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Zach Cregger's Latest, the most recent horror movie from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers flocked to theaters to enjoy the frights and comedy in this disturbing and unexpectedly humorous story of a community looking for answers after 17 children disappear. Streaming for the first time the feature 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, a highly suspenseful nuclear thriller from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on Netflix. Viewers may relax at home and see the adaptation of the horror master's futuristic story The Long Walk on video on demand.

Here's a rundown of the most notable new releases on digital platforms, including the top-rated and trending cinematic releases you can watch at home.

Fresh Titles on Netflix

A House of Dynamite

• Category: Apocalyptic thriller
• Length: 1h 52m
• Director: Kathryn Bigelow
• Featuring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is known 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. Upon detection of an mysterious warhead is spotted approaching the United States mainland, all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are challenged as they attempt to determine how to take action.

New on AMC Plus

Peter Cilella's Film

• Genre: Sci-fi suspense
• Run time: 1h 32m
• Helmed by: Peter Cilella
• Starring: Skilled performers

Sean (the actor) is expecting his first child when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, ostensibly after an accident off the educational institution where he serves in a protective role. But he firmly believes he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and becomes obsessed with protecting his family from the alien forces.

Fresh on HBO Max

Zach Cregger's Film

• Type: Chilling whodunit
• Run time: 2h 8m
• Director: Zach Cregger
• Featuring: Notable actors

The town of Maybrook is ruptured by the enigma of the fate of 17 children from the identical school grade who awoke and ventured out and vanished without a trace. Barbarian filmmaker tracks the viewpoints of various characters searching for answers in this emotionally rich and highly troubling movie.

Key inquiries with an elaborate mystery are always how the plot's energy can be continued, and how the path is finally rewarding. At its core, Weapons delivers impressively. Once its grand finale unfolds, it feels predictable yet exciting, excellently paced to refute possible doubts of “That’s it?”. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are some lingering questions about the specific purpose the narrative needed a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

Fresh Titles on Hulu

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Genre: Horror thriller
• Director: A skilled filmmaker
• Cast: A talented cast

After delving into the horror of pregnancy with her initial feature Huesera, the filmmaker explores the dread of securing a nanny with a reimagining of the classic suspense film. Main protagonist Polly (Maika Monroe) is a wealthy suburban mom who brings in a babysitter (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but discovers she is unaware who she’s allowed inside.

Richard Gray's Film

• Genre: Western
• Duration: 93 minutes
• Helmed by: A seasoned creator
• Featuring: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

The protagonist (the actor) heads to a small town after his parent is murdered and becomes entangled with the town’s sheriff (a familiar star) and a charismatic outlaw (Samuel L. Jackson) seeking the fortune he was involved in taking. The protagonist must choose which side he’s on through a series of shootouts that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

New to rent

Afterburn

• Category: Dystopian adventure
• Run time: 1h 46m
• Director: J. J. Perry
• Cast: Notable performers

The planet is in disarray after a enormous electromagnetic burst eradicated modern conveniences across the world. The self-appointed King of England (the actor) enlists the help of Jake (a familiar face) to collect valuable artifacts as he seeks to restore civilization. But recovering the Mona Lisa in France proves to be a very dangerous task.

The Erotic Thriller

• Category: Steamy suspense
• Run time: 1h 34m
• Helmed by: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Starring: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one viewed the film as earnest. This over-the-top, bloody movie centers on two people whose getaway is crashed by another duo who put their relationship to the test by encouraging infidelity. But the dangers are not only sensual – the enigmatic intruders are also serial killers.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Genre: Non-fiction film
• Duration: 1h 42m
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