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The Horror Film Weapons, the latest horror movie from Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, was a huge box office success as moviegoers rushed to see it to share the gasps and laughs in this unsettling and surprisingly funny story of a town searching for the truth after seventeen kids disappear. Streaming for the first time the feature on HBO Max. Horror fans can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film Bone Lake on video on demand and Michelle Garza Cervera’s new version of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the platform.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking nuclear thriller from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto Netflix. Or you can just relax at home and stream the adaptation of the horror master's futuristic story The Long Walk on video on demand.

Check out this guide of the most notable new releases on online services, including the major and acclaimed new movies you can stream right now.

New on Netflix

A House of Dynamite

• Genre: End-of-the-world suspense
• Length: Nearly two hours
• Director: A celebrated filmmaker
• Starring: A talented ensemble

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is famous for tense, political dramas like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. After one unattributed nuclear missile is found en route to the continental U.S., all of the nation's defense strategies are activated as they try to figure out how to react.

New on AMC Plus

Descendent

• Genre: Sci-fi suspense
• Run time: 1h 32m
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: Skilled performers

Main character Sean (Ross Marquand) is expecting his first child when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, apparently after a fall off the roof of the school where he is employed as a guard. But Sean is convinced he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and becomes obsessed with safeguarding his loved ones from the invaders.

New on HBO Max

Weapons

• Genre: Terrifying puzzle
• Length: 2h 8m
• Director: Zach Cregger
• Cast: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

A small community is divided by the mystery of what happened to 17 children from the same third-grade class who all got up during the night and disappeared into the night. The prior film Barbarian director Zach Cregger examines the stories of multiple people searching for answers in this emotionally rich and highly troubling cinematic work.

Central doubts with a detailed enigma are always how the plot's energy can be continued, and if the experience is ultimately worthwhile. On the most elemental level, Weapons delivers impressively. After the climax arrives, it feels expected but innovative, perfectly timed to challenge potential criticisms of disappointment. However, after the scare factor, there are remaining uncertainties about the exact reasons the plot needed a multi-perspective cast.

New on Hulu

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Type: Chilling suspense
• Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Cast: Notable performers

Following her exploration of the horror of pregnancy with her directorial debut Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera addresses the dread of securing a nanny with a remake of the original movie. The character 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 welcomed into her home.

The Unholy Trinity

• Genre: Western
• Length: 93 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Main character Henry (a performer) heads to a small town after his dad is killed and finds himself torn between the local lawman (a familiar star) and a charming criminal (the renowned actor) searching for the gold he assisted in stealing. Henry will have to decide his alignment through a sequence of gunfights that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

New to rent

The Action Film Afterburn

• Category: Dystopian adventure
• Length: Nearly two hours
• Filmmaker: An action specialist
• Starring: A strong cast

Global society has collapsed after a enormous electromagnetic burst eradicated modern conveniences across the world. The self-appointed King of England (a renowned star) enlists the help of main character Jake (Dave Bautista) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he attempts to reestablish order. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the nation proves to be a extremely perilous endeavor.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Genre: Erotic thriller
• Duration: 94 minutes
• Helmed by: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Featuring: Skilled actors

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one considered it a straight thriller. This over-the-top, bloody movie follows a couple whose romantic weekend is crashed by another duo who strain their connection by encouraging infidelity. But the risks go beyond romance – the mysterious interlopers are also serial killers.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Genre: Non-fiction film
• Length: 1h 42m
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