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Weapons, the newest chilling film from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, achieved massive commercial success as cinema lovers rushed to see it to experience the scares and humor in this disturbing and shockingly comedic narrative of a community looking for answers after seventeen kids vanish. Streaming for the first time the feature on the service. Horror fans can also watch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film 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, an extremely tense nuclear thriller from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the streaming giant. Alternatively, stay in and stream the screen translation of the horror master's dark fiction The Long Walk on VOD.

Check out this guide of the most notable latest additions on streaming and VOD, highlighting the major and acclaimed cinematic releases you can stream right now.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Type: Doomsday drama
• Length: 112 minutes
• Helmed by: The Oscar-winning director
• Starring: Notable actors

Oscar-winning director 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. Upon detection of an mysterious warhead is detected heading towards the continental U.S., all of the American military’s contingency plans are activated as they try to figure out how to take action.

New on AMC Plus

The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Genre: Science fiction thriller
• Run time: 92 minutes
• Director: The director
• Featuring: Skilled performers

Main character Sean (a familiar face) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he finds himself hospitalized, apparently after a fall off the educational institution where he serves in a protective role. But he firmly believes he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and grows fixated on safeguarding his loved ones from the invaders.

New on HBO Max

Weapons

• Genre: Terrifying puzzle
• Duration: Over two hours
• Helmed by: Zach Cregger
• Featuring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

The setting is torn apart by the puzzle of the disappearance of seventeen youngsters from the same third-grade class who awoke and ventured out and disappeared into the night. Barbarian director Zach Cregger examines the stories of various characters looking for clues in this deeply moving and highly troubling cinematic work.

Key inquiries with an elaborate mystery are always if the story's drive can be maintained, and how the path is ultimately worthwhile. At its core, Weapons succeeds greatly. When the conclusion falls into place, it feels predictable yet exciting, excellently paced to counter any mutterings of letdown. However, after the scare factor, there are some lingering questions about the specific purpose this story required a multi-perspective cast.

Latest Hulu Releases

Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Category: Horror thriller
• Helmed by: A skilled filmmaker
• Starring: Notable performers

Following her exploration of the horror of pregnancy with her first film Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera explores the anxiety of hiring help with a reimagining of the original movie. Polly (Maika Monroe) is a well-off mother who hires a new nanny (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but discovers she is unaware who she’s invited in.

Richard Gray's Film

• Type: Frontier story
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: Richard Gray
• Starring: Notable actors

The protagonist (a performer) travels to a small town after his father is executed and winds up caught between the town’s sheriff (the actor) and a persuasive bandit (a celebrated performer) looking for the fortune he helped Henry’s dad steal. Henry will have to decide which side he’s on through a series of shootouts that risk destroying the town.

Latest VOD Releases

Afterburn

• Type: Post-apocalyptic action
• Run time: 1h 46m
• Director: The director
• Starring: Notable performers

Global society has collapsed after a enormous electromagnetic burst destroyed electronics across the globe. An autocratic leader (a renowned star) hires main character Jake (a familiar face) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he seeks to restore civilization. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the European country proves to be a highly risky mission.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Genre: Provocative drama
• Length: 1h 34m
• Helmed by: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Cast: Skilled actors

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one considered it a straight thriller. This over-the-top, bloody movie tracks a pair whose retreat is crashed by another duo who strain their connection by promoting cheating. But the risks go beyond romance – the puzzling visitors are also homicidal maniacs.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

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