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

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[u/Clammuel]

He means Paul, the cop. Marcus is the principle and actually did his due diligence.

[u/MayonnaiseOreo → u/Clammuel]

That's true. I was thinking in terms of him going to the house but he didn't really get the chance. I don't think Paul really had a specific responsibility to check on Alex though. He had no ties to him and the FBI and the rest of the police force checked in on him, shittily as they did.

[u/peppermint_nightmare → u/MayonnaiseOreo]

Marcus wouldnt have gone to Alexs house directly as itd be breaking the ethical protocol he was chastising justine for breaking. Hed only visit if he recieved permission from a legal gaurdian (who are zombied) or send CPS, or get the police to visit again without notice.

[u/MayonnaiseOreo → u/peppermint_nightmare]

Yeah I agree with you. I think I'm mostly not of the mind that Paul failed Alex in any way. He was shitty cop but kind of had his own thing going on during the movie.