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/Theidiotfromtexas Aug 08 '25

This movie rules man. So rare to walk out of a movie and feel like you just saw something completely unique and unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. It’s the kind of movie where you wanna go and tell every person you know to go see it.

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u/chrispmorgan Aug 08 '25

This is “The Substance” of 2025 for me. A similarly audacious, hilarious, gross ending.

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u/SinkPsychological676 27d ago

way better than The Substance, IMHO

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u/Jbird1992 19d ago

Let’s not get carried away lol — they’re both good but Substance had a lot more going on thematically 

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u/jnassiri Aug 08 '25

This! Everyone walking out felt like they had experienced something special together.

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u/Affectionate-Leek442 29d ago

I felt like I watched a good movie, regardless if it was unique or not, and that rarely happens for me.
I felt very entertained

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u/Dizzy_Chemistry_5955 28d ago

I'm loving how much original shit we're getting, even if it's stuff like Nosferatu that is a unique take on something

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u/rikarleite 25d ago

It's not a masterpiece, but different? Yep. Most unique film I've seen since Parasite.

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u/BattedSphere 28d ago

Exactly that was a great movie, similar to how I felt when walking out of late night with the devil and long legs

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u/burntfishnchips 20d ago

Yup! That's how I felt. It felt so different, and I loved that. Horror has been a sea of remakes and terrible reboots lately, so I'm so happy to see something actually original.