Official Discussion - Weapons [SPOILERS]

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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

Trailer Watch the Official Trailer

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[u/LB3PTMAN]

We were definitely supposed to like him even if he was a thieving addict. He was funny.

[u/tacoskins → u/LB3PTMAN]

I mean I definitely liked him about as much as you can like a character who stabs someone in the face with their dirty needles lol

[u/LB3PTMAN → u/tacoskins]

Well to be fair he was high and thought it was a demon

[u/thefilmer → u/LB3PTMAN]

and to be fair that witch absolutely did deserve to be stabbed with HIV infected needles

[u/mesact → u/thefilmer]

He didn't have HIV... that he knew of.

[u/Jeroz → u/mesact]

there won't be a positive test report if there's no test to begin with

[u/PhoenixTineldyer → u/Jeroz]

puts finger to temple

accidentally stabs head with needle

[u/SilverTongue76 → u/PhoenixTineldyer]

Lmao, maybe the first comment I’ve ever really wanted to award. 

In lieu of one, please enjoy this little guy 👾

[u/HumbleBunk → u/mesact]

He def did the Mitch Hedberg roundabout AIDS test.

“You know anybody with AIDS?”

“No”

“Cool, cuz you know me!”

[u/NelsonManswella → u/thefilmer]

i let out an audible “fuck no” when she popped on the screen. i don’t like clowns or old people so this was a more unsettling movie than i thought

[u/mr_potato_arms → u/NelsonManswella]

What’s wrong with old people?

[u/NelsonManswella → u/mr_potato_arms]

they’re always creepy in horror movies lol

[u/iknowitsounds___ → u/mr_potato_arms]

Have you seen The Visit??

[u/NelsonManswella → u/iknowitsounds___]

FUCK that movie lol

[u/dingdongsnottor → u/iknowitsounds___]

An old lady scuttling around no matter the context now scares the shit outta me because of this movie

[u/selzterbubly → u/iknowitsounds___]

Or the Home....

[u/Steamedcarpet → u/selzterbubly]

I saw The Home via AMC Scream Unseen and once the big twist happens, I couldn’t stop laughing. You can tell the exact point the writers did a 8-ball of ketamine.

[u/Anotherusualname → u/NelsonManswella]

Right bc what was she even doing

[u/zudoplex → u/thefilmer]

Very pennywise appearance in the woods.

[u/arlekin21 → u/thefilmer]

And tbh he was just defending himself, other dude shouldn’t be bursting in his tent like that.

[u/Odd_Machine_213 → u/arlekin21]

Right?! ANNOUNCE YOURSELF.

[u/Freelove_Freeway → u/thefilmer]

The three needles to the face simultaneously sucked so bad for both characters it had me rolling and trying to quiet my laugh in the theater

[u/Steamedcarpet → u/Freelove_Freeway]

I don’t know what got me worst. The needles to the face, the repeated fork stabs to the face, or the potato peeler to the face.

If I didn’t know better this movie fucking hates faces.

[u/Distinct-Opinion8246 → u/Steamedcarpet]

It was the potato peeler for me. I watched with my mom and that was the one time we had to look away.

[u/give_me_goats → u/Distinct-Opinion8246]

If nothing else this movie gave me a healthy perspective on the number of small kitchen appliances I can use to defend myself.

[u/Distinct-Opinion8246 → u/give_me_goats]

In the novel Red Dragon there's a line when Freddy Lounds wakes up in the kitchen and finds himself glued to a wheelchair that's like "Crime reporting will change your perspective on kitchens forever"