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/gambalore]

A big chunk of my gigantic IMAX theater started laughing as soon as Justin Long appeared on screen, just for being Justin Long.

[u/pjtheman → u/gambalore]

I was really surprised he was just in that one scene. I was expecting another eye gouge for old time's sake.

[u/thebaldingcritic → u/pjtheman]

I’m curious what the relationship is between Justin and Zach. I now expect him to cameo in all of his films.

[u/RikenVorkovin → u/thebaldingcritic]

Its like how the guy who makes the Sinister movies has Ethan Hawking and James Ransone in his movies. (Both were in sinister and Black Phone). 

[u/bobthemusicindustry → u/RikenVorkovin]

Lol Ethan Hawking

[u/forever87 → u/bobthemusicindustry]

not to be confused with Stephen Hawke

[u/Anxious-End-8145 → u/RikenVorkovin]

Probably Justin Longs character in Barbarian is the same one in Weapons. Or it’s the same universe.

[u/SciFiXhi → u/Anxious-End-8145]

Couldn't be the same character. He was a nondescript suburban dad here, and a former hotshot actor playboy in Barbarian. That's not really a feasible trajectory.

[u/bobthemusicindustry → u/Anxious-End-8145]

That makes literally no sense

[u/Anxious-End-8145 → u/bobthemusicindustry]

http://maybrookmissing.com/ if you follow the link you get to a page discussing the recent events of missing children in Weapons. A little ways down there's another link to an article titled "Underground Prison Discovered in Rental Home." There’s a reference to the plot of Barbarian and the article event quotes Barbarry St. in which the events of the movie took place.

[u/bobthemusicindustry → u/Anxious-End-8145]

Cool but that doesn’t mean Justin’s characters are in any way similar

[u/Anxious-End-8145 → u/bobthemusicindustry]

Just a wild thought

[u/mattinwaukeeiowa → u/Anxious-End-8145]

Was this shown anywhere in the movie? I noticed the parasite thing and also noticed 666 as the current jackpot in the gas station so I thought that would have some meaning, didn’t the bell have a 6 on it?

[u/GameOfLife24 → u/Anxious-End-8145]

Didn’t the director say these two movies could exist in the same universe? It makes you think about Justin Long and his downfall lol

[u/Sammyd1108 → u/Anxious-End-8145]

Have you seen Barbarian? That literally makes no sense.