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The Horror Film Weapons, the most recent chilling film from the hit film Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers rushed to see it to share the gasps and laughs in this unsettling and shockingly comedic story of a community seeking explanations after 17 children vanish. Now you can find the feature on HBO Max. Thriller lovers can also catch 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 Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking nuclear thriller from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on Netflix. Viewers may stay in and see the film version of Stephen King’s futuristic story The Long Walk on VOD.

Below is a summary of the highly anticipated latest additions on streaming and VOD, highlighting the major and acclaimed cinematic releases you can view from your living room.

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The Thriller A House of Dynamite

• Category: End-of-the-world suspense
• Duration: Nearly two hours
• Helmed by: The Oscar-winning director
• Featuring: Notable actors

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is famous for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she elevates the tension with worldwide nuclear conflict in A House of Dynamite. Upon detection of an mysterious warhead is detected heading towards the American territory, all of the nation's defense strategies are challenged as they attempt to determine how to respond.

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Descendent

• Genre: Sci-fi suspense
• Run time: 1h 32m
• Director: Peter Cilella
• Featuring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

The protagonist Sean (the actor) is expecting his first child when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, ostensibly after an accident off the roof of the school where he serves in a protective role. But he firmly believes he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and grows fixated on safeguarding his loved ones from the invaders.

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Zach Cregger's Film

• Genre: Chilling whodunit
• Duration: Over two hours
• Helmed by: A horror specialist
• Starring: Notable actors

The town of Maybrook is torn apart by the mystery of what happened to a group of kids from the same third-grade class who awoke and ventured out and ran into the darkness. Barbarian creator follows the perspective of several individuals looking for clues in this deeply moving and profoundly unsettling film.

Central doubts with an elaborate mystery are always how the plot's energy can be continued, and how the path is in the end valuable. At its core, Weapons pays off big time. Once its grand finale falls into place, it feels expected but innovative, excellently paced to refute potential criticisms of “That’s it?”. Once the frights fade, there are some lingering questions about the specific purpose the narrative required a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Category: Terrifying drama
• Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Cast: A talented cast

Following her exploration of the fears of motherhood with her directorial debut Huesera, the director takes on the dread of securing a nanny with a remake of the original movie. Main protagonist Polly (a familiar face) is a well-off mother who brings in a babysitter (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s allowed inside.

The Western Drama

• Category: Frontier story
• Duration: 1h 33m
• Director: Richard Gray
• Starring: Notable actors

Henry Broadway (the actor) journeys to the setting after his dad is killed and becomes entangled with the local lawman (Pierce Brosnan) and a charming criminal (Samuel L. Jackson) seeking the treasure he was involved in taking. He needs to pick which side he’s on through a series of shootouts that risk destroying the town.

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Afterburn

• Genre: Post-apocalyptic action
• Run time: 106 minutes
• Director: J. J. Perry
• Cast: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju

Global society has collapsed after a massive solar flare wiped out technology across the planet. The self-appointed King of England (Samuel L. Jackson) enlists the help of Jake (the performer) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he seeks to restore civilization. But retrieving the famous painting in the nation proves to be a extremely perilous endeavor.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Type: Provocative drama
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: The director
• Featuring: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one took Bone Lake seriously. The exaggerated, violent feature tracks a pair whose retreat is invaded by additional characters who put their relationship to the test by suggesting betrayal. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the enigmatic intruders are also serial killers.

The Documentary

• Type: Fact-based feature
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: {Alexandre O. Philippe|