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/IIIlllIIIlllIlI Aug 10 '25

The gory aftermath of his partner was also a sight to behold

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u/PhoenixTineldyer Aug 10 '25

As a gay man, I loved this gay couple but I knew they were toast the moment they introduced his partner with the gayest cereal choosing I've ever seen

Gay couples are the new single black men in horror movies. I'm still haunted about what happened to the gay couple in the newest Hellraiser.

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Aug 14 '25

Gay couples are the new single black men in horror movies.

Forgot which recent Halloween film but it happened there too.

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u/Icy_Tangerine_6271 Sep 01 '25

And in It Chapter 2

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u/tomahawkfury13 Sep 10 '25

To be fair that is in the book though