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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 experience the scares and humor in this unsettling and surprisingly funny tale of a community searching for the truth after 17 children disappear. Currently available the movie 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, an extremely tense nuclear thriller from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on Netflix. Or you can just sit on your couch and see the adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian novel The Long Walk on VOD.

Here's a rundown of the highly anticipated new releases on streaming and VOD, highlighting the major and acclaimed new movies you can watch at home.

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Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Category: End-of-the-world suspense
• Run time: 112 minutes
• Helmed by: A celebrated filmmaker
• Cast: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is famous for tense, political dramas like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she raises those stakes with worldwide nuclear conflict in A House of Dynamite. After one mysterious warhead is spotted approaching the United States mainland, all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are challenged as they work to decipher how to take action.

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The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Type: Futuristic drama
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: The director
• Cast: An accomplished cast

Main character Sean (a familiar face) is expecting his first child when he finds himself hospitalized, seemingly having fallen off the roof of the school where he works as a security guard. But the character insists he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and develops a preoccupation with protecting his family from the otherworldly threats.

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Weapons

• Type: Terrifying puzzle
• Length: 128 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Cast: Notable actors

The town of Maybrook is divided by the puzzle of what happened to seventeen youngsters from the identical school grade who all got up during the night and vanished without a trace. The prior film Barbarian director Zach Cregger tracks the viewpoints of multiple people searching for answers in this deeply moving and profoundly unsettling movie.

Key inquiries with a detailed enigma are always how the plot's energy can be sustained, and if the experience is ultimately worthwhile. Fundamentally, Weapons pays off big time. After the climax falls into place, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, perfectly timed to counter possible doubts of disappointment. Once the frights fade, there are some lingering questions about the specific purpose the plot needed a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

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The Thriller Remake

• Category: Horror thriller
• Helmed by: A skilled filmmaker
• Featuring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe, Raúl Castillo

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her initial feature Huesera, the director addresses the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a new version of the original movie. Polly (Maika Monroe) is a wealthy suburban mom who brings in a babysitter (the performer), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s invited in.

The Unholy Trinity

• Genre: Western
• Run time: 93 minutes
• Director: A seasoned creator
• Starring: A star-powered cast

The protagonist (the actor) heads to the setting after his dad is killed and finds himself torn between the town’s sheriff (a familiar star) and a charismatic outlaw (a celebrated performer) seeking the fortune he assisted in stealing. Henry will have to decide which side he’s on through a string of confrontations that risk destroying the town.

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J. J. Perry's Movie

• Type: End-of-the-world thrills
• Length: 1h 46m
• Director: An action specialist
• Starring: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju

Earth has descended into chaos after a huge solar event destroyed electronics across the planet. An autocratic leader (a renowned star) enlists the help of main character Jake (a familiar face) to retrieve important items as he attempts to reestablish order. But securing the artwork in France proves to be a extremely perilous endeavor.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Category: Erotic thriller
• Length: 94 minutes
• Helmed by: A creative filmmaker
• Featuring: Skilled actors

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one considered it a straight thriller. The exaggerated, violent feature centers on two people whose romantic weekend is crashed by another duo who put their relationship to the test by encouraging infidelity. But the dangers are not only sensual – the mysterious interlopers are also murderers.

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• Type: Fact-based feature
• Run time: 102 minutes
• Filmmaker: {Alexandre O. Philippe|