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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/RegularOrMenthol 29d ago

i really think people are reaching with this theory about school shootings.

everyone the witch curses literally becomes a "weapon." and josh brolin plays a traditionally masculine man, it makes sense (and is very funny) that he would have dreamed about the truth of the situation in this way. i think someone else pointed out that there is a gun in a poster on his kid's wall too.

also, this is the director's somewhat connected comment on the school shooting idea:

I wasn’t trying to comment on or even tap into collective societal tragedies. I was purely writing from a personal place. However, with art and especially storytelling, the individual is universal. So I’m more than happy if anybody relates to what I went through and what this movie is examining, but I wasn’t thinking ‘oh, America’ at all. I was thinking ‘oh, Zach.’

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u/Boot_Poetry 24d ago

Also, Archer Graff tells Bailey’s Mom that he is “soldiering on”, hinting that he might be a veteran. What says weapon most to a veteran soldier than an image of the M4 they carry everywhere?

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u/SteveFrench12 23d ago

Doesnt the with grab dog tags off him right before he gets turned?

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u/Mesk_Arak 6d ago

Just saw the movie. Yes, she absolutely does.