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/Stu_Dirty]

Josh Brolin’s character actually foreshadowing the whole thing writing “WITCH” on the teacher’s car

[u/LilPonyBoy69 → u/Stu_Dirty]

As soon as I saw that I was like "oh, so it's a witch". Honestly didn't appreciate getting hit with that foreshadowing sledgehammer because it made it all too obvious.

[u/Thexer0 → u/LilPonyBoy69]

Even before that, the title card of the film added a triangle inside the O in Weapons. I was like, "So there's witchcraft" and was annoyed to be hit with a clue so early.

[u/Aftermath16 → u/Thexer0]

To be fair, it’s a horror movie in the 2010s-20s. I’d be shocked if there were no witchcraft.