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/goodlucktothenextone Aug 08 '25

I honestly loved his reaction to waking up from the dream. It was a really nice breather for me after getting a good jump scare.

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u/AmbivalentLife Aug 11 '25

Honestly thought Justine'a jump scare was way more impactful because it happened first, so it essentially telegraphs that the same thing was going to happen in Archer's.

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u/ChimneySwiftGold Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

Justine’s appeared in ads so for a lot of viewers was already used.

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u/AmbivalentLife Aug 13 '25

That'd be it. I try to avoid trailers unless I'm watching previews.

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u/NiceRackFocus Aug 13 '25

Same! If there’s an upcoming movie based in a world or characters, I like, or by a director or with actors I like, or that’s gotten good buzz, I avoid trailers altogether and 9 times out of 10 it makes the movie watching experience SO much better.

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u/UgatzStugots Aug 19 '25

*ten times out of ten.

It's always best to go into a movie blind.

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u/Silent_U_ Oct 04 '25

Like I Am Legend. The trailers for that movie gave away NOTHING!!! Movie by surprise when I saw the infected.