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Zach Cregger's Latest, the newest terror flick from Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as cinema lovers flocked to theaters to experience the scares and humor in this disturbing and surprisingly funny narrative of a town searching for the truth after seventeen kids go missing. Streaming for the first time the movie on the service. Horror fans can also view Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, a highly suspenseful apocalyptic drama from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, arrives at Netflix. Or you can just relax at home and watch the film version of Stephen King’s futuristic story The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Below is a summary of the highly anticipated fresh titles on streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest, best, and most popular new movies you can view from your living room.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Genre: End-of-the-world suspense
• Run time: 1h 52m
• Helmed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Featuring: Notable actors

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for tense, political dramas like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she raises those stakes with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. After one unidentified atomic weapon is detected heading towards the American territory, all of the American military’s contingency plans are activated as they attempt to determine how to respond.

Fresh AMC Plus Content

Peter Cilella's Film

• Category: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: Peter Cilella
• Starring: Skilled performers

Main character Sean (Ross Marquand) is preparing for parenthood when he finds himself hospitalized, seemingly having fallen off the school building's top where he serves in a protective role. But the character insists he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and becomes obsessed with defending his household from the invaders.

Fresh on HBO Max

Zach Cregger's Film

• Category: Horror mystery
• Length: 2h 8m
• Director: Zach Cregger
• Starring: Notable actors

The town of Maybrook is torn apart by the mystery of the fate of 17 children from the same third-grade class who awoke and ventured out and vanished without a trace. The prior film Barbarian director Zach Cregger follows the perspective of several individuals searching for answers in this deeply moving and profoundly unsettling cinematic work.

Central doubts with a detailed enigma are always how the plot's energy can be continued, and how the path is finally rewarding. On the most elemental level, Weapons succeeds greatly. After the climax falls into place, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, ideally structured to counter potential criticisms of disappointment. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are unresolved issues about the exact reasons this story required a multi-perspective cast.

New on Hulu

Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

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

Following her exploration of the horror of pregnancy with her directorial debut Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera takes on the dread of securing a nanny with a remake of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Main protagonist Polly (the actress) is a affluent parent who hires a new nanny (the performer), but discovers she is unaware who she’s allowed inside.

The Western Drama

• Type: Frontier story
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: Richard Gray
• Featuring: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Main character Henry (a performer) heads to a small town after his parent is murdered and finds himself torn between the peace officer (Pierce Brosnan) and a charismatic outlaw (the renowned actor) looking for the treasure he helped Henry’s dad steal. Henry will have to decide which side he’s on through a series of shootouts that endanger the community's unity.

Latest VOD Releases

Afterburn

• Genre: Post-apocalyptic action
• Run time: 1h 46m
• Filmmaker: An action specialist
• Cast: A strong cast

Earth has descended into chaos after a enormous electromagnetic burst wiped out technology across the globe. A self-declared ruler (the actor) enlists the help of the protagonist Jake (the performer) to collect valuable artifacts as he attempts to reestablish order. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the nation proves to be a highly risky mission.

Bone Lake

• Genre: Erotic thriller
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: A creative filmmaker
• Starring: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one took Bone Lake seriously. The campy, gory film follows a couple whose retreat is crashed by another duo who put their relationship to the test by encouraging infidelity. But the risks go beyond romance – the puzzling visitors are also serial killers.

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• Category: Fact-based feature
• Length: 1h 42m
• Director: {Alexandre O. Philippe|