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Weapons, the most recent terror flick from the hit film Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, achieved massive commercial success as cinema lovers flocked to theaters to enjoy the frights and comedy in this unsettling and shockingly comedic story of a town looking for answers after seventeen kids disappear. Currently available the feature on HBO Max. Horror fans can also watch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on VOD and Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, a highly suspenseful nuclear thriller from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on Netflix. Alternatively, sit on your couch and watch the film version of the horror master's dark fiction The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Here's a rundown of the highly anticipated new releases on streaming and VOD, featuring the top-rated and trending recent films you can stream right now.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Genre: Apocalyptic thriller
• Length: Nearly two hours
• Director: Kathryn Bigelow
• Cast: A talented ensemble

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for gripping, issue-driven stories like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. Upon detection of an unattributed nuclear missile is spotted approaching the United States mainland, all of the nation's defense strategies are challenged as they attempt to determine how to take action.

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Peter Cilella's Film

• Genre: Futuristic drama
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Director: The director
• Cast: An accomplished cast

The protagonist Sean (the actor) is preparing for parenthood when he finds himself hospitalized, seemingly having fallen off the school building's top 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.

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Weapons

• Type: Horror mystery
• Run time: 2h 8m
• Director: A horror specialist
• Cast: Notable actors

The town of Maybrook is divided by the puzzle of what happened to 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 examines the stories of various characters seeking the truth in this deeply moving and deeply disturbing film.

Key inquiries with a complex puzzle are always if the story's drive can be maintained, and how the path is finally rewarding. At its core, Weapons delivers impressively. Once its grand finale arrives, it feels expected but innovative, perfectly timed to refute any mutterings of “That’s it?”. However, after the scare factor, there are unresolved issues about why, precisely this story used a multi-perspective cast.

Fresh Titles on Hulu

Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Type: Chilling suspense
• Filmmaker: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe, Raúl Castillo

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her directorial debut Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera explores the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a reimagining of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Main protagonist Polly (the actress) is a affluent parent who employs a caregiver (the performer), but finds out she is ignorant of who she’s invited in.

The Western Drama

• Type: Western
• Length: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: The director
• Cast: A star-powered cast

The protagonist (a performer) journeys to the setting after his parent is murdered and becomes entangled with the peace officer (Pierce Brosnan) and a persuasive bandit (the renowned actor) searching for the fortune he assisted in stealing. He needs to pick which side he’s on through a string of confrontations that risk destroying the town.

Latest VOD Releases

Afterburn

• Category: Post-apocalyptic action
• Length: 106 minutes
• Filmmaker: J. J. Perry
• Starring: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju

Global society has collapsed after a enormous electromagnetic burst wiped out technology across the planet. An autocratic leader (the actor) recruits Jake (a familiar face) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he works to bring back structure. But retrieving the famous painting in the European country proves to be a extremely perilous endeavor.

The Erotic Thriller

• Genre: Steamy suspense
• Duration: 1h 34m
• Filmmaker: The director
• Starring: A talented cast

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one viewed the film as earnest. The exaggerated, violent feature centers on two people whose retreat is invaded by additional characters who challenge their bond by suggesting betrayal. But the risks go beyond romance – the puzzling visitors are also serial killers.

The Documentary

• Category: Non-fiction film
• Duration: 1h 42m
• Filmmaker: {Alexandre O. Philippe|