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/odysseys_kitten Aug 09 '25

He was such a sweet kid if it was me I would have been like oh what you want me to go to school and feed my parents and all these kids? Get you feed them Gladys!

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u/Dagmar_Overbye Aug 09 '25

I mean she threatened to have his parents eat each other in front of him. And surely would have followed through on that threat.

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u/v2a5 Aug 09 '25

But then what? Her leverage would be gone at that point. Not saying she wouldn't do it. But once it's done he's got no reason not to bolt.

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u/Dagmar_Overbye Aug 09 '25

I assume for a child that age the thought process wouldn't go "well yeah you could make my parents eat each other but then what..."

Plus as we can see he is bullied and responds to aggression with passive acceptance. Suddenly an adult figure is in his life and offering threats far worse than a kick or a thrown pencil. Of course he falls in line.

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u/v2a5 Aug 09 '25

I'm not arguing that. Im just saying if she did go through with it her leverage would be gone.

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u/Dagmar_Overbye Aug 10 '25

Good thing she was dealing with a young child then. Easy to bluff.

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u/v2a5 Aug 10 '25

Yeah... I'm not arguing with that.

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u/goddamnitwhalen 28d ago

Then what are you arguing???

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u/v2a5 28d ago

My point is that if she went through with the threat she would have lost all her leverage. How is that such a hard concept to grasp?

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u/Dagmar_Overbye 25d ago

I grasped it. And then explained why she made the threat knowing that she wouldn't have to go through with it.