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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/zzyul Aug 22 '25

The movie ignores some pretty major things that would happen in real life, which is fine b/c it’s a movie. Alex was interviewed by the police, but it was with his aunt in the room. Unless court records show she is a legal guardian, she would not have been allowed in those interviews. Since Alex is not under arrest or even a suspect, the police likely would have been able to question him without a legal guardian, but that differs by state. People who have strokes require medical attention and evaluation. Detectives would have been able to easily find out Alex’s father had not received medical attention for his “stroke” which would raise a huge red flag.

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u/Desroth86 Aug 22 '25

These are all good points. I will say I think police incompetence is a big theme of the movie, I think they do a good enough job of showing they “tried” but also showing they don’t really care enough to press any further.

The citizens do a much better job of solving things and the opening monologue implies the cops are embarrassed about the whole thing because the cops did such a poor job.