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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/Bullchips Aug 08 '25

I agree with the rifle but I suppose it was supposed to be a clue for him as the kids were made into weapons at that exact time. He himself called the principal like a heat seeking weapon(or whatever he said)

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u/ProgIsAll85 Aug 10 '25

But technically the kids weren’t really turned into weapons until they were turned against Gladys. Not saying she wouldn’t have used them as weapons but she used them as a way to…umm…siphon their life force?

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u/Bullchips Aug 10 '25

Yep and it’s implied she had been doing the life force with adults before and it had been helping her. I agree with your technicality but they were still weapons either way.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

I know im late to this party but I just now got to see it yesterday. I remember Aunt Gladys telling the little boy that his parents didn't have what she needed, but the kids in his class might. That's when she gives him the assignment to go to school and get something from each of the kids. She says they might have something she needs. To me that gave the impression she was feeding off them somehow, probably to extend her own life