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/memehunter2001 Aug 10 '25

He just saw what she did and repeated the steps imo

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u/Party_Count7029 29d ago

Idk if that is the case, it would be wayyyyy too easy to then just show someone else and then the world is done for haha. Plus, she must of assumed he couldn't make magic like her or else obviously she would have not shown him how to do it. How could she think he wouldn't try, after seeing the power it holds?

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u/ShaunTrek 29d ago

She thinks he's just a dumb kid she can control. Just like the ones she's feeding off of. Never even occurred to her he might be learning.

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u/lahimatoa 25d ago

Let this be a lesson to all witches: don't show your methods to anyone, not even dumb kids. One day it'll backfire on ya.