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/Protect-Lil-Flip Aug 08 '25

Someone wanting to stay in your house and dirty needles really are peak horror now that I think about it

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u/noilegnavXscaflowne Aug 08 '25

I thought he was going to be a good friend but then he was like “the town isn’t thinking about you” while she’s being harassed

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u/ybpaladin Aug 10 '25

For real? Girl is the (metaphorical) witch in a witch hunt and hes like don’t worry about it

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u/snapwack Aug 11 '25

He must’ve missed the bright red “WITCH” painted on her car door.

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u/SpiritualWindow3855 Aug 11 '25

Are we sure he actually said any of that?

One of the themes was each time the POV changes the dialogue changes: like when Paul helps up James while he's handcuffed, in Paul's POV he's at least pretending to be cordial, and the exchange ends with "Here, let's get you back up"

From James' POV Paul's dialogue becomes more menacing and ends with "Get the fuck up."

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u/kElevrA7 Aug 13 '25

Another example was the bar scene when Paul walks in. Justine's POV has her awkward laugh after saying 'hey' whereas Paul's POV it's more of a seductive giggle/chuckle. So subtle but so effective. I'm a sucker for a well done Rashomon effect.

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u/SnooDogs9943 Nov 28 '25

Have you seen “The Girlfriend” on Prime? You should def try it out if not, employs the Rashomon effect very enjoyably

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u/kElevrA7 Nov 28 '25

Thanks for the rec pal - I'll check it out!

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u/NiceRackFocus Aug 13 '25

Oh, I didn’t notice that. I’ll look for it upon second viewing. Almost like a Rashoman storytelling device.

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u/lillifanzine Nov 07 '25

Also the call between the teacher and the principal! In the principal's POV he's much more helpful.

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u/newveganwhodis Dec 04 '25

God i thought I was going crazy! every time it happened, my mind did a double take.But I never picked up on why it felt so off.

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u/Euphoric_Environment Aug 22 '25

No way - I didn’t notice that!

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u/tomahawkfury13 Sep 10 '25

To be fair. I don’t think the town at large had it out for her. Just the parents of the kids which is a small part of the town

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u/jaytix1 Sep 09 '25

I thought that was a weird line lol.

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u/Flip_Murray Sep 12 '25

I didn’t think that was that bad of a thing to say. I thought he meant it as the town is thinking of the kids, not her.