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Weapons, the newest terror flick from the hit film Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers filled cinemas to enjoy the frights and comedy in this disturbing and unexpectedly humorous tale of a community searching for the truth after 17 children disappear. Streaming for the first time the movie on the service. Horror fans can also watch 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 apocalyptic drama from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on the streaming giant. Or you can just sit on your couch and see the adaptation of Stephen King’s futuristic story The Long Walk on VOD.

Check out this guide of the biggest new releases on online services, featuring the major and acclaimed recent films you can stream right now.

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The Thriller A House of Dynamite

• Genre: End-of-the-world suspense
• Length: 112 minutes
• Filmmaker: The Oscar-winning director
• Starring: Notable actors

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for tense, political dramas like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she raises those stakes with global thermonuclear war in A House of Dynamite. After one unattributed nuclear missile is detected heading towards the American territory, all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are put to the test as they work to decipher how to respond.

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Descendent

• Genre: Sci-fi suspense
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: The director
• Cast: An accomplished cast

Main character Sean (the actor) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he finds himself hospitalized, apparently after a fall off the educational institution where he is employed as a guard. But the character insists he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and develops a preoccupation with safeguarding his loved ones from the invaders.

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Weapons

• Category: Terrifying puzzle
• Run time: 128 minutes
• Filmmaker: Zach Cregger
• Starring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

A small community is ruptured by the puzzle of what happened to 17 children from the identical school grade who awoke and ventured out and vanished without a trace. Barbarian creator examines the stories of several individuals searching for answers in this emotionally rich and highly troubling film.

Key inquiries with a complex puzzle are always whether that narrative momentum can be maintained, and whether the journey is finally rewarding. Fundamentally, Weapons succeeds greatly. When the conclusion arrives, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, ideally structured to refute possible doubts of “That’s it?”. Once the frights fade, there are some lingering questions about the exact reasons this story used a multi-perspective cast.

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Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Category: Terrifying drama
• Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe, Raúl Castillo

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her directorial debut Huesera, the filmmaker takes on the dread of securing a nanny with a reimagining of the original movie. Polly (the actress) is a well-off mother who hires a new nanny (an acclaimed actor), but finds out she is ignorant of who she’s allowed inside.

The Western Drama

• Genre: Western
• Run time: 1h 33m
• Helmed by: The director
• Cast: Notable actors

Henry Broadway (Brandon Lessard) heads to a small town after his parent is murdered and becomes entangled with the local lawman (the actor) and a charismatic outlaw (Samuel L. Jackson) looking for the treasure he assisted in stealing. The protagonist must choose where his loyalties lie through a series of shootouts that risk destroying the town.

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The Action Film Afterburn

• Type: Post-apocalyptic action
• Run time: Nearly two hours
• Helmed by: An action specialist
• Starring: A strong cast

Global society has collapsed after a huge solar event destroyed electronics across the planet. A self-declared ruler (a renowned star) hires the protagonist Jake (the performer) to collect valuable artifacts as he attempts to reestablish order. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the European country proves to be a very dangerous task.

The Erotic Thriller

• Category: Steamy suspense
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: A creative filmmaker
• Featuring: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one viewed the film as earnest. The campy, gory film follows a couple whose romantic weekend is invaded by additional characters who challenge their bond by suggesting betrayal. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the enigmatic intruders are also murderers.

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• Genre: Documentary
• Run time: 1h 42m
• Filmmaker: {Alexandre O. Philippe|