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Weapons, the newest horror movie from the hit film Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, was a huge box office success as moviegoers flocked to theaters to experience the scares and humor in this disturbing and shockingly comedic tale of a town searching for the truth after 17 children go missing. Currently available the film on the service. Genre enthusiasts can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on video on demand and Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking nuclear thriller from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on Netflix. Alternatively, relax at home and stream the adaptation of the author's dystopian novel The Long Walk on video on demand.

Below is a summary of the most notable new releases on digital platforms, featuring the biggest, best, and most popular new movies you can view from your living room.

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A House of Dynamite

• Genre: Doomsday drama
• Duration: Nearly two hours
• Helmed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Featuring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is renowned 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. When a single unattributed nuclear missile is detected heading towards the continental U.S., all of the nation's defense strategies are put to the test as they attempt to determine how to take action.

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The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Type: Science fiction thriller
• Run time: 1h 32m
• Filmmaker: A talented creator
• Featuring: Skilled performers

Sean (a familiar face) is preparing for parenthood when he finds himself hospitalized, ostensibly after an accident off the educational institution where he works as a security guard. But he firmly believes he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and develops a preoccupation with safeguarding his loved ones from the alien forces.

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Zach Cregger's Film

• Category: Chilling whodunit
• Run time: Over two hours
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: A star-studded lineup

A small community is ruptured by the puzzle of what happened to a group of kids from the same third-grade class who rose simultaneously in the dark and disappeared into the night. The prior film Barbarian filmmaker tracks the viewpoints of various characters looking for clues in this deeply moving and profoundly unsettling movie.

Key inquiries with a detailed enigma are always how the plot's energy can be maintained, and whether the journey is finally rewarding. At its core, Weapons succeeds greatly. Once its grand finale arrives, it feels expected but innovative, ideally structured to counter possible doubts of disappointment. However, after the scare factor, there are remaining uncertainties about the specific purpose this story required a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Type: Horror thriller
• Filmmaker: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Featuring: Notable performers

Following her exploration of the horror of pregnancy 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 employs a caregiver (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but finds out she is ignorant of who she’s welcomed into her home.

The Western Drama

• Type: Cowboy drama
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Director: Richard Gray
• Starring: Notable actors

The protagonist (Brandon Lessard) heads to the setting after his dad is killed and winds up caught between the local lawman (the actor) and a charismatic outlaw (a celebrated performer) seeking the gold he was involved in taking. The protagonist must choose where his loyalties lie through a sequence of gunfights that risk destroying the town.

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The Action Film Afterburn

• Type: End-of-the-world thrills
• Run time: 106 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Starring: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju

Global society has collapsed after a massive solar flare destroyed electronics across the world. An autocratic leader (the actor) recruits main character Jake (the performer) to collect valuable artifacts as he works to bring back structure. But securing the artwork in France proves to be a very dangerous task.

The Erotic Thriller

• Category: Provocative drama
• Duration: 1h 34m
• Director: A creative filmmaker
• Cast: A talented cast

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one took Bone Lake seriously. The exaggerated, violent feature follows a couple whose romantic weekend is crashed by another duo who put their relationship to the test by suggesting betrayal. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the enigmatic intruders are also murderers.

The Documentary

• Type: Non-fiction film
• Length: 102 minutes
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|