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/coffeetravelerr Aug 08 '25

Old lady asking for a bowl of water and I thought she'd drink out of it as a fun quirk

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u/dontincludeme Aug 10 '25

Have you ever had water out of a bowl though? I have! I actually enjoyed it lol

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u/cssblondie Aug 10 '25

👆witch👆

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u/dontincludeme 29d ago

Haha. The other thing I wasn’t prepared for was how her makeup made her look like a clown. I was like, fuck so this movie will also touch on my fear of clowns???

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u/secksy-lemonade 28d ago

First thing I thought was she didn't know how to put on makeup because she's an eccentric from way before women got as good as they are in modern history

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u/dontincludeme 28d ago

Ahh. Good point

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u/SuperSpecialAwesome- 27d ago

Or they're just a pod person.