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The Horror Film Weapons, the latest terror flick from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as cinema lovers rushed to see it to experience the scares and humor in this unsettling and shockingly comedic tale of a town seeking explanations after seventeen kids go missing. Streaming for the first time the movie on the streaming platform. Thriller lovers can also watch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking doomsday story from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the platform. Viewers may stay in and watch the screen translation of the horror master's futuristic story The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Check out this guide of the biggest latest additions on digital platforms, including the major and acclaimed cinematic releases you can view from your living room.

Fresh Titles on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Genre: Apocalyptic thriller
• Length: Nearly two hours
• Filmmaker: The Oscar-winning director
• Starring: A talented ensemble

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is known for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with global thermonuclear war in A House of Dynamite. After one unattributed nuclear missile is spotted approaching the continental U.S., all of the nation's defense strategies are activated as they work to decipher how to respond.

New on AMC Plus

Peter Cilella's Film

• Genre: Science fiction thriller
• Run time: 92 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Cast: Skilled performers

The protagonist Sean (Ross Marquand) is expecting his first child when he finds himself hospitalized, apparently after a fall off the school building's top where he is employed as a guard. But Sean is convinced he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and grows fixated on defending his household from the alien forces.

Fresh on HBO Max

Weapons

• Category: Terrifying puzzle
• Length: 2h 8m
• Director: Zach Cregger
• Cast: A star-studded lineup

The setting is divided by the puzzle of what happened to seventeen youngsters from the same third-grade class who rose simultaneously in the dark and vanished without a trace. Barbarian filmmaker examines the stories of several individuals looking for clues in this powerfully affecting and highly troubling movie.

Key inquiries with a complex puzzle are always whether that narrative momentum can be sustained, and how the path is in the end valuable. Fundamentally, Weapons delivers impressively. After the climax unfolds, it feels predictable yet exciting, excellently paced to counter possible doubts of letdown. Once the frights fade, there are some lingering questions about the specific purpose the plot used a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

Latest Hulu Releases

The Thriller Remake

• Type: Chilling suspense
• Helmed by: A skilled filmmaker
• Featuring: Notable performers

Subsequent to examining the fears of motherhood with her initial feature Huesera, the director takes on the dread of securing a nanny with a remake of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Main protagonist Polly (the actress) is a well-off mother who hires a new nanny (an acclaimed actor), but discovers she is unaware who she’s invited in.

The Western Drama

• Genre: Cowboy drama
• Length: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

The protagonist (a performer) journeys to the setting after his dad is killed and finds himself torn between the peace officer (the actor) and a charming criminal (the renowned actor) seeking the treasure he assisted in stealing. Henry will have to decide which side he’s on through a sequence of gunfights that risk destroying the town.

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J. J. Perry's Movie

• Genre: Post-apocalyptic action
• Run time: 106 minutes
• Helmed by: An action specialist
• Starring: A strong cast

Earth has descended into chaos after a huge solar event destroyed electronics across the world. A self-declared ruler (the actor) hires Jake (the performer) to retrieve important items as he seeks to restore civilization. But securing the artwork in the European country proves to be a very dangerous task.

Bone Lake

• Category: Provocative drama
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: The director
• Featuring: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one took Bone Lake seriously. The campy, gory film tracks a pair whose retreat is crashed by another duo who challenge their bond by encouraging infidelity. But the risks go beyond romance – the puzzling visitors are also homicidal maniacs.

The Documentary

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