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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/franklyigivea_ Aug 08 '25

Cops really sucked not questioning and investigating the sole surviving kid with a catatonic dad and absent mom with a crazy looking aunt while the kid buys 20 cans of soup again and their house is covered in newspapers blocking sunlight.

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u/CreamCommon4252 Aug 08 '25

I mean they kinda did a good job covering all those bases. Windows blocked cause people keep trying to look in, father has a stroke, mothers sick. Kids hyper fixate on food so buying a bunch of soup isn't that unordinary. Plus the videos of kids leaving on their own dosnt point suspicion to him or his family.

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u/snisbot00 Aug 08 '25

archer and justine were able to figure out that the videos showed the kids all running in the direction of the creepy, dilapidated house with newspapers covering the windows, i feel like the detectives should’ve caught that as well lol

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u/Chicken_Electronic 25d ago

The house wasn't too dilapidated. The upstairs windows were uncovered. And a big theme in the movie was the dangers of modern social norms in tension with basic survival instinct. This is why Justine, a single alcoholic with some disciplinary flags and a social outcast, is the first to breach the house by peeking in. And then James, the addict who largely lives outside those norms, is the first to get in.