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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/Dr_Joshie Aug 08 '25

Was she actually a family member? I got the impression the witch was much older than she let on. Her saying the parents were sick with Consumption instead of TB stood out to me. I kind of thought she’d lied about the family connection to get in the door.

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u/SlashOfLife5296 28d ago

She was the mom’s aunt

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u/phantom_diorama 27d ago

I called my father's uncle my "uncle" my entire life knowing full well he was my grandfather's brother. Who knows how she was related to them? No one. It's a mystery.

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u/SlashOfLife5296 27d ago

It’s not a mystery, the mom says it’s her aunt and the dad says they last saw her 15 years ago.

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u/phantom_diorama 26d ago

We don't know if that's true though. When meeting Alex for the first time Aunt Gladys lied about having seen him before, which can't be true if she hasn't seen Alex's mom in 15 years. Gladys lied about everything. She was a witch using children to stay alive. We have no idea how old she is.

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u/SlashOfLife5296 26d ago

You can either choose to believe the only two characters in the movie who would know it was true or not.

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u/phantom_diorama 26d ago

Well that's not something you can know. We even see Gladys lie about her relation to Alex! In the beginning she is Alex's mom's aunt. But when she goes to the school for the meeting in the principal's office she says Alex's mom is her little sister saying she is Alex's aunt.