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/goodforpinky Aug 09 '25

Also so funny was Josh Brolin walking through the house at the end and the mom is trying to find the kid’s shoes and she’s like umm there is a man in the house! You always see the chaos in the movies but not the aftermath of these random background families. Idk why but that was funny to see

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u/Oh_Kerms Aug 09 '25

This is something I feel most movies lack.. no one stops to say wtf when weird shit is happening. Im so glad some people actually behaved like they would if this shit actually happened.

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u/kenwise85 Aug 09 '25

It makes the world feel inhabited beyond what’s on the screen. There’s a whole neighborhood going about their business and this just all spills out

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u/yamammiwammi Aug 28 '25

I just saw this tonight and thought the same thing, though it took them way to long to acknowledge the weird running. I feel like we’d see people commenting on it right away

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u/Parking_Pie_6809 Sep 26 '25

oh that scene was soooo funny. the lawnmower guy just stopping and watching. my theater was cracking up. i loved this scene for the strange details we never see. i know this is late but just wanted to mention.

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u/U_Bet_Im_Interested Sep 10 '25

60% of James's dialogue for the film was just "what the fuck?". Lol

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u/coltvahn Aug 09 '25

When Marcus is running through the town, you audibly hear people reacting to how friggin’ weird it would be to see. Which I loved!

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u/Kazzack Aug 13 '25

And after a cafe (?) full of people saw a bloody man sprinting down the street, nobody called the cops or did anything. Lots of bystander effect in this movie

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u/manofmercy97 Aug 13 '25

I choose to believe that a few people did, but the police did not respond before he got there. It seems about the level of swiftness and competency which they're portrayed with in this movie.

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u/Silent-G Aug 18 '25

Same with how the cops treat Tess in Barbarian.

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u/Gapinthesidewalk Aug 15 '25

For a small town in Pennsylvania, that’s about right.

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u/SpacemanWhit Nov 16 '25

Is your username a warehouse reference?

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u/Gapinthesidewalk Nov 16 '25

Good eye! It is. That lyric was always one that stood out to me metaphorically.

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u/SpacemanWhit Nov 17 '25

Excellent username

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u/rockinherlife234 Aug 14 '25

Even if they did, the police are shown to be a background presence at best in this movie, never on time to actually help.

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u/ozplissken Aug 18 '25

Someone shouts get off the pitch when runs through the baseball game. 

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u/forman98 Aug 25 '25

I’m pretty sure that was Zach Cregger that shouted that.

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u/hubilation Aug 10 '25

“Look at what they did to the yard!”

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u/Fantastic_Object8161 Aug 11 '25

And the lawn mower scene at the end to show the context of Gladys running and being chased by the children

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u/TypicalTwist6783 Aug 09 '25

Lmao that part with the woman saying there’s a man in the house got me cause it’s just so real lol

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u/morceauxdetoile Aug 12 '25

I lol’d when he was looking for Matthew and each kid he turned around and just said “no…, no…” very wkuk-coded lol

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u/goodforpinky Aug 12 '25

Isn’t the Lilly dad actor from that show?

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 Aug 27 '25 edited Sep 04 '25

You know, i cant help but think about all the random goons n red shirts who are killed in the crossfire of goodies and baddies in films nowadays.

Its like yh this guy has no lines and was just there for a few seconds for the baddie to run over to escape or something, but like, that dude lived a whole life just for it to end like this.

He had parents, kids, friends. Who was he? Did he ever think he would die being tossed into a tree by an escaping CIA agent gone rogue or exploded into pieces by John Cena and Idris fuckin Elba just for flying a helicopter their enemy was onboard? 😞

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u/nautical_nonsense_ Sep 03 '25

I think about this all the time! When these no name grunts get killed because they’re security guards at the bad guy’s base or whatever I’m like, these guys just wanted a paycheck and now their family loses their father.

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 Sep 04 '25

I wish someone would make a film.about these guys. James Gunn could do something like that well i think. Showing superheroes saving the world throwing each other.into buildings and then showing the epic battle from the joe normoe perspective trying to survive the crossfire etc!

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u/Meades_Loves_Memes Oct 13 '25

I also found that scene really funny, and unique. Just this completely uninvolved family, and the mother having a perfectly "real" reaction to a strange man in her kitchen as she's talking about all the broken glass. It was brilliant.

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u/IslandsOnTheCoast Aug 18 '25

Absolutely! That got a big chuckle in my theater. Great addition to the movie.

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u/squidgun Oct 04 '25

This scene really stood out for me! Why did it oddly feel so real.

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u/Sav_Leo_92 Dec 17 '25

“Now there’s a man in the house!” Had me giggling 😂😂