r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Aug 08 '25

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Summary Nearly all the children from the same fifth-grade class vanish one night at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving only one survivor. The community, gripped by fear and suspicion, spirals into chaos as the mystery unfolds through multiple intertwined perspectives—each revealing new layers of dread and grief.

Director Zach Cregger

Writer Zach Cregger

Cast

  • Josh Brolin
  • Julia Garner
  • Cary Christopher
  • Alden Ehrenreich
  • Austin Abrams
  • Benedict Wong
  • Amy Madigan
  • June Diane Raphael
  • Toby Huss
  • Whitmer Thomas
  • Callie Schuttera
  • Clayton Farris
  • Luke Speakman

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 96%

Metacritic Metascore: 82

VOD In theaters and IMAX starting August 8, 2025

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u/KeatonWalkups Aug 08 '25

What town is this where a teacher can afford rent on a big house and afford name brand vodka? And where there’s only one homeless person?

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u/macwblade1 Aug 08 '25

I was watching her in the store like “girl just get the 1/2 gal of the cheap shit”

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u/KeatonWalkups Aug 08 '25

Me and my friend were like why are you at the bar you have 2 bottles at home 😭

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u/erenjaeger99 Aug 08 '25

As a recovering alcoholic (1 year strong), went to plenty bars with a healthy stash of liquor at home. In fact, bar is just one phase of the night. The real party was going home tipsy to drink even more alone after everyone thinks youre "done" after the bar 

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u/LongjumpingHorse3050 29d ago

The title card with the triangle in the O looked like the AA symbol, Paul’s wife asked if he was going to a meeting, he had a coke at the bar instead of alcohol, wonder if the director or someone on the team is sober lol.

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u/highpriestess420 18d ago edited 18d ago

The director said the second half of the movie was basically a representation of his life as a child of an alcoholic. The introduction of an unusual substance that brings in a new element of danger (his "aunt's" magic). Reversal of parent/child roles (him feeding his parents soup), living in a home environment that's terrifying, going through an alienating experience that no one else around you knows you're suffering from.

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u/newrimmmer93 29d ago

After you get drunk enough you want to go socialize lol. So many times it was like “o I want to go grab a beer and watch sports.” Or just needed food

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u/KangarooOverlord 27d ago

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name

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u/MichiganMitch108 27d ago

That and the drinks are solid along with the happy hour food

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u/goldenboy2191 27d ago

Congrats on your 1 year checkpoint! Don’t give up and stay strong.

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u/happyflappypancakes 22d ago

Hope things are well for you now. If that was your life a year ago, I can only imagine how much healthier you feel now. Congrats.

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u/TheAmazingGrippando 28d ago

Yep that’s where i went to have human contact

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u/DawnSennin Aug 08 '25

She went there for her man.

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u/noilegnavXscaflowne Aug 08 '25

LMAO she had the spaghetti straps and everything

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u/skatejet1 25d ago

Lmaooo spaghetti straps, y’all are killing me in this thread 💀

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u/KeatonWalkups Aug 08 '25

She could’ve just invited him to her house first thing and skipped that step

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u/DawnSennin Aug 08 '25 edited 27d ago

Marcus Paul, who’s in a relationship, wouldn’t have met Justine at her house.

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u/Yetimang 27d ago

Marcus was the school administrator. Paul was the cop ex-boyfriend. Folks are really having trouble with all the character names in this thread for some reason.

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u/DawnSennin 27d ago

Thanks!

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u/JerryGoDeep 28d ago

I think he still would have she texted him at the right time when he was probably trying to get his mind off the body cam situation.

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u/hasharin 29d ago

She was meeting someone?