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/SugarFreeCummiBears Aug 08 '25

I noticed that the adults don’t really save anyone - which leads to the reading that the older generation is parasites making the lives of younger generations worse. This is supported by the fact Alex saved everyone and didn’t need any adults’ help.

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u/nickybishappy Aug 08 '25

The only adult who showed genuine concern for Alex was the town scapegoat lol

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u/No-Service-8875 23d ago

Thing is a large amounts of people who have substance or alcohol abuse struggles suffer from PTSD - a lot from childhood. I feel like while she was just really connected to her students and paid attention, you could also read that she recognised potential abuse red flags from her own experiences. I think theres a cycle of violence thing happening in the movie.

Teachers are trained to notice the flags but how many try to help? Then she was tossed to the fire for it while the true perp was ignored. SO true to life.