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Zach Cregger's Latest, the newest chilling film from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, was a huge box office success as fans flocked to theaters to experience the scares and humor in this unsettling and unexpectedly humorous tale of a town looking for answers after seventeen kids go missing. Streaming for the first time the feature on HBO Max. Horror fans can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s absurd slasher flick Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s new version of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on Hulu.

A House of Dynamite, an extremely tense apocalyptic drama from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the platform. Or you can just stay in and see the film version of the horror master's dystopian novel The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Check out this guide of the highly anticipated new releases on digital platforms, featuring the major and acclaimed cinematic releases you can view from your living room.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Type: End-of-the-world suspense
• Length: Nearly two hours
• Helmed by: A celebrated filmmaker
• Cast: Notable actors

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is known for gripping, issue-driven stories like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with global thermonuclear war in A House of Dynamite. After one unattributed nuclear missile is found en route to the continental U.S., all of the nation's defense strategies are challenged as they work to decipher how to respond.

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Descendent

• Category: Sci-fi suspense
• Run time: 1h 32m
• Filmmaker: A talented creator
• Featuring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

Sean (the actor) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he finds himself hospitalized, seemingly having fallen off the educational institution where he serves in a protective role. But Sean is convinced he was actually abducted by aliens and becomes obsessed with safeguarding his loved ones from the otherworldly threats.

New on HBO Max

Weapons

• Type: Chilling whodunit
• Duration: 128 minutes
• Filmmaker: Zach Cregger
• Starring: Notable actors

A small community is torn apart by the mystery of the fate of 17 children from the equivalent educational level who awoke and ventured out and vanished without a trace. Barbarian creator examines the stories of several individuals seeking the truth in this deeply moving and deeply disturbing cinematic work.

Central doubts with a detailed enigma are always if the story's drive can be sustained, and if the experience is finally rewarding. Fundamentally, Weapons pays off big time. Once its grand finale arrives, it feels predictable yet exciting, perfectly timed to challenge potential criticisms of disappointment. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are some lingering questions about the specific purpose the plot used a multi-perspective cast.

New on Hulu

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• Type: Chilling suspense
• Filmmaker: 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 addresses the dread of securing a nanny with a reimagining of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. The character Polly (a familiar face) is a affluent parent who hires a new nanny (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s invited in.

Richard Gray's Film

• Category: Cowboy drama
• Length: 1h 33m
• Director: The director
• Featuring: Notable actors

Main character Henry (the actor) journeys to the setting after his dad is killed and becomes entangled with the local lawman (a familiar star) and a charming criminal (Samuel L. Jackson) looking for the gold he was involved in taking. The protagonist must choose where his loyalties lie through a sequence of gunfights that endanger the community's unity.

New to rent

J. J. Perry's Movie

• Genre: Dystopian adventure
• Length: 106 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: Notable performers

The planet is in disarray after a enormous electromagnetic burst eradicated modern conveniences across the world. A self-declared ruler (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 highly risky mission.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Category: Steamy suspense
• Duration: 1h 34m
• Filmmaker: A creative filmmaker
• Featuring: Skilled actors

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one took Bone Lake seriously. The exaggerated, violent feature tracks a pair whose romantic weekend is interrupted by two others who put their relationship to the test by encouraging infidelity. But the risks go beyond romance – the mysterious interlopers are also homicidal maniacs.

The Documentary

• Genre: Non-fiction film
• Length: 102 minutes
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|