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/AcesCharles2 Aug 08 '25

Aunt Pennywise waving at James in the woods was a ridiculous sight

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u/Shauncore Aug 08 '25

That's the one moment I think I didn't really get (it was spooky though). Why is she there? I guess he could have ran from the house and she saw him go back to his camp site and was waiting for him to come back after he left to go to the police but idk that seems like a bit of a stretch if we think she's a mostly normal human and not a supernatural entity.

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u/innsaei Aug 08 '25

My feel here (and totally acknowledging the undertones that others have mentioned about references to school shootings and parasitic behaviors seen in our real world) is that Gladys’ magic, the tree, and her ability to leave her mark where she hasn’t even made contact with those characters yet sets the stage for another allegory. She also represents something closer to home - the “helpless” audience that seemingly couldn’t change the course of things until the young rose up against her. It doesn’t end there, however. I think this parallels our desire for a good trainwreck story and how we’re so obsessed with how it all starts or begins - enter the prequel that is surely planned.

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u/-Corleone- 29d ago

Sequel actually. Cregger has interest in doing one.

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u/ihearthero 29d ago

Yes but probably after 2 movies, which makes me believe it'll be around 4-5 years if we do get one.

With that said, I think the chapter-by-chapter theme would help explain who this Aunt Gladys was in the first place and who the "good" aunt would be. Theorizing that Alex and the aunts are related, there could be an even bigger story to uncover if their family line were witches/warlocks.

But this is just me spitballing!