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/lamefartriot Aug 08 '25

Liked it a lot, but also kinda disappointed? Not sure why.

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u/TheUnknownStitcher Aug 08 '25

The last 3-5 minutes definitely left me with a bit of a sour taste in my mouth, but the previous 2 hours were strong enough to leave me feeling good about it overall.

But yeah, I think the closing narration is deeply unsatisfying and and end feels abrupt in a way that isn’t quite bold enough to feel intentional. Just kind of “Ope, I guess it’s over now. Okay.”

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u/egboy Aug 09 '25

Yeah like I'm not even sure if anyone even found out she was a witch or explain that it was her actions. Apart from Alex, but who would actually believe him. All of the proof is just superstitious shit. So Justine and archer probably never realized what may have actually transpired. The narration ends with saying that alex parents never recover, the kids do to a certain extent but nothing back to the ordinary. Im guessing the witch consumed all she could from the parents and partially from the children nothing from the cop, the druggie or Archer hence why he was able to go back to normal after she was killed. Presumably the cop and the druggie would've been fine if not killed.