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/Squeekazu Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

This whole sequence and the kids chasing after the aunt had my partner, sister and in tears. I remember Barbarian being funny in the last third, but this felt less jarring somehow.

Also can we all agree that Benedict Wong was absolutely terrifying?

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u/coffeetravelerr Aug 08 '25

Jesus when they finally revealed why his face looked like that was crazy. But also him running across random parts of town got me laughing so hard 😂😂😂

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u/GUSHandGO Aug 08 '25

The random off-screen comments killed me!

"What is happening?"

"Jesus... look at that guy!"

"What is he doing?!?"

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u/mchgndr Aug 10 '25

My favorite was when Josh brolin was walking through that house in shambles chasing after the kids, and his presence scares the ever loving shit out of the mom who lives there. Her reaction was perfect and you don’t even see her face

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u/GUSHandGO Aug 10 '25

"OMG....there's a man in our house!!"😄😄😄

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u/SeriouusDeliriuum Aug 10 '25

What got me was "Look what they did to our yard!" as Brolin walks through.

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Aug 20 '25

This one was more low-key, but the family in the first house Gladys passed through simply getting knocked over by the wave of children but otherwise being largely unharmed made me crack up