Weapons, the horror/thriller movie from writer/director Zach Cregger (known for also writing and directing Barbarian and being in the mid-aughts sketch group The Whitest Kids U’ Know), is finally going to be available to stream, just ahead of Halloween. It’s been available to rent or purchase digitally since September, but if you haven’t wanted to dish out $20 or more just to watch it at home, now’s your chance to stream it on HBO Max staring at midight PT.
I haven’t gotten a chance to see Weapons yet, but I plan on doing so this weekend. It’s been at the top of my watch list since reviews started rolling in and everyone I know who has already seen it has had nothing but great things to say. I’m ready to understand what the hot dog meme is all about.
Weapons Streaming Release Time
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Subscriptions start at $10.99/month
Weapons is available to stream via HBO Max staring on October 24 at midnight PT. For those who don’t already have a subscription, it’s worth noting that HBO Max recently raised the prices on its service. You can currently get a basic standalone subscription (with ads) for $10.99 per month, a standard subscription for $18.49 per month (without ads), and a premium subscription for $22.99 (4K streaming). You can also get access to the service via the Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max bundle that now starts at $19.99 following additional Disney+ price increases.
If you don’t have access to HBO Max already and don’t want to pay for a subscription just to watch Weapons, you can also still rent it on digital. As soon as a new movie comes to a streaming service, the cost to rent the film usually drops pretty significantly on VOD platforms and Weapons is currently down to $6.99 for a rental or $12.99 to buy digitally on Prime Video.
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When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
It’s Also Available on Blu-ray
If you’re going to rent Weapons from SVOD, you might want to consider opting for a physical copy. The limited edition 4K steelbook has already sold out, but there are still plenty of regular 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions available.
What we said in our review
Here’s a snippet of IGN’s 9/10 review of Weapons:
“Weapons is a righteous, fully actualized genre-bender in which writer-director Zach Cregger hones Barbarian’s blend of unbearable tension and dark humor to a new level of razor-sharpness. The mystery of a mass disappearance and its impact on a small town unfold in a fascinatingly layered way that gives every character a chance to shine; the wise decision to break their stories up into multiple, time-scrambling chapters creates multiple cliffhangers that set up a shattering finale. Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Alden Ehrenreich lead a cast whose fine-tuned performances all align with and support Cregger’s delicate, film-long balancing act.” –Tom Jorgensen
Who’s in the Cast?
Weapons was written and directed by Zach Cregger. It stars the following actors:
- Julia Garner – Justine Gandy
- Josh Brolin – Archer Graff
- Alden Ehrenreich – Paul
- Austin Abrams – James
- Cary Christopher – Alex Lilly
- Benedict Wong – Marcus
- June Diane Raphael – Donna
- Amy Madigan – Aunt Gladys
Rating and Runtime
Weapons is rated R mostly for violence, gore, and intense scenes. The movie runs for 2 hours and 8 minutes, including credits. There is no mid- or post-credits scene, so there isn’t any need to sit through the credits if you don’t want to.
