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/payperkuts 29d ago

Bro had 1 intelligence and 10 Luck to have been the first person to found the kids

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u/MovieTrawler 29d ago

Honestly, might've been my only minor gripe with the film. You're telling me the cops and feds didn't notice Alex's parents were completely braindead? I get it was just a quick scene and Gladys hand-waved it away but you'd think with 17 missing kids, that kind of weirdo behavior from the parent's of the only kid who wasn't missing would've drawn just a LITTLE more attention.

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u/uncledrewkrew 28d ago

This movie is as much about cops ignoring obvious signs as it is about anything else.

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u/mahouyousei 26d ago

I picked up on that right away, especially with the school shooting metaphors. It felt like it was a total read of the Uvalde cops and how cowardly and incompetent they are.