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The Horror Film Weapons, the latest horror movie from Barbarian creator Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as fans rushed to see it to experience the scares and humor in this unsettling and surprisingly funny tale of a community searching for the truth after a group of youngsters go missing. Now you can find the movie on HBO Max. Thriller lovers can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the platform.

A House of Dynamite, an extremely tense nuclear thriller from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the streaming giant. Viewers may relax at home and stream the screen translation of Stephen King’s futuristic story The Long Walk on video on demand.

Check out this guide of the highly anticipated latest additions on streaming and VOD, featuring the top-rated and trending new movies you can view from your living room.

Fresh Titles on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Genre: End-of-the-world suspense
• Length: 112 minutes
• Filmmaker: Kathryn Bigelow
• Starring: 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 takes it further with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. When a single mysterious warhead is detected heading towards the United States mainland, all of the nation's defense strategies are put to the test as they attempt to determine how to take action.

New on AMC Plus

The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Category: Futuristic drama
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

The protagonist Sean (a familiar face) is preparing for parenthood when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, seemingly having fallen off the school building's top where he is employed as a guard. But he firmly believes he was in fact kidnapped by beings from space and develops a preoccupation with safeguarding his loved ones from the invaders.

Fresh on HBO Max

The Horror Mystery Weapons

• Type: Horror mystery
• Duration: Over two hours
• Filmmaker: Zach Cregger
• Cast: A star-studded lineup

The town of Maybrook is torn apart by the puzzle of the fate of seventeen youngsters from the identical school grade who all got up during the night and vanished without a trace. Barbarian creator tracks the viewpoints of several individuals looking for clues in this deeply moving and highly troubling cinematic work.

The questions with a detailed enigma are always how the plot's energy can be sustained, and whether the journey is ultimately worthwhile. Fundamentally, Weapons delivers impressively. When the conclusion falls into place, it feels expected but innovative, ideally structured to counter potential criticisms of disappointment. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are some lingering questions about the exact reasons the narrative required a multi-perspective cast.

New on Hulu

Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Genre: Horror thriller
• Director: The director
• Featuring: A talented cast

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her directorial debut Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera addresses the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a new version of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. The character Polly (the actress) is a wealthy suburban mom who brings in a babysitter (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s welcomed into her home.

The Western Drama

• Category: Frontier story
• Duration: 93 minutes
• Director: Richard Gray
• Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Main character Henry (a performer) travels to a small town after his dad is killed and becomes entangled with the town’s sheriff (Pierce Brosnan) and a persuasive bandit (a celebrated performer) looking for the gold he helped Henry’s dad steal. He needs to pick where his loyalties lie through a string of confrontations that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

New to rent

Afterburn

• Genre: Post-apocalyptic action
• Length: 1h 46m
• Director: An action specialist
• Cast: Notable performers

Earth has descended into chaos after a enormous electromagnetic burst wiped out technology across the planet. An autocratic leader (Samuel L. Jackson) hires Jake (Dave Bautista) to retrieve important items as he works to bring back structure. But recovering the Mona Lisa in France proves to be a very dangerous task.

The Erotic Thriller

• Category: Steamy suspense
• Duration: 94 minutes
• Filmmaker: A creative filmmaker
• Cast: Skilled actors

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one took Bone Lake seriously. This over-the-top, bloody movie centers on two people whose retreat is invaded by additional characters who put their relationship to the test by promoting cheating. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the puzzling visitors are also serial killers.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Genre: Fact-based feature
• Duration: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: {Alexandre O. Philippe|