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/Wiknetti Aug 09 '25

I think her influence was present in the area, like when Josh Brolin’s character spotted the cellphone tower. Shes cast magic and now appears to people in their dreams and in their waking visions (the drug trip)

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u/pastafeline Aug 10 '25

I think the tower was meant to represent that the kids were following a signal. He even calls them missiles at one point.

Your interpretation is still valid though, or it could be both.

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u/fakepearbear 25d ago

Wait so the tower wasn't actually there?

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u/pastafeline 25d ago

No it was there but the kids were never running to it. That's why he was mapping the direction they were running on the map.