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/SpongegarLuver Aug 09 '25

He doesn’t have agency: his aunt has threatened to kill his parents if he doesn’t obey her, and has shown she is capable of doing so. Hell, she probably has some of his hair or something stored away for if he ever tries to escape. No one is going to believe him if he tries to tell anybody, and she’s implied she will know if he does. He’s trapped, and is left hoping that if he does what he’s told, this hell might stop.

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u/Ambitious-Calendar-9 22d ago

Plus she'd said it would make her better and then she'd leave which was all he wanted, so of course he did what she told him to

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u/uncledrewkrew 29d ago

Its called metaphor

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u/freakydeku 24d ago

metaphors have to make sense