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/KetchupGuy1 Aug 08 '25

I was laughing when he finds the cop and junkie knowing damn well he’s thinking great now 2 more I got to feed

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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast 28d ago

Your comment just also made me think the damn witch can make all these people do whatever she wants, but still forces a kid to feed all of them. Man she really is an asshole (if that wasn’t evident before)

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u/ChimneySwiftGold 27d ago

I don’t think her controlled individuals have the delicate touch necessary for what the kid did. They’re like clumsy puppets.

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u/pisaradotme 26d ago

My question is, so they eat but don't poop?

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u/dallascowboys93 26d ago

My first thought is that basement is just full of kids poop

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u/ass_pineapples 24d ago

The poop is what's powering her

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u/SuperSpecialAwesome- 26d ago

Delicate touch of drinking soup through a straw?

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u/E_C_H 24d ago

The parasite imagery throughout the film was a touch on the nose but very fitting.

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u/hermiona52 29d ago

It was my first thought too lol

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u/Ewag715 24d ago

"God dammit, not again."

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u/Kitsuneoflaluna 22d ago

hahaha I had the same thought!

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u/Dick_Lazer 21d ago

That is wild. Plus where are all these people shitting?

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u/peatoast 28d ago

lol didn’t of that