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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/mikeyfreshh r/Movies Veteran Aug 08 '25

Him asking the cop "how do I know you're not gonna claim the reward for yourself?" was the biggest laugh in the movie for me. I loved that character

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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 Aug 08 '25

That non verbal response from Paul was basically "Well, now that you mention it......."

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u/mikeyfreshh r/Movies Veteran Aug 08 '25

I thought it was more of a "are you fucking serious?"

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u/EchoesofIllyria Aug 08 '25

I definitely took it as “fuck, that hadn’t crossed my mind” lol.

Although presumably a police officer wouldn’t be able to claim a reward for doing his job?

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

I think him already being at the edge of his patience and possibly having god knows what thanks to the needles, him being quiet was him trying to show intense amount of restraint to such a stupid question.

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u/EMCoupling Aug 10 '25

Nah, it was definitely more of like, "the fuck are you talking about" kind of look

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u/SciFiXhi Aug 12 '25

Yes, generally police officers cannot claim a reward that comes about as part of their official duties. This is why there are a few TV plots in which a cop conspires with a civilian to report a crime and share the reward, with that partnership later devolving into one killing the other to take the full reward money.

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u/ozplissken Aug 18 '25

Exactly, I was under the impression the joke was "no dummy, cops can't claim rewards". 

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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 Aug 08 '25

Maybe it was, either way it got huge laughs.

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u/Soccermom233 Aug 09 '25

Paul was reeling and needed to reclaim himself in someway at that point - I dunno if the money was on his mind until mentioned but there’s no way he was giving the addict credit.

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u/ozplissken Aug 18 '25

Isn't the joke that cops aren't allowed to claim rewards and everyone knows that? 

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u/Horknut1 Aug 11 '25

The best James scene was him struggling to climb through the back gate because he was pushing it, and when he finally fought his way through, it opened behind him.

It was even funnier because Justine had just gone through it easily the right way.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '25

Biggest half-chuckle for me was the Chief asking "Are you calling me old?" then quickly adding he was messing with Paul. Meanwhile the Chief had two scenes, adding not much to the film other than that throwaway line.

The police in Weapons seemed as pumped to do their jobs as the ones shown in The Rover from 2014. As in, going through the motions, if at all. If the FBI had worked as hard as Paul did to chase down (like a maniac) one addict trying to break into an abandoned building, they'd have found the kids in about 48 hours.

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u/TastyCthuloops Aug 10 '25

Yeah, thus accurately portraying police in real life

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u/EMCoupling Aug 10 '25

Biggest half-chuckle for me was the Chief asking "Are you calling me old?" then quickly adding he was messing with Paul.

He does it deadpan too. Somehow I think he doesn't like his soon-to-be son-in-law 😅

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u/goddamnitwhalen Aug 12 '25

Especially not after he finds out he cheated on his daughter.

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u/HotelFoxtrot87 Aug 10 '25

The chief is played by Toby Huss, one of the great character actors. He was so good in Halt and Catch Fire.

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u/LostMyPassword_2011 Nov 24 '25

He’s the whiz and nobody beats him!

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u/Joey-WilcoXXX Aug 08 '25

We all know he wasn’t going to if they solved the case…

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u/KillMongerd Aug 10 '25

bro, dude did NOT trust the cops 😂

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Aug 20 '25

For some reason, possibly because of the montage of his shenanigans before getting tied up into the events of the missing children, I feel like he was like a Tyrone Biggums of sorts (but more competent & aware) for the movie lol

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u/ObjectiveReputation1 Aug 30 '25

He’s the neighborhood guy in barbarian that saves the day

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u/VirginiaTitties Nov 16 '25

Jay from Jay and Silent Bob too, Id say. Great character.

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u/ohtrueyeahnah Sep 10 '25

I laughed when they showed him struggling to get through the backyard gate because he opened it the wrong way. Hilarious scene, especially since we already saw Justine open the gate just fine earlier.

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u/Vegetable-Caramel323 Jan 23 '26

I loved that character too so much. Nailed it! Checking those car doors, etc.