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Weapons, the newest horror movie from the hit film Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers filled cinemas to enjoy the frights and comedy in this unsettling and surprisingly funny story of a town seeking explanations after 17 children disappear. Streaming for the first time the film on HBO Max. Genre enthusiasts can also view Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a highly suspenseful doomsday story from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the platform. Alternatively, sit on your couch and see the screen translation of the horror master's dystopian novel The Long Walk on VOD.

Check out this guide of the most notable fresh titles on streaming and VOD, including the top-rated and trending recent films you can view from your living room.

New on Netflix

The Thriller A House of Dynamite

• Category: Apocalyptic thriller
• Duration: 112 minutes
• Director: A celebrated filmmaker
• Starring: Notable actors

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is known for gripping, issue-driven stories 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 detected heading towards the American territory, all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are challenged as they attempt to determine how to react.

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Descendent

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

Sean (a familiar face) is expecting his first child when he wakes up in the hospital, apparently after a fall off the educational institution where he works as a security guard. But Sean is convinced he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and becomes obsessed with protecting his family from the otherworldly threats.

New on HBO Max

The Horror Mystery Weapons

• Category: Terrifying puzzle
• Duration: Over two hours
• Helmed by: A horror specialist
• Cast: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

The town of Maybrook is ruptured by the puzzle of what happened to a group of kids from the equivalent educational level who awoke and ventured out and vanished without a trace. Barbarian creator follows the perspective of various characters seeking the truth in this deeply moving and deeply disturbing movie.

Key inquiries with an elaborate mystery are always whether that narrative momentum can be maintained, and if the experience is finally rewarding. On the most elemental level, Weapons pays off big time. When the conclusion falls into place, it feels predictable yet exciting, excellently paced to counter possible doubts of letdown. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are some lingering questions about why, precisely this story used a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

Fresh Titles on Hulu

The Thriller Remake

• Category: Chilling suspense
• Filmmaker: A skilled filmmaker
• Starring: A talented cast

Subsequent to examining the horror of pregnancy with her directorial debut Huesera, the filmmaker takes on the dread of securing a nanny with a remake of the original movie. The character Polly (Maika Monroe) is a affluent parent who brings in a babysitter (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s welcomed into her home.

Richard Gray's Film

• Type: Cowboy drama
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: The director
• Featuring: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Henry Broadway (a performer) travels to the setting after his father is executed and winds up caught between the town’s sheriff (Pierce Brosnan) and a persuasive bandit (a celebrated performer) seeking the gold he assisted in stealing. Henry will have to decide which side he’s on through a sequence of gunfights that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

Latest VOD Releases

Afterburn

• Type: Dystopian adventure
• Duration: Nearly two hours
• Director: J. J. Perry
• Cast: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju

Earth has descended into chaos after a enormous electromagnetic burst eradicated modern conveniences across the globe. An autocratic leader (the actor) hires Jake (the performer) to retrieve important items as he seeks to restore civilization. But recovering the Mona Lisa in France proves to be a highly risky mission.

Bone Lake

• Type: Provocative drama
• Length: 94 minutes
• Filmmaker: A creative filmmaker
• Starring: Skilled actors

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one took Bone Lake seriously. This over-the-top, bloody movie follows a couple whose getaway is interrupted by two others who put their relationship to the test by suggesting betrayal. But the risks go beyond romance – the enigmatic intruders are also serial killers.

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• Category: Documentary
• Length: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: {Alexandre O. Philippe|