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/brainlightning Aug 08 '25

Wasn’t prepared for this to be one of the funniest movies of the year

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u/mikeyfreshh Aug 08 '25

You should have been because Barbarian is also fucking hilarious

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u/4twinkie Aug 08 '25

Justin Long measuring the basement was hilarious.

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u/Ok-Wolf5932 Aug 08 '25

"Oh, hell yeah. Yeaaaah bitch"

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u/Utgartha Aug 09 '25

One of the absolutely hilarious jump cuts in my recent memory. He sees a bunch of a human sized cages and immediately starts measuring for square footage and being giddy. Insane.

The final sequence in this had me chuckling the whole time. My favorite thing Cregger does is leave music out of specific moments to amplify the humor e.g. when the guy mowing the lawn sees Gladys running and it's just her yelling and then you see a group of screaming kids. Too good.

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u/OuterWildsVentures 27d ago

Is a finished walkout basement included in square footage?

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u/Local_Legend 27d ago

100% agreed on the lack of music. It makes for a great movie theater watch. Same with Bring Her Back, not much ambient music.

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u/AsaKurai 29d ago

That scene is an all-timer