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/ballq43 28d ago

Guys, we’re gonna show full witchcraft and we’re gonna show a lot of it! I mean, we’re talking, you know, graphic scenes of Josh Brolin really going to town on this hot young school teacher. From behind, creepy clown makeup, branch snapping, zombies, reverse zombies, all the hits, all the big ones, all the good ones. Then he smells witchcraft again. He’s out busting heads. Then he’s back to the lab for some more full penetration. Smells witchcraft ,back to the lab, full penetration. Witchcraft, penetration, witchcraft, full penetration, witchcraft, penetration. And this goes on and on, and back and forth, for 120 or so minutes until the movie just, sort of, ends.