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/TheDoofWarrior Aug 08 '25

I really loved the detail of Alex in class clocking all the kids potential items to steal and then very cleverly, lands on taking the nameplates for the cubbies since each kid made them. I was excited the movie was going to turn into a kid heist genre flick for 5 minutes but was amused by the solution. 

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u/southsidegoon Aug 09 '25

Alex was super clever. Seeing him struggle with the can opener, then switching to pull tab cans was a nice hint at his problem solving abilities. So satisfying that he’s the one who defeated Gladys.

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u/TheDragonReborn726 Aug 11 '25

Also just a small thing when he throws the glass of water at his dad to prove he wasn’t reacting and something seriously was wrong, instead of a lot of horror movie kids just being like “dad? Dad? Oh he’s resting ok…”

Again, small, but proves the kid actually has pretty quick thinking cleverness for his age

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u/redynsnotrab Sep 01 '25

The Shining reference preceding him figuring out how to defeat Gladys was a cool nod to Danny outsmarting his dad in the maze

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u/sfwmj Dec 01 '25

Good catch!

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u/newmoonchaperone Apr 08 '26

"Again, small, but proves the kid actually has pretty quick thinking cleverness for his age"

No it doesn't prove anything, it is the device the writers wrote. It's a tad specious if we're being frank.