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Weapons, the latest horror movie from the hit film Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as fans flocked to theaters to experience the scares and humor in this unsettling and shockingly comedic narrative of a town seeking explanations after seventeen kids vanish. Streaming for the first time the film on HBO Max. Thriller lovers can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s absurd slasher flick Bone Lake on video on demand and Michelle Garza Cervera’s new version of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a highly suspenseful doomsday story from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on the streaming giant. Alternatively, stay in and see the film version of the horror master's futuristic story The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Below is a summary of the most notable latest additions on digital platforms, highlighting the top-rated and trending recent films you can watch at home.

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A House of Dynamite

• Type: Doomsday drama
• Run time: 112 minutes
• Filmmaker: The Oscar-winning director
• Cast: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for gripping, issue-driven stories like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she raises those stakes with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. When a single unattributed nuclear missile is found en route to the continental U.S., all of the American military’s contingency plans are activated as they work to decipher how to take action.

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Peter Cilella's Film

• Type: Sci-fi suspense
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: The director
• 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 educational institution where he is employed as a guard. But he firmly believes he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and grows fixated on protecting his family from the alien forces.

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Zach Cregger's Film

• Category: Terrifying puzzle
• Run time: 2h 8m
• Director: The director
• Cast: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

The town of Maybrook is ruptured by the mystery of the fate of a group of kids from the equivalent educational level who rose simultaneously in the dark and disappeared into the night. Barbarian creator tracks the viewpoints of various characters seeking the truth in this deeply moving and highly troubling film.

Key inquiries with a complex puzzle are always whether that narrative momentum can be continued, and how the path is ultimately worthwhile. Fundamentally, Weapons succeeds greatly. When the conclusion arrives, it feels predictable yet exciting, ideally structured to refute any mutterings of “That’s it?”. However, after the scare factor, there are some lingering questions about the exact reasons the plot required a multi-perspective cast.

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The Thriller Remake

• Category: Chilling suspense
• Filmmaker: The director
• Cast: Notable performers

Following her exploration of the fears of motherhood with her directorial debut Huesera, the director takes on the dread of securing a nanny with a new version of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Polly (Maika Monroe) is a well-off mother who hires a new nanny (the performer), but discovers she is unaware who she’s welcomed into her home.

The Western Drama

• Type: Frontier story
• Run time: 1h 33m
• Director: A seasoned creator
• Featuring: A star-powered cast

Henry Broadway (the actor) travels to Trinity, Montana after his parent is murdered and becomes entangled with the local lawman (Pierce Brosnan) and a charismatic outlaw (Samuel L. Jackson) looking for the gold he was involved in taking. The protagonist must choose which side he’s on through a string of confrontations that endanger the community's unity.

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J. J. Perry's Movie

• Category: End-of-the-world thrills
• Length: 1h 46m
• Director: The director
• Featuring: Notable performers

Earth has descended into chaos after a massive solar flare destroyed electronics across the globe. The self-appointed King of England (a renowned star) enlists the help of main character Jake (a familiar face) to retrieve important items as he works to bring back structure. But securing the artwork in the European country proves to be a highly risky mission.

Bone Lake

• Genre: Erotic thriller
• Run time: 94 minutes
• Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Starring: Skilled actors

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one took Bone Lake seriously. The campy, gory film centers on two people whose retreat is invaded by additional characters who challenge their bond by encouraging infidelity. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the puzzling visitors are also homicidal maniacs.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Genre: Documentary
• Duration: 102 minutes
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