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Weapons, the latest terror flick from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers rushed to see it to experience the scares and humor in this eerie and shockingly comedic story of a town searching for the truth after 17 children disappear. Streaming for the first time the film on HBO Max. Genre enthusiasts can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s absurd slasher flick 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 highly suspenseful doomsday story from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, arrives at the platform. Viewers may sit on your couch and see the adaptation of the author's dark fiction The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Below is a summary of the biggest new releases on online services, including the top-rated and trending new movies you can watch at home.

Fresh Titles on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Type: End-of-the-world suspense
• Duration: 112 minutes
• Helmed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Cast: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is famous 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. When a single unidentified atomic weapon is found en route to the American territory, all of the nation's defense strategies are activated as they work to decipher how to react.

New on AMC Plus

The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Genre: Futuristic drama
• Duration: 1h 32m
• Director: The director
• Featuring: An accomplished cast

Main character Sean (Ross Marquand) is expecting his first child when he wakes up in the hospital, ostensibly after an accident off the school building's top where he serves in a protective role. But he firmly believes he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and becomes obsessed with safeguarding his loved ones from the alien forces.

New on HBO Max

The Horror Mystery Weapons

• Category: Chilling whodunit
• Length: Over two hours
• Filmmaker: A horror specialist
• Starring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

A small community is divided by the mystery of what happened to a group of kids from the equivalent educational level who awoke and ventured out and disappeared into the night. The prior film Barbarian filmmaker tracks the viewpoints of various characters looking for clues in this deeply moving and profoundly unsettling film.

The questions with a detailed enigma are always whether that narrative momentum can be sustained, and if the experience is finally rewarding. On the most elemental level, Weapons succeeds greatly. After the climax unfolds, it feels predictable yet exciting, perfectly timed to challenge any mutterings of letdown. Once the frights fade, there are remaining uncertainties about why, precisely this story used a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

Fresh Titles on Hulu

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Category: Horror thriller
• Director: The director
• Featuring: A talented cast

Following her exploration of the horror of pregnancy with her initial feature Huesera, the filmmaker takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a new version of the original movie. Main protagonist Polly (Maika Monroe) is a well-off mother who brings in a babysitter (the performer), but discovers she is unaware who she’s welcomed into her home.

Richard Gray's Film

• Genre: Cowboy drama
• Length: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: A star-powered cast

Henry Broadway (Brandon Lessard) heads to the setting after his dad is killed and becomes entangled with the local lawman (the actor) and a charming criminal (Samuel L. Jackson) searching for the treasure he assisted in stealing. The protagonist must choose which side he’s on through a series of shootouts that risk destroying the town.

Latest VOD Releases

Afterburn

• Category: End-of-the-world thrills
• Length: 1h 46m
• Director: J. J. Perry
• Starring: Notable performers

Earth has descended into chaos after a enormous electromagnetic burst eradicated modern conveniences across the planet. The self-appointed King of England (Samuel L. Jackson) hires Jake (Dave Bautista) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he works to bring back structure. But recovering the Mona Lisa in France proves to be a very dangerous task.

Bone Lake

• Genre: Steamy suspense
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Cast: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one viewed the film as earnest. The campy, gory film centers on two people whose retreat is interrupted by two others who strain their connection by suggesting betrayal. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the puzzling visitors are also murderers.

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• Genre: Fact-based feature
• Length: 102 minutes
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