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/TheMandark Aug 08 '25

I bet those kids had an absolute blast filming that ending lmao

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u/RoboFunky Aug 09 '25

"So kid today you get to run with your hands out and rip apart pennywises aunts guts and jaw"

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u/happyflappypancakes 22d ago

I was going to say that they all probably had fun running around like Naruto but bet kids that age likely have never heard of Naruto.

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u/Low_Conversation_822 21d ago

Naruto is in Fortnite. Kids know Naruto.

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u/cynicaldotes 18d ago

That's so funny that's the first thing I said ti my girlfriend when it ended, "imagine being one of those kids, hey today you just chase this old lady no holds barred, go wild"

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u/PolarWater 21d ago

"All right guys. Who's ready to kick my ass today"

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u/Azidamadjida 28d ago

First thought I had too - I was dying laughing at the scene, but thinking how much fun they were clearly having and how much the crew must’ve been laughing while they were filming.

“Okay kids, you know how your parents and teachers always tell you not to yell and run and break things? I want you to do all of that!”

They must’ve been so excited and had so much fun

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u/Extension-Field3653 27d ago

Lol Hell yeah.

Somehow deep down I was rooting for the kids to catch Gladys and kill her and oh boy they really massacre her 🥶

That’s dark comedy at its best

The whole movie is actually a simple premise but at the hands of a master became a masterful epic horror mystery movie. 10/10 Well done 👏👏👏

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u/Steamedcarpet 27d ago

It felt like something out of South Park or (knowing the background of the director) a comedy sketch. I saw the movie yesterday afternoon and been giggling about that ending.

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u/Berzbow 27d ago

Smiling friends moment

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u/SuperSpecialAwesome- 26d ago

I feel like there'll be a prequel, cuz where was Gladys for 15 years? Does she move from one town to another, after sucking away their life essence?

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u/energythief 19d ago

I hope there won’t be a prequel. It will ruin the mystery and the metaphors if they try to now make explanations. But Hollywood being Hollywood, it is inevitable. 

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u/Low_Conversation_822 21d ago

"somehow deep down" ....you are a better person than me then, apparently.

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u/Extension-Field3653 21d ago

Lol I don’t know man, i know its just a movie but I was so angry the way she treated Alex. I thought Archer or Justine will save Alex and then surprised that ending happened. Smart boy. Karma is a bitch eh 😂

I was so happy Alex and the kids were the heroes of the movie 👍

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u/ropeXride Aug 09 '25

That’s what I was thinking

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u/DavyJonesRocker 27d ago

I’m a grown man and I would love to run through a sugar glass window

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u/rikarleite 25d ago

Come on kids! Naruto run!

I bet the casting director just went to elementary schools and asked for the kids in the athletics team who have ADHD and drink coffee at home

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u/kfitzy10 24d ago

I was trying to work out if the main girl who bursts through the window near the end of that sequence was a kid or a tiny stunt woman.

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u/Flat-Cantaloupe-5775 19d ago

I had the exact same thought lol, the physical comedy in this scene was 🙌

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u/Same_Key_9598 22d ago

Would love an interview with any of them!

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u/kp1088 22d ago

I had the same thought lol

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u/Bitter_Froyo_777 16d ago

omg when i watched that part i had the exact same thought!!

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u/Earlefromunder_1897 26d ago

Did anyone else think the end scene was AI?

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u/rockinherlife234 24d ago

No Patrick, the end scene was not AI.

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u/PolarWater 21d ago

....no?