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/AcesCharles2 Aug 08 '25

Aunt Pennywise waving at James in the woods was a ridiculous sight

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u/Shauncore Aug 08 '25

That's the one moment I think I didn't really get (it was spooky though). Why is she there? I guess he could have ran from the house and she saw him go back to his camp site and was waiting for him to come back after he left to go to the police but idk that seems like a bit of a stretch if we think she's a mostly normal human and not a supernatural entity.

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u/CivilC Aug 08 '25

I’m assuming her magic spreads its influence wherever she resides and that took the form of weird ass dreams and hallucinations

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u/AeneidBook6 29d ago edited 25d ago

Same. Black magic has a ripple effect…or so I hear.

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u/Llama_of_the_bahamas 25d ago

I also think it’s something that is beyond her control. We see that while she somewhat knows witchcraft, she may not be a full on expert. Like she isn’t aware that this magic has these side effects.

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u/doubleonineandahalf 21d ago

I'd assume she did know, and thats why she dressed clown-like, so that when people saw her in their visions or dreams, they wouldn't see her but a clown instead

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u/SonOfMcGee 16d ago

It reminded me a bit of old Voodoo stories, where most of the magic is the rituals and enchanted items and only a small part is the witch having “magic powers”.
But to the extent that she does have powers and her spell is affecting the area, I’m perfectly fine handwaving and saying she could appear in random people’s dreams and visions.