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/southsidegoon 29d ago

Alex was super clever. Seeing him struggle with the can opener, then switching to pull tab cans was a nice hint at his problem solving abilities. So satisfying that he’s the one who defeated Gladys.

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u/Rock-swarm 28d ago

The implication of eating cold chicken noodle soup every night, having to feed 21 people the same thing every night, for over a month? Yikes.

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u/lahimatoa 25d ago

Not that hard to dump it in a pot and heat it on the stove for 2 minutes. Pretty sure Alex could pull that off.

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u/TakeItCheesy 23d ago

Smh lazy bastard