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The Horror Film Weapons, the newest horror movie from the hit film Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, achieved massive commercial success as fans rushed to see it to experience the scares and humor in this disturbing and unexpectedly humorous story of a community searching for the truth after a group of youngsters disappear. Currently available the film on the streaming platform. Genre enthusiasts can also view Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film Bone Lake on video on demand and Michelle Garza Cervera’s reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking apocalyptic drama from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, arrives at Netflix. Or you can just relax at home and see the adaptation of the horror master's futuristic story The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Check out this guide of the most notable fresh titles on streaming and VOD, including the major and acclaimed new movies you can view from your living room.

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A House of Dynamite

• Genre: Doomsday drama
• Run time: 112 minutes
• Helmed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Starring: A talented ensemble

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is known for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she raises those stakes with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. When a single unattributed nuclear missile is spotted approaching the United States mainland, all of the American military’s contingency plans are challenged as they work to decipher how to take action.

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Descendent

• Category: Futuristic drama
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Director: A talented creator
• Starring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

Main character Sean (a familiar face) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he wakes up in the hospital, ostensibly after an accident off the school building's top where he is employed as a guard. But he firmly believes he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and grows fixated on protecting his family from the otherworldly threats.

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Zach Cregger's Film

• Category: Terrifying puzzle
• Length: 128 minutes
• Director: The director
• Starring: Notable actors

The town of Maybrook is divided by the enigma of the disappearance of seventeen youngsters from the same third-grade class who rose simultaneously in the dark and disappeared into the night. Barbarian filmmaker examines the stories of multiple people looking for clues in this powerfully affecting and profoundly unsettling cinematic work.

The questions with a detailed enigma are always whether that narrative momentum can be continued, and whether the journey is ultimately worthwhile. At its core, Weapons pays off big time. After the climax falls into place, it feels predictable yet exciting, excellently paced to refute potential criticisms of “That’s it?”. Once the frights fade, there are unresolved issues about the exact reasons the plot required a multi-perspective cast.

Fresh Titles on Hulu

The Thriller Remake

• Category: Terrifying drama
• Helmed by: A skilled filmmaker
• Starring: Notable performers

Following her exploration of the horror of pregnancy with her directorial debut Huesera, the filmmaker explores the anxiety of hiring help with a new version of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. The character Polly (Maika Monroe) is a well-off mother who employs a caregiver (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s welcomed into her home.

Richard Gray's Film

• Category: Frontier story
• Run time: 93 minutes
• Director: Richard Gray
• Starring: A star-powered cast

The protagonist (the actor) journeys to the setting after his parent is murdered and finds himself torn between the town’s sheriff (the actor) and a charismatic outlaw (Samuel L. Jackson) searching for the treasure he was involved in taking. The protagonist must choose his alignment through a sequence of gunfights that endanger the community's unity.

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The Action Film Afterburn

• Type: End-of-the-world thrills
• Duration: 1h 46m
• Filmmaker: An action specialist
• Cast: Notable performers

The planet is in disarray after a massive solar flare wiped out technology across the globe. A self-declared ruler (Samuel L. Jackson) hires Jake (the performer) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he attempts to reestablish order. But securing the artwork in the nation proves to be a very dangerous task.

Bone Lake

• Genre: Provocative drama
• Length: 94 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Cast: A talented cast

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one viewed the film as earnest. This over-the-top, bloody movie centers on two people whose getaway is crashed by another duo who strain their connection by suggesting betrayal. But the dangers are not only sensual – the mysterious interlopers are also homicidal maniacs.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Genre: Documentary
• Duration: 1h 42m
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