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The Horror Film Weapons, the latest terror flick from Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as fans rushed to see it to share the gasps and laughs in this eerie and unexpectedly humorous tale of a community searching for the truth after seventeen kids vanish. Currently available the movie on the streaming platform. 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 remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a highly suspenseful nuclear thriller from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, arrives at Netflix. Or you can just stay in and watch the screen translation of Stephen King’s futuristic story The Long Walk on video on demand.

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

New on Netflix

A House of Dynamite

• Category: Apocalyptic thriller
• Run time: Nearly two hours
• Director: Kathryn Bigelow
• Cast: Notable actors

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is known for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with worldwide nuclear conflict in A House of Dynamite. Upon detection of an unattributed nuclear missile is found en route to the American territory, all of the nation's defense strategies are put to the test as they try to figure out how to react.

Latest on AMC Plus

Descendent

• Type: Sci-fi suspense
• Run time: 1h 32m
• Helmed by: The director
• Cast: Skilled performers

Sean (a familiar face) is anticipating the birth of his baby 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 safeguarding his loved ones from the alien forces.

Fresh on HBO Max

Weapons

• Type: Terrifying puzzle
• Duration: 128 minutes
• Director: A horror specialist
• Cast: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

A small community is divided by the puzzle of the fate of a group of kids from the same third-grade class who awoke and ventured out and ran into the darkness. The prior film Barbarian creator tracks the viewpoints of various characters searching for answers in this deeply moving and deeply disturbing cinematic work.

The questions with a complex puzzle are always whether that narrative momentum can be continued, and if the experience is finally rewarding. Fundamentally, Weapons delivers impressively. When the conclusion arrives, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, perfectly timed to challenge potential criticisms of “That’s it?”. However, after the scare factor, there are remaining uncertainties about the specific purpose the plot needed a multi-perspective cast.

Latest Hulu Releases

The Thriller Remake

• Category: Horror thriller
• Helmed by: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Starring: Notable performers

After delving into the fears of motherhood with her initial feature Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera explores the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a reimagining of the classic suspense film. Main protagonist Polly (Maika Monroe) is a wealthy suburban mom who brings in a babysitter (the performer), but discovers she is unaware who she’s invited in.

Richard Gray's Film

• Genre: Western
• Duration: 1h 33m
• Director: Richard Gray
• Cast: Notable actors

Henry Broadway (the actor) travels to the setting after his father is executed and winds up caught between the peace officer (the actor) and a charming criminal (Samuel L. Jackson) seeking the gold he helped Henry’s dad steal. He needs to pick his alignment through a series of shootouts that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

Latest VOD Releases

Afterburn

• Genre: Post-apocalyptic action
• Duration: Nearly two hours
• Filmmaker: The director
• Cast: A strong cast

The planet is in disarray after a massive solar flare eradicated modern conveniences across the planet. The self-appointed King of England (a renowned star) recruits main character Jake (Dave Bautista) to retrieve important items as he seeks to restore civilization. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the European country proves to be a very dangerous task.

Bone Lake

• Genre: Steamy suspense
• Duration: 94 minutes
• Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Starring: A talented cast

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one considered it a straight thriller. This over-the-top, bloody movie follows a couple whose getaway is interrupted by two others who challenge their bond by suggesting betrayal. But the dangers are not only sensual – the mysterious interlopers are also serial killers.

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• Genre: Fact-based feature
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
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