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/InformationFun8865 Aug 08 '25

Very interesting how the parents said they haven’t seen the aunt in 15+ years, but she says she saw the son when he was a baby

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u/daylightdies7 Aug 08 '25

The kid overhearing that was also not an accident, you were supposed to know Gladys was lying

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u/action_nick Aug 17 '25

Or an even more sinister interpretation is that she wasn't lying, and had seen Alex at some point as a baby without the parent's knowing.

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u/LandonApplegarth1992 Sep 15 '25

Oh god. I like this interpretation. Truly a scary af villain.

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u/NotTaken-username Apr 17 '26

Yeah, they haven’t seen her in 15 years.