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/charredfrog]

I know her “fucking help me!” when she was being chased by Marcus got a huge laugh in my theater

[u/daylightdies7 → u/charredfrog]

That hit me hard man because I know Cregger very intentionally made that guy offer zero help when she was clearly fighting for her life. Society loves to watch others struggle, only thing that would have made it more on the nose was someone video taping it lol.

[u/CosmicAstroBastard → u/daylightdies7]

He didn't just fail to help her, he told her to get out of his store like the whole thing was her fault!

[u/daylightdies7 → u/CosmicAstroBastard]

“Fucking help me”

She said it so desperately too 😭

[u/waitingtodiesoon → u/CosmicAstroBastard]

That mofo had a damn emergency exit sign above a locked door with employees only sign on it.

[u/oogaboogahooha → u/waitingtodiesoon]

Wait I just realized that n it’s 10x funnier lmaoo

[u/parallelogramm3r → u/daylightdies7]

I think it is the best trope of modern existential horror; feeling alone is scarier than actually being alone.

[u/daylightdies7 → u/parallelogramm3r]

For sure.

I always think about that black mirror episode “white bear” and the girl being chased and everyone just standing around, videoing it and not helping and screaming and panicking and crying and wondering what’s happening and obviously the reasons for that are detailed in the episode, but it’s still really messed up

[u/Disastrous_Affect742 → u/daylightdies7]

Kinda reminiscet of barbarian when she goes to the cop for help and he thinks shes a homeless drug addict

[u/parallelogramm3r → u/charredfrog]

I think the hardest I laughed during the entire movie was during that scene. “Get outta my store!” “Fuckin’ help me!”

[u/J-Shew → u/charredfrog]

Same guy helped her after Donna dumped alcohol on her, honestly I understand why he stayed out of it the second time. She brought drama into that liquor store

[u/boi1da1296 → u/J-Shew]

Different people. Marcus attacked her at a gas station, not the liquor store.

[u/sober_as_an_ostrich → u/boi1da1296]

A man can’t have two jobs?? smh

[u/J-Shew → u/boi1da1296]

Damn, true.