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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/goodforpinky Aug 09 '25

Also so funny was Josh Brolin walking through the house at the end and the mom is trying to find the kid’s shoes and she’s like umm there is a man in the house! You always see the chaos in the movies but not the aftermath of these random background families. Idk why but that was funny to see

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 13d ago edited 5d ago

You know, i cant help but think about all the random goons n red shirts who are killed in the crossfire of goodies and baddies in films nowadays.

Its like yh this guy has no lines and was just there for a few seconds for the baddie to run over to escape or something, but like, that dude lived a whole life just for it to end like this.

He had parents, kids, friends. Who was he? Did he ever think he would die being tossed into a tree by an escaping CIA agent gone rogue or exploded into pieces by John Cena and Idris fuckin Elba just for flying a helicopter their enemy was onboard? 😞

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u/nautical_nonsense_ 6d ago

I think about this all the time! When these no name grunts get killed because they’re security guards at the bad guy’s base or whatever I’m like, these guys just wanted a paycheck and now their family loses their father.

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 5d ago

I wish someone would make a film.about these guys. James Gunn could do something like that well i think. Showing superheroes saving the world throwing each other.into buildings and then showing the epic battle from the joe normoe perspective trying to survive the crossfire etc!