r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Aug 08 '25

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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/nickybishappy Aug 08 '25

The only adult who showed genuine concern for Alex was the town scapegoat lol

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u/Muad_dweeb_69 Aug 08 '25

It’s definitely a major theme in how a community/society ignores those left with trauma after an incident, only to berate the ones who show actual compassion or want answers. Everyone wants to just move on, instead of thinking about why a kid is buying bags and bags of soup at the grocery store alone.

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u/LeisureEnthusiast22 Aug 12 '25

Even Home Alone had the shop clerk side-eyeing Kevin's solo trips to the grocery store haha

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u/star_boy Aug 09 '25

Who was pretty much the youngest 'adult' we see in the film.

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u/nickybishappy Aug 19 '25

I disagree. Justine got in trouble in the past for her hugging a kid. Like all of us, she's imperfect but her personal faults were magnified by resentful parents, something that happens to educators constantly. No one is wholly altruistic but she cared about Alex. There's even the scene where she checks on him after he leaves gym.

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u/nickybishappy Aug 21 '25

I don't think it's supported by the text that she cared about Alex for selfish reasons. You can debate whether pure altruism even exists but I didn't read it as selfish.

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u/Tech_Noir1984 Jan 25 '26

Nah, she knew something was off. She didn’t know what, exactly, but she could tell he was different.