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The Horror Film Weapons, the latest horror movie from the hit film Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers flocked to theaters to experience the scares and humor in this eerie and unexpectedly humorous story of a town looking for answers after 17 children vanish. Streaming for the first time the film on the service. Thriller lovers can also view 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 Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking doomsday story from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on the streaming giant. Viewers may stay in and stream the film version of the author's futuristic story The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Below is a summary of the biggest new releases on streaming and VOD, highlighting the major and acclaimed new movies you can stream right now.

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The Thriller A House of Dynamite

• Type: Doomsday drama
• Duration: 112 minutes
• Helmed by: The Oscar-winning director
• Cast: A talented ensemble

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is famous for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she raises those stakes with global thermonuclear war in A House of Dynamite. Upon detection of an unattributed nuclear missile is spotted approaching the continental U.S., all of the nation's defense strategies are challenged as they try to figure out how to take action.

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Descendent

• Category: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: 92 minutes
• Director: Peter Cilella
• Featuring: Skilled performers

Main character Sean (Ross Marquand) is preparing for parenthood when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, ostensibly after an accident off the roof of the school where he is employed as a guard. But Sean is convinced he was actually abducted by aliens and becomes obsessed with defending his household from the invaders.

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Zach Cregger's Film

• Category: Terrifying puzzle
• Run time: Over two hours
• Director: The director
• Starring: A star-studded lineup

The town of Maybrook is torn apart by the enigma of the disappearance of seventeen youngsters from the identical school grade who all got up during the night and disappeared into the night. Barbarian director Zach Cregger follows the perspective of various characters looking for clues in this emotionally rich and highly troubling movie.

Central doubts with an elaborate mystery are always whether that narrative momentum can be maintained, and whether the journey is ultimately worthwhile. At its core, Weapons delivers impressively. When the conclusion falls into place, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, ideally structured to counter potential criticisms of “That’s it?”. However, after the scare factor, there are remaining uncertainties about the exact reasons this story required a various viewpoints.

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The Thriller Remake

• Type: Terrifying drama
• Helmed by: A skilled filmmaker
• Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe, Raúl Castillo

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her first film Huesera, the filmmaker takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a reimagining of the original movie. The character Polly (a familiar face) 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

• Category: Frontier story
• Duration: 1h 33m
• Filmmaker: A seasoned creator
• Cast: A star-powered cast

Henry Broadway (the actor) travels to the setting after his parent is murdered and winds up caught between the town’s sheriff (the actor) and a charismatic outlaw (Samuel L. Jackson) searching for the fortune he helped Henry’s dad steal. He needs to pick where his loyalties lie through a series of shootouts that endanger the community's unity.

Latest VOD Releases

The Action Film Afterburn

• Genre: Post-apocalyptic action
• Duration: Nearly two hours
• Director: An action specialist
• Cast: A strong cast

The planet is in disarray after a massive solar flare destroyed electronics across the globe. A self-declared ruler (Samuel L. Jackson) enlists the help of main character Jake (a familiar face) to retrieve important items as he works to bring back structure. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the nation proves to be a highly risky mission.

The Erotic Thriller

• Category: Erotic thriller
• Length: 94 minutes
• Director: The director
• Cast: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one took Bone Lake seriously. The campy, gory film follows a couple whose romantic weekend is interrupted by two others who put their relationship to the test by suggesting betrayal. But the risks go beyond romance – the puzzling visitors are also serial killers.

The Documentary

• Category: Documentary
• Run time: 102 minutes
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|