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Weapons, the newest terror flick from the hit film Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, achieved massive commercial success as cinema lovers rushed to see it to share the gasps and laughs in this disturbing and shockingly comedic tale of a town seeking explanations after seventeen kids go missing. Currently available the feature on the streaming platform. Horror fans can also watch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on VOD and Michelle Garza Cervera’s new version of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the platform.

A House of Dynamite, an extremely tense apocalyptic drama from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on the platform. Alternatively, sit on your couch and watch the film version of the horror master's dark fiction The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Check out this guide of the biggest latest additions on online services, highlighting the major and acclaimed recent films you can watch at home.

Fresh Titles on Netflix

A House of Dynamite

• Category: Doomsday drama
• Run time: 112 minutes
• Filmmaker: Kathryn Bigelow
• Starring: A talented ensemble

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is famous for high-stakes narratives 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 unattributed nuclear missile is found en route to the continental U.S., all of the American military’s contingency plans are challenged as they attempt to determine how to respond.

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Peter Cilella's Film

• Genre: Science fiction thriller
• Length: 1h 32m
• Director: The director
• Starring: An accomplished cast

Main character 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 actually abducted by aliens and becomes obsessed with defending his household from the invaders.

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Zach Cregger's Film

• Type: Terrifying puzzle
• Length: Over two hours
• Director: Zach Cregger
• Starring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

The setting is torn apart by the puzzle of the fate of a group of kids from the equivalent educational level who rose simultaneously in the dark and ran into the darkness. Barbarian creator examines the stories of multiple people seeking the truth in this deeply moving and profoundly unsettling film.

Central doubts with a complex puzzle are always how the plot's energy can be maintained, and how the path is ultimately worthwhile. On the most elemental level, Weapons pays off big time. When the conclusion arrives, it feels predictable yet exciting, ideally structured to refute any mutterings of disappointment. Once the frights fade, there are remaining uncertainties about why, precisely the narrative needed a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

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The Thriller Remake

• Category: Terrifying drama
• Helmed by: A skilled filmmaker
• Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe, Raúl Castillo

After delving into the terrors of expecting with her directorial debut Huesera, the filmmaker explores the anxiety of hiring help with a remake of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Polly (the actress) is a affluent parent who employs a caregiver (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s invited in.

The Western Drama

• Type: Cowboy drama
• Run time: Over an hour and a half
• Helmed by: Richard Gray
• Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Henry Broadway (the actor) travels to Trinity, Montana after his parent is murdered and winds up caught between the local lawman (Pierce Brosnan) and a charming criminal (a celebrated performer) seeking the treasure he helped Henry’s dad steal. The protagonist must choose which side he’s on through a string of confrontations that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

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The Action Film Afterburn

• Genre: Dystopian adventure
• Duration: 1h 46m
• Helmed by: An action specialist
• Starring: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju

The planet is in disarray after a huge solar event wiped out technology across the world. A self-declared ruler (Samuel L. Jackson) enlists the help of Jake (a familiar face) to collect valuable artifacts as he works to bring back structure. But recovering the Mona Lisa in France proves to be a extremely perilous endeavor.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Category: Provocative drama
• Length: 1h 34m
• Helmed by: The director
• Starring: A talented cast

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one took Bone Lake seriously. The campy, gory film follows a couple whose retreat is crashed by another duo who strain their connection by promoting cheating. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the mysterious interlopers are also serial killers.

The Documentary

• Genre: Fact-based feature
• Run time: 102 minutes
• Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|