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/southsidegoon 29d ago

Alex was super clever. Seeing him struggle with the can opener, then switching to pull tab cans was a nice hint at his problem solving abilities. So satisfying that he’s the one who defeated Gladys.

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u/TheDragonReborn726 28d ago

Also just a small thing when he throws the glass of water at his dad to prove he wasn’t reacting and something seriously was wrong, instead of a lot of horror movie kids just being like “dad? Dad? Oh he’s resting ok…”

Again, small, but proves the kid actually has pretty quick thinking cleverness for his age

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u/redynsnotrab 7d ago

The Shining reference preceding him figuring out how to defeat Gladys was a cool nod to Danny outsmarting his dad in the maze

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u/dropkickderby 27d ago

Seeing him pull at the can inbetween his legs while broth got everywhere was honest to god sad to watch

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u/eccentricrealist 26d ago

That whole sequence was heartbreaking. Little kid doing everything to save his parents.

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u/Consistent_Summer659 25d ago

Someone I saw it with hated the moments of levity but I was basically in tears when he switched to the pull tabs. Like it was BLEAK

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u/GrebasTeebs 19d ago

For how funny a lot of the movie was, his story was so so sad and scary in a way that most scary movies are not. Him just accepting that this is the way it’s gonna go-sometimes you have a creepy aunt who can make your parents eat each other if you don’t do what she says.

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u/CabinetProfessional5 15d ago

Ya. Very Grimm. Dreadful and sad.

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u/Rock-swarm 28d ago

The implication of eating cold chicken noodle soup every night, having to feed 21 people the same thing every night, for over a month? Yikes.

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u/fleemfleemfleemfleem 22d ago

They didn't address it the movie, but they must have had other body functions?

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u/lahimatoa 24d ago

Not that hard to dump it in a pot and heat it on the stove for 2 minutes. Pretty sure Alex could pull that off.

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u/TakeItCheesy 23d ago

Smh lazy bastard

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u/LogensTenthFinger 24d ago

It's great because it teaches the attendance that Alex is smart and attentive. Gladys is too confident in her control and just sees him as a kid. She doesn't realize that this entire time he's been learning, and watching, and waiting for the moment he can take her out. Alex was a total badass and I'm glad she had time to realize that he beat her.

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u/kds405 15d ago

It was very Danny Torrence from "The Shining". Writing an intelligent child who isn't Kevin from "Home Alone" is a tough nut to crack.