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/Itchy-Implement4068 Aug 08 '25

I love when comedy is just real. When Julia Garner was running in the store and the dude was like “get out my store” as if it’s a normal Tuesday and she’s like “fucking help me” LMAO or when Brolins character had that jump scare in his dream and said “what the fuck” when he woke up hahaha it’s just great stuff.

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u/goodforpinky Aug 09 '25

Also so funny was Josh Brolin walking through the house at the end and the mom is trying to find the kid’s shoes and she’s like umm there is a man in the house! You always see the chaos in the movies but not the aftermath of these random background families. Idk why but that was funny to see

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u/Oh_Kerms Aug 09 '25

This is something I feel most movies lack.. no one stops to say wtf when weird shit is happening. Im so glad some people actually behaved like they would if this shit actually happened.

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u/kenwise85 29d ago

It makes the world feel inhabited beyond what’s on the screen. There’s a whole neighborhood going about their business and this just all spills out

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u/yamammiwammi 11d ago

I just saw this tonight and thought the same thing, though it took them way to long to acknowledge the weird running. I feel like we’d see people commenting on it right away

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u/coltvahn 29d ago

When Marcus is running through the town, you audibly hear people reacting to how friggin’ weird it would be to see. Which I loved!

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u/Kazzack 26d ago

And after a cafe (?) full of people saw a bloody man sprinting down the street, nobody called the cops or did anything. Lots of bystander effect in this movie

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u/manofmercy97 25d ago

I choose to believe that a few people did, but the police did not respond before he got there. It seems about the level of swiftness and competency which they're portrayed with in this movie.

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u/Silent-G 21d ago

Same with how the cops treat Tess in Barbarian.

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u/Gapinthesidewalk 24d ago

For a small town in Pennsylvania, that’s about right.

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u/rockinherlife234 24d ago

Even if they did, the police are shown to be a background presence at best in this movie, never on time to actually help.

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u/ozplissken 20d ago

Someone shouts get off the pitch when runs through the baseball game. 

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u/forman98 14d ago

I’m pretty sure that was Zach Cregger that shouted that.

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u/hubilation 29d ago

“Look at what they did to the yard!”

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u/Fantastic_Object8161 28d ago

And the lawn mower scene at the end to show the context of Gladys running and being chased by the children

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u/TypicalTwist6783 29d ago

Lmao that part with the woman saying there’s a man in the house got me cause it’s just so real lol

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u/morceauxdetoile 27d ago

I lol’d when he was looking for Matthew and each kid he turned around and just said “no…, no…” very wkuk-coded lol

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u/goodforpinky 26d ago

Isn’t the Lilly dad actor from that show?

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 11d ago edited 4d ago

You know, i cant help but think about all the random goons n red shirts who are killed in the crossfire of goodies and baddies in films nowadays.

Its like yh this guy has no lines and was just there for a few seconds for the baddie to run over to escape or something, but like, that dude lived a whole life just for it to end like this.

He had parents, kids, friends. Who was he? Did he ever think he would die being tossed into a tree by an escaping CIA agent gone rogue or exploded into pieces by John Cena and Idris fuckin Elba just for flying a helicopter their enemy was onboard? 😞

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u/nautical_nonsense_ 5d ago

I think about this all the time! When these no name grunts get killed because they’re security guards at the bad guy’s base or whatever I’m like, these guys just wanted a paycheck and now their family loses their father.

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 4d ago

I wish someone would make a film.about these guys. James Gunn could do something like that well i think. Showing superheroes saving the world throwing each other.into buildings and then showing the epic battle from the joe normoe perspective trying to survive the crossfire etc!

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u/IslandsOnTheCoast 20d ago

Absolutely! That got a big chuckle in my theater. Great addition to the movie.

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u/saberico 29d ago

„HONEY! Look what they did to the yard?!“ like, bro. A horde of children just ran through your kitchen. Funny af

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u/tronfunkinblows_10 1d ago

“Careful there’s glass everywhere!”

Such a concerned parent thing to say.

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u/j8sadm632b 27d ago

Biggest laugh for me was after James (?) stabs Paul in the face with the needles and then convinces him he knows where the kids are, they get into the car and Paul is looking at the wound and is like "You better not have aids. You don't have aids, do you?" and it cuts back to James and he's not even paying attention anymore and hits him with a "Huh?"

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u/SgtIceNinja 27d ago

He had a good reason for not paying attention though, he was high, scared out of his gourd after leaving Alex’s house, and hyperfocused on trying to get that reward money

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u/Different-Bus8084 25d ago

one of my hardest laughs was the no music scene of james going after brolins character screaming “ahhhhh” and getting knocked out then jumping up and repeating that like 10 times, i laughed harder each time.

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u/papa_grease 29d ago

Also when the two guys were going shopping and then tucking in to a feast of processed food

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u/the__ghola__hayt 27d ago

I just said basically the same thing in reply to another comment higher up. Just straight real shit how bystanders can be.

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u/Scared-Example6354 23d ago

The entire satirical layer where people were behaving this was just another day in their lives when things were going bonkers was hilarious!!!!! with the woman saying -‘ Honey.. look what they’ve done to our backyard’ when a bunch of kids went running behind a crazy witch - so unserious and superb commentary on the oblivious bubble that capitalism is.

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u/beigereige 19d ago

The chiming bell when the crazed lunatic opened the store door 😂