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Weapons, the latest chilling film from the hit film Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger, was a huge box office success as cinema lovers filled cinemas to experience the scares and humor in this disturbing and shockingly comedic story of a town looking for answers after a group of youngsters go missing. Streaming for the first time the feature on the streaming platform. Horror fans can also view Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the platform.

A House of Dynamite, an extremely tense doomsday story from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, debuts on the platform. Or you can just stay in and watch the film version of the author's dystopian novel The Long Walk on VOD.

Below is a summary of the most notable fresh titles on digital platforms, including the top-rated and trending recent films you can view from your living room.

Fresh Titles on Netflix

A House of Dynamite

• Genre: Apocalyptic thriller
• Length: 112 minutes
• Director: The Oscar-winning director
• Starring: Notable actors

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is known for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she elevates the tension with global thermonuclear war in A House of Dynamite. When a single mysterious warhead is detected heading towards the American territory, all of the American military’s contingency plans are put to the test as they work to decipher how to take action.

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The Sci-Fi Thriller Descendent

• Type: Science fiction thriller
• Length: Over an hour and a half
• Director: Peter Cilella
• Featuring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

The protagonist Sean (a familiar face) is expecting his first child when he finds himself hospitalized, seemingly having fallen off the educational institution where he serves in a protective role. But the character insists he was actually abducted by aliens and develops a preoccupation with safeguarding his loved ones from the otherworldly threats.

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Weapons

• Type: Chilling whodunit
• Duration: 128 minutes
• Director: A horror specialist
• Starring: Notable actors

The setting is divided by the enigma of the fate of a group of kids from the equivalent educational level who rose simultaneously in the dark and vanished without a trace. The prior film Barbarian director Zach Cregger examines the stories of various characters looking for clues in this emotionally rich and deeply disturbing cinematic work.

Central doubts with a complex puzzle are always if the story's drive can be maintained, and whether the journey is ultimately worthwhile. On the most elemental level, Weapons delivers impressively. Once its grand finale falls into place, it feels predictable yet exciting, ideally structured to refute potential criticisms of disappointment. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are remaining uncertainties about why, precisely this story needed a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

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Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

• Genre: Chilling suspense
• Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Featuring: A talented cast

Following her exploration of the horror of pregnancy with her directorial debut Huesera, the director explores the dread of securing a nanny with a remake of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Polly (the actress) is a wealthy suburban mom who employs a caregiver (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s allowed inside.

Richard Gray's Film

• Category: Western
• Length: Over an hour and a half
• Filmmaker: Richard Gray
• Starring: A star-powered cast

The protagonist (Brandon Lessard) heads to the setting after his father is executed and becomes entangled with the peace officer (a familiar star) and a persuasive bandit (a celebrated performer) searching for the gold he helped Henry’s dad steal. Henry will have to decide his alignment through a sequence of gunfights that risk destroying the town.

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J. J. Perry's Movie

• Category: Post-apocalyptic action
• Duration: Nearly two hours
• Director: J. J. Perry
• Starring: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju

The planet is in disarray after a enormous electromagnetic burst eradicated modern conveniences across the globe. The self-appointed King of England (a renowned star) enlists the help of the protagonist Jake (Dave Bautista) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he works to bring back structure. But securing the artwork in France proves to be a highly risky mission.

The Erotic Thriller

• Category: Provocative drama
• Duration: 1h 34m
• Helmed by: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Featuring: A talented cast

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan sought to guarantee no one viewed the film as earnest. The exaggerated, violent feature follows a couple whose retreat is invaded by additional characters who put their relationship to the test by suggesting betrayal. But the risks go beyond romance – the enigmatic intruders are also serial killers.

Alexandre O. Philippe's Film

• Type: Documentary
• Run time: 102 minutes
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