it feels predictable yet exciting, ideally structured to challenge potential criticisms of “That’s it?”. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are unresolved issues about why, precisely the plot used a multi-perspective cast.

New on Hulu

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Type: Chilling suspense
• Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Cast: Notable performers

After delving into the horror of pregnancy with her initial feature Huesera, the director takes on the anxiety of hiring help with a new version of the original movie. Main protagonist Polly (Maika Monroe) is a affluent parent who brings in a babysitter (an acclaimed actor), but discovers she is unaware who she’s welcomed into her home.

Richard Gray's Film

• Category: Frontier story
• Length: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: A seasoned creator
• Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Main character Henry (Brandon Lessard) journeys to the setting after his dad is killed and winds up caught between the peace officer (a familiar star) and a charismatic outlaw (a celebrated performer) looking for the fortune he helped Henry’s dad steal. Henry will have to decide his alignment through a sequence of gunfights that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

Latest VOD Releases

Afterburn

• Category: Dystopian adventure
• Run time: Nearly two hours
• Director: J. J. Perry
• Starring: A strong cast

Earth has descended into chaos after a huge solar event destroyed electronics across the world. A self-declared ruler (a renowned star) hires Jake (a familiar face) to collect valuable artifacts as he attempts to reestablish order. But retrieving the famous painting in France proves to be a highly risky mission.

Bone Lake

• Type: Steamy suspense
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Cast: Skilled actors

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one took Bone Lake seriously. The campy, gory film centers on two people whose getaway is invaded by additional characters who strain their connection by encouraging infidelity. But the dangers are not only sensual – the puzzling visitors are also serial killers.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

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