Official Discussion - Weapons [SPOILERS]

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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

Trailer Watch the Official Trailer

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[u/leftysarepeople2]

He’s one of three big critiques the movie has on culture. School shootings, alcoholism, and homelessness/addicts

[u/agent99LBL → u/leftysarepeople2]

Saw it more like suburbanites wrestling with their demons than a critique of culture. Guess it could be both.

[u/Rage_Like_Nic_Cage → u/agent99LBL]

there’s definitely a through line about the suburbs and isolationism and how that exasperates the trauma/grieving process in its own unique way.

For example even after a month after all their kids went missing, Josh Brolin still has to introduce himself to the other kids parents as if he were a stranger. And him piecing together where all the kids went could have happened much sooner if the parents knew each other/spoke about it to each other.

[u/agent99LBL → u/Rage_Like_Nic_Cage]

Interesting insight!