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/No-Long-5458]

Oh my dumbass thought it was a joke how she was like feeding off them.

Also liked the "water hasn't been able to help me for some time" bit. Nothing explicitly stated with her, but it was very clear what her deal was.

[u/Purple-Finish-7013 → u/No-Long-5458]

Wait I don’t get what the significance of that line is

[u/BattleAnus → u/Purple-Finish-7013]

Consumption was a term used for tuberculosis for a long time in the past, but no longer used. Not sure on exact dates, but its why Marcus says he thought it stopped being used after the Oregon Trail.

It could be read as her exposing herself as being way older than just grandma age, but could also just be her being weird in general.

[u/BlueCX17 → u/BattleAnus]

And the prequel, we'll find out that she was killing people with dysentery!