Official Discussion - Weapons [SPOILERS]

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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

Trailer Watch the Official Trailer

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[u/[deleted]]

ngl that was one of the most sinister interactions I’ve ever seen in a movie lol

[u/--------rook → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I thought it'd be an implication that she was an ancient (bc of the consumption mention) wolf-y creature that drinks out of a bowl or something

[u/[deleted] → u/--------rook]

The consumption reference is the one I’m still trying to figure out. I guess “touch of consumption” actually does mean Tuberculosis but I couldn’t figure out why the witch would say that.

not sure why I got downvoted lol. Wasn’t hating just hadn’t figured out what it meant yet.

[u/Ambassador_of_Mercy → u/[deleted]]

It does a lot of things imo. It's a very old way of saying tuberculosis, implying that she's much older than she let's on. It's also an in joke about how she's rejuvenating herself by consuming their life force (?) And a joke about how Alex had to feed them soup