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The Horror Film Weapons, the latest horror movie from Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as cinema lovers filled cinemas to enjoy the frights and comedy in this unsettling and surprisingly funny narrative of a community seeking explanations after 17 children go missing. Streaming for the first time the feature on the service. Thriller lovers can also watch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film 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 doomsday story from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on Netflix. Alternatively, sit on your couch and see the film version of the horror master's futuristic story The Long Walk on video on demand.

Below is a summary of the biggest latest additions on online services, highlighting the top-rated and trending cinematic releases you can view from your living room.

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The Thriller A House of Dynamite

• Genre: Doomsday drama
• Length: 112 minutes
• Director: A celebrated filmmaker
• Featuring: Notable actors

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is known for tense, political dramas like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she elevates the tension with global thermonuclear war in A House of Dynamite. Upon detection of an unattributed nuclear missile is detected heading towards the continental U.S., all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are challenged as they try to figure out how to react.

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Descendent

• Category: Sci-fi suspense
• Length: 92 minutes
• Helmed by: A talented creator
• Starring: An accomplished cast

Main character Sean (a familiar face) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he wakes up in the hospital, apparently after a fall off the educational institution where he serves in a protective role. But Sean is convinced he was actually abducted by aliens and becomes obsessed with safeguarding his loved ones from the alien forces.

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The Horror Mystery Weapons

• Category: Terrifying puzzle
• Duration: Over two hours
• Filmmaker: The director
• Featuring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

A small community is torn apart by the enigma of what happened to 17 children from the equivalent educational level who rose simultaneously in the dark and disappeared into the night. Barbarian filmmaker tracks the viewpoints of several individuals searching for answers in this powerfully affecting and deeply disturbing cinematic work.

Key inquiries with an elaborate mystery are always how the plot's energy can be maintained, and if the experience is ultimately worthwhile. On the most elemental level, Weapons pays off big time. When the conclusion falls into place, it feels predictable yet exciting, perfectly timed to refute potential criticisms of disappointment. Once the frights fade, there are remaining uncertainties about why, precisely this story needed a multi-perspective cast.

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Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Type: Terrifying drama
• Filmmaker: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Cast: A talented cast

After delving into the terrors of expecting with her first film Huesera, the director explores the anxiety of hiring help with a reimagining of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Polly (Maika Monroe) is a wealthy suburban mom who brings in a babysitter (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s allowed inside.

The Unholy Trinity

• Category: Frontier story
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: Richard Gray
• Cast: Notable actors

Main character Henry (the actor) travels to the setting after his parent is murdered and winds up caught between the local lawman (the actor) and a charming criminal (the renowned actor) seeking the gold he assisted in stealing. Henry will have to decide which side he’s on through a string of confrontations that risk destroying the town.

Latest VOD Releases

The Action Film Afterburn

• Type: End-of-the-world thrills
• Duration: 106 minutes
• Filmmaker: J. J. Perry
• Cast: Notable performers

The planet is in disarray after a massive solar flare wiped out technology across the globe. A self-declared ruler (Samuel L. Jackson) hires Jake (Dave Bautista) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he works to bring back structure. But securing the artwork in France proves to be a highly risky mission.

Bone Lake

• Category: Erotic thriller
• Run time: 1h 34m
• Helmed by: A creative filmmaker
• Featuring: Skilled actors

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one considered it a straight thriller. This over-the-top, bloody movie centers on two people whose romantic weekend is interrupted by two others who challenge their bond by encouraging infidelity. But the risks go beyond romance – the enigmatic intruders are also homicidal maniacs.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Category: Non-fiction film
• Length: Over an hour and a half
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