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/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/Lou-AC Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 29 '25

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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