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The Horror Film Weapons, the newest horror movie from Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers flocked to theaters to enjoy the frights and comedy in this unsettling and unexpectedly humorous tale of a town seeking explanations after seventeen kids disappear. Now you can find the movie on the service. Thriller lovers can also watch 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 the platform.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking apocalyptic drama from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the streaming giant. Alternatively, relax at home and watch the film version of the horror master's futuristic story The Long Walk on video on demand.

Below is a summary of the most notable latest additions on online services, featuring the major and acclaimed recent films you can stream right now.

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A House of Dynamite

• Category: Doomsday drama
• Duration: Nearly two hours
• Director: Kathryn Bigelow
• Featuring: A talented ensemble

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is known for gripping, issue-driven stories 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 found en route to the American territory, all of the American military’s contingency plans are challenged as they try to figure out how to take action.

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The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Category: Sci-fi suspense
• Length: 92 minutes
• Director: Peter Cilella
• Cast: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

The protagonist Sean (the actor) is expecting his first child when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, seemingly having fallen off the roof of the school where he is employed as a guard. But the character insists he was actually abducted by aliens and develops a preoccupation with defending his household from the alien forces.

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Weapons

• Type: Horror mystery
• Run time: 2h 8m
• Director: The director
• Starring: Notable actors

The setting is divided by the enigma of the fate of 17 children from the identical school grade who awoke and ventured out and ran into the darkness. Barbarian director Zach Cregger examines the stories of various characters searching for answers in this deeply moving and deeply disturbing cinematic work.

Key inquiries with an elaborate mystery are always how the plot's energy can be sustained, and whether the journey is finally rewarding. On the most elemental level, Weapons succeeds greatly. Once its grand finale unfolds, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, ideally structured to challenge possible doubts of “That’s it?”. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are remaining uncertainties about the exact reasons the narrative needed a various viewpoints.

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Genre: Terrifying drama
• Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe, Raúl Castillo

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her first film Huesera, the director takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a remake of the original movie. Polly (Maika Monroe) is a wealthy suburban mom who brings in a babysitter (the performer), but finds out she is ignorant of who she’s welcomed into her home.

The Unholy Trinity

• Category: Cowboy drama
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Director: A seasoned creator
• Starring: A star-powered cast

The protagonist (the actor) heads to the setting after his dad is killed and winds up caught between the peace officer (Pierce Brosnan) and a persuasive bandit (a celebrated performer) looking for the gold he helped Henry’s dad steal. The protagonist must choose which side he’s on through a series of shootouts that endanger the community's unity.

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Afterburn

• Type: Post-apocalyptic action
• Run time: 1h 46m
• Filmmaker: The director
• Starring: A strong cast

Global society has collapsed after a huge solar event wiped out technology across the globe. An autocratic leader (a renowned star) hires Jake (Dave Bautista) to retrieve important items as he seeks to restore civilization. But recovering the Mona Lisa in France proves to be a highly risky mission.

The Erotic Thriller

• Genre: Steamy suspense
• Duration: 94 minutes
• Director: A creative filmmaker
• Starring: A talented cast

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one considered it a straight thriller. This over-the-top, bloody movie tracks a pair whose romantic weekend is interrupted by two others who strain their connection by encouraging infidelity. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the mysterious interlopers are also homicidal maniacs.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Type: Documentary
• Run time: 1h 42m
• Director: {Alexandre O. Philippe|