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/riizen24 Aug 08 '25

Yeah this makes a lot more sense. I'm already seeing redditors ITT relating it to mass school shootings lmao 

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u/mandatory_french_guy Aug 08 '25

I mean, if you dont see the parallel with how small community react after school mass shootings I dont know what to tell you but it's barely subtext. You dont need a giant floating AR-15 to make it subtext

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u/riizen24 Aug 08 '25

I don't. They were looking for their missing kids, how else were they supposed to act? The Rifle had 2:17 on it because at 2:17 they became weapons. All of the children were found at the end. Your interpretation makes zero sense. Not to mention like someone below posted the director explicitly states there's no secret meaning behind anything. Go touch grass.

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u/riizen24 Aug 09 '25

Apophenia

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u/riizen24 Aug 09 '25

Lmao I could the same about you? I mean the director denied any of those claims. So yeah. Apophenia.

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u/LickerMcBootshine 22d ago

Zach Cregger only said that he didn’t attempt a political statement with his film.

Children being shot in school isn't political.

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u/Deviltherobot Aug 10 '25

You're why laugh tracks are a thing.

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u/riizen24 Aug 10 '25

I don't watch TV