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Weapons, the most recent horror movie from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, achieved massive commercial success as moviegoers flocked to theaters to enjoy the frights and comedy in this eerie and surprisingly funny story of residents seeking explanations after 17 children vanish. Now you can find the feature on HBO Max. Genre enthusiasts can also watch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s absurd slasher flick Bone Lake on video on demand and Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a nerve-wracking nuclear thriller from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto Netflix. Viewers may sit on your couch and watch the film version of Stephen King’s dark fiction The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Here's a rundown of the highly anticipated fresh titles on online services, including the biggest, best, and most popular recent films you can view from your living room.

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Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Category: End-of-the-world suspense
• Length: 1h 52m
• Filmmaker: The Oscar-winning director
• Starring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso

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. Upon detection of an unattributed nuclear missile is found en route to the American territory, all of the American military’s contingency plans are challenged as they attempt to determine how to react.

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Descendent

• Genre: Futuristic drama
• Run time: 92 minutes
• Filmmaker: A talented creator
• Featuring: Skilled performers

The protagonist Sean (a familiar face) is anticipating the birth of his baby when he wakes up in the hospital, apparently after a fall off the school building's top where he serves in a protective role. But Sean is convinced he was actually abducted by aliens and becomes obsessed with defending his household from the alien forces.

Latest HBO Max Titles

Zach Cregger's Film

• Genre: Terrifying puzzle
• Duration: 128 minutes
• Director: Zach Cregger
• Featuring: A star-studded lineup

The town of Maybrook is divided by the puzzle of the fate of a group of kids from the identical school grade who rose simultaneously in the dark and disappeared into the night. The prior film Barbarian filmmaker tracks the viewpoints of several individuals seeking the truth in this powerfully affecting and highly troubling cinematic work.

Central doubts with a complex puzzle are always how the plot's energy can be maintained, and how the path is in the end valuable. Fundamentally, Weapons succeeds greatly. Once its grand finale arrives, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, perfectly timed to counter possible doubts of disappointment. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are remaining uncertainties about the exact reasons this story needed a multi-perspective cast.

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Michelle Garza Cervera's Film

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

Following her exploration of the fears of motherhood with her first film Huesera, the filmmaker takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a reimagining of the classic suspense film. Polly (a familiar face) is a affluent parent who employs a caregiver (an acclaimed actor), but discovers she is unaware who she’s invited in.

The Western Drama

• Type: Cowboy drama
• Run time: 93 minutes
• Director: The director
• Featuring: A star-powered cast

The protagonist (the actor) journeys to Trinity, Montana after his parent is murdered and becomes entangled with the peace officer (the actor) and a charming criminal (a celebrated performer) searching for the treasure he was involved in taking. He needs to pick his alignment through a string of confrontations that threaten to tear Trinity apart.

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The Action Film Afterburn

• Category: Post-apocalyptic action
• Length: 106 minutes
• Filmmaker: An action specialist
• Cast: A strong cast

The planet is in disarray after a huge solar event destroyed electronics across the globe. The self-appointed King of England (Samuel L. Jackson) 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 the nation proves to be a extremely perilous endeavor.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Genre: Steamy suspense
• Length: 94 minutes
• Filmmaker: A creative filmmaker
• Featuring: A talented cast

Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one considered it a straight thriller. The exaggerated, violent feature tracks a pair whose getaway is interrupted by two others who challenge their bond by encouraging infidelity. But the stakes aren’t just erotic – the mysterious interlopers are also homicidal maniacs.

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• Category: Non-fiction film
• Duration: 102 minutes
• Director: {Alexandre O. Philippe|