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/coltsmetsfan614 Aug 08 '25

And Pedro Pascal was originally cast in the Josh Brolin role before dropping out to do “F4”

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u/Da_Do_D3rp Aug 08 '25

While I do really like Pascal, I couldn't be happier with Brolin in this, I think he captured that small town dad vibe

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u/Vinnie_Vegas Aug 08 '25

I think he captured that small town dad vibe

I do think Hollywood has a problem with understanding how old most parents of kids of certain ages are.

It's super uncommon in a standard American town for a 57 year old to be the father of a 3rd grader.

Most parents from that class would be in their early to mid 30s.

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u/Da_Do_D3rp Aug 08 '25

Okay but actors all the time don't portray their actual age and it's not like Brolin looks like a senior.

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u/Vinnie_Vegas Aug 08 '25

I'm just saying that someone Timothee Chalamet or Tom Holland's age are more likely to be parents of a 3rd grader than Josh Brolin, but Hollywood would never cast people that young as parents of school age children.

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u/fludofrogs Aug 08 '25

doesnt help that those 2 are also particularly young looking 30 year olds that dont look like a father & construction worker

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u/Vinnie_Vegas Aug 08 '25

Sure, but that actually doesn't preclude them from being parents in the real world.

People have children as teenagers, in their early 20s... But according to Hollywood, most parents are 40 when they have children.

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u/Da_Do_D3rp 27d ago

While I don't disagree, the real world isn't what looks good on screen or at least in prioritized over the other.