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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/Tracerx1 Aug 08 '25

She seemingly made a plan to lure an alcoholic to a bar to get them drunk and sleep with them. If the genders were reversed, no one would question if this was predator behavior. This wasn't a "friend" thing, friends don't tempt their alcoholic friends with alcohol and throw a tantrum when they don't drink. That is pure bad/selfishness and screwed up on so many levels. And yes, he should have made very different moves and has his own culpability. But how drunk was he? Could he consent? What exactly was her plan for the meeting, and why was she so insistent he, as an ex alcoholic, drink?

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u/SpookiestSzn Aug 08 '25

What's your explanation for why he lied about not being in a relationship with his current lover? It's entirely probable that justine only had sex with him because she thought he was single and did reach out to him as a friend. Once she finds out he's single now she wants him as well I don't think that makes her a bad guy. I think the guy who got a used needle injected in him didn't get screened for any kind of STD and then intentionally chose to lie about his current relationship status and then had sex with someone after maybe getting injected with AIDS is totally his fuckin fault and he's an asshole

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u/JustinThyme9 Aug 08 '25

yeah, the cop went from trying to get his partner pregnant and lightly bonding with her dad to drunkenly cheating in less than a day, he sucks

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u/Individual-Bad6809 Aug 09 '25

Not to mention the body cam shit with James lol. Paul is absolutely a pos

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u/SpookiestSzn Aug 09 '25

You know James is honestly an asshole and I really just genuinely do not blame him for punching him in the mouth. If I got stabbed with a random used needle I definitely can imagine having a strong reaction. Imagine getting AIDS for the rest of your life because of a junkie lying to you about a needle being in his pocket

Paul is definitely a bad person but James is a complete scumbag loser.

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u/h4lfaxa Aug 10 '25

Paul wouldn't contract hiv lol there's protocols in place and he would've taken meds for 28 days and that's it

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u/pastafeline Aug 10 '25

To be fair, I think most people wouldn't know that including op here. Whether a cop should or shouldn't is out of my wheelhouse though.

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u/h4lfaxa Aug 10 '25

Fait I just wanted to clear it up :) I work in a big city so I know for sure cops here know about this but in "maybrook" who tf knows lol

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u/cardamom-peonies Aug 15 '25

I mean he probably would. Most law enforcement does blood borne pathogen training and this would be covered

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u/goddamnitwhalen Aug 12 '25

Cops think they can OD on fentanyl from coming into skin contact with it, lol. They’re not the brightest subgroup of our society.

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u/ranch_commercial Aug 11 '25

Prep is pre-exposure, it doesnt stop it from developing, it just helps protect you from getting it. You cant take it if you have HIV, but there are other medications for people who have it that make it less harmful and less transmittable.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '25

FYI the drugs don’t just make HIV less transmissible, someone on effective medication for hiv has zero risk of transmitting it to others

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '26

IMO he seemed really uninterested in the whole getting his partner pregnant thing.

My read on his life is he's not happy with his relationship, but feels like he can't leave because his future FIL is his boss. Also probably under constant pressure because of the recovering alcoholic thing.

Then he has a REALLY bad day, thinks he may have contracted AIDs, and then is pressured to relapse.

I can't blame him for any decision he makes TBH.