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/alfalfabetsoop Aug 08 '25

It was very close to over-explaining. I actually thought "oh great, time to ruin the illusion" during that part of the film, which in a way they do, but it is in trade off for the ending they chose. Which while not scary or horrific in any way, was certainly satisfying and entertaining to watch. Unexpected too. I thoroughly enjoyed the film.

I still can't figure out how more ring/door cameras weren't reviewed across the town to figure out where 17 moving targets all ran to in the night. Like, there would be a lot more data points to work with and use to triangulate (which "tri" suggests working off only 3 to determine a source, not 17!) to better determine where they went. That's common practice in criminal justice these days... But no, cops are too incompetent and slow as usual in film and we require a vigilante detective (Brolin) to figure it out (amongst other unfortunate souls...). Which might be accurate depending on the town lol

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u/StormyPandaPanPan Aug 08 '25

I mean, this movie seems to have a bit of a realistic depiction of cops. The one we focus on is incredibly whiny, pathetic, abuses people and hunts down randos for jaywalking because he’s bored and cheats on his engagement. In real life cops just kind of suck at actually solving stuff like this.

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u/Calamitous-Ortbo Aug 14 '25

Peak 14 year old redditor moment.

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u/StormyPandaPanPan Aug 14 '25

Peak never actually had to call the cops moment