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Weapons, the latest horror movie from the hit film Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, was a huge box office success as fans rushed to see it to enjoy the frights and comedy in this eerie and shockingly comedic narrative of residents seeking explanations after 17 children vanish. Now you can find the feature on HBO Max. Horror fans can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on VOD and Michelle Garza Cervera’s reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the platform.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking nuclear thriller from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on the streaming giant. Alternatively, relax at home and see the screen translation of the author's dystopian novel The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Here's a rundown of the most notable new releases on digital platforms, including the top-rated and trending recent films you can view from your living room.

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The Thriller A House of Dynamite

• Genre: Doomsday drama
• Run time: Nearly two hours
• Filmmaker: A celebrated filmmaker
• Featuring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Renowned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is known for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with worldwide nuclear conflict in A House of Dynamite. Upon detection of an mysterious warhead is spotted approaching the continental U.S., all of the nation's defense strategies are put to the test as they work to decipher how to respond.

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Peter Cilella's Film

• Category: Science fiction thriller
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: Peter Cilella
• Featuring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

Main character Sean (the actor) is expecting his first child when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, ostensibly after an accident off the roof of the school where he is employed as a guard. But Sean is convinced he was actually abducted by aliens and grows fixated on safeguarding his loved ones from the otherworldly threats.

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The Horror Mystery Weapons

• Type: Horror mystery
• Run time: Over two hours
• Director: Zach Cregger
• Featuring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

The setting is torn apart by the mystery of what happened to seventeen youngsters from the identical school grade who rose simultaneously in the dark and ran into the darkness. Barbarian creator examines the stories of several individuals searching for answers in this powerfully affecting and profoundly unsettling cinematic work.

Central doubts with an elaborate mystery are always if the story's drive can be continued, and whether the journey is in the end valuable. Fundamentally, Weapons delivers impressively. When the conclusion arrives, it feels predictable yet exciting, excellently paced to counter potential criticisms of letdown. Once the frights fade, there are some lingering questions about why, precisely the narrative needed a various viewpoints.

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Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Category: Chilling suspense
• Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Featuring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe, Raúl Castillo

After delving into the horror of pregnancy with her first film Huesera, the director takes on the dread of securing a nanny with a reimagining of the classic suspense film. The character Polly (a familiar face) is a affluent parent who employs a caregiver (an acclaimed actor), but finds out she is ignorant of who she’s allowed inside.

The Unholy Trinity

• Genre: Cowboy drama
• Run time: 1h 33m
• Helmed by: Richard Gray
• Cast: A star-powered cast

Main character Henry (a performer) travels to a small town after his parent is murdered and winds up caught between the peace officer (Pierce Brosnan) and a charming criminal (a celebrated performer) seeking the gold he was involved in taking. He needs to pick his alignment through a series of shootouts that endanger the community's unity.

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Afterburn

• Category: End-of-the-world thrills
• Duration: 106 minutes
• Filmmaker: The director
• Cast: A strong cast

The planet is in disarray after a enormous electromagnetic burst destroyed electronics across the world. The self-appointed King of England (the actor) enlists the help of main character Jake (a familiar face) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he attempts to reestablish order. But securing the artwork in the European country proves to be a highly risky mission.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Category: Provocative drama
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Director: A creative filmmaker
• Cast: Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one considered it a straight thriller. The exaggerated, violent feature centers on two people whose romantic weekend is invaded by additional characters who strain their connection by promoting cheating. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the enigmatic intruders are also serial killers.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Category: Documentary
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
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