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Zach Cregger's Latest, the newest terror flick from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, was a huge box office success as moviegoers rushed to see it to share the gasps and laughs in this eerie and surprisingly funny tale of a community searching for the truth after 17 children disappear. Streaming for the first time the feature on HBO Max. Genre enthusiasts can also view Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on video on demand and Michelle Garza Cervera’s new version of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking nuclear thriller from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the streaming giant. Alternatively, relax at home and see the film version of the horror master's dystopian novel The Long Walk on VOD.

Check out this guide of the biggest fresh titles on digital platforms, including the biggest, best, and most popular recent films you can view from your living room.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Genre: Doomsday drama
• Length: 112 minutes
• Director: A celebrated filmmaker
• Starring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is famous for high-stakes narratives 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 unidentified atomic weapon is detected heading towards the continental U.S., all of the U.S. armed forces' emergency protocols are challenged as they work to decipher how to react.

New on AMC Plus

Descendent

• Type: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: 92 minutes
• Director: Peter Cilella
• Starring: Skilled performers

Main character Sean (Ross Marquand) is expecting his first child when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, apparently after a fall off the school building's top where he works as a security guard. But the character insists he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and becomes obsessed with safeguarding his loved ones from the alien forces.

New on HBO Max

Weapons

• Genre: Chilling whodunit
• Duration: Over two hours
• Filmmaker: Zach Cregger
• Starring: A star-studded lineup

The town of Maybrook is torn apart by the puzzle of the fate of 17 children from the identical school grade who awoke and ventured out and ran into the darkness. The prior film Barbarian filmmaker follows the perspective of multiple people seeking the truth in this deeply moving and highly troubling movie.

Key inquiries with an elaborate mystery are always if the story's drive can be maintained, and whether the journey is in the end valuable. Fundamentally, Weapons pays off big time. When the conclusion falls into place, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, perfectly timed to refute potential criticisms of “That’s it?”. Once the frights fade, there are some lingering questions about why, precisely the narrative required a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

Fresh Titles on Hulu

The Thriller Remake

• Category: Chilling suspense
• Helmed by: A skilled filmmaker
• Starring: Notable performers

After delving into the terrors of expecting with her directorial debut Huesera, the director addresses the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a reimagining of the classic suspense film. Main protagonist Polly (a familiar face) is a affluent parent who employs a caregiver (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but finds out she is ignorant of who she’s welcomed into her home.

The Western Drama

• Category: Frontier story
• Length: 93 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Cast: Notable actors

The protagonist (a performer) journeys to Trinity, Montana after his dad is killed and winds up caught between the peace officer (the actor) and a persuasive bandit (Samuel L. Jackson) looking for the treasure he helped Henry’s dad steal. The protagonist must choose his alignment through a string of confrontations that risk destroying the town.

Fresh Digital Rentals

J. J. Perry's Movie

• Type: Post-apocalyptic action
• Run time: Nearly two hours
• Director: The director
• Cast: A strong cast

The planet is in disarray after a massive solar flare wiped out technology across the world. An autocratic leader (a renowned star) hires the protagonist Jake (a familiar face) to retrieve important items as he attempts to reestablish order. But retrieving the famous painting in the nation proves to be a extremely perilous endeavor.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Category: Erotic thriller
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Cast: A talented cast

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one viewed the film as earnest. The exaggerated, violent feature tracks a pair whose retreat is crashed by another duo who put their relationship to the test by suggesting betrayal. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the mysterious interlopers are also murderers.

The Documentary

• Genre: Documentary
• Duration: 102 minutes
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|