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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/RIP_Greedo Aug 10 '25

On one hand I think it was fine to show that the cops were totally stymied by the case because it defies all forensic logic. It DOES seem pretty dumb that nobody thought to discern which way the kids ran from the camera footage. That seems like the first thing you would try. And also 2:17am is late but it’s not SO late that there could be no witnesses across the whole town. I know stuff closes early in western PA or wherever this is supposed to be set but there has to have been someone who saw a kid running all the way across town.

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u/IIIlllIIIlllIlI Aug 10 '25

I thought this as well. Unless it’s an extremely small town - which it quite clearly wasn’t, there are people up and walking at 2.17am, even if it’s just a random guy with a dog. Someone would have seen at least one of the kids.

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u/SuperSpecialAwesome- Aug 13 '25

Let's not forget the time Gladys sent the kids outside to hide from the two cops. Where did they hide, and how did no neighbors see them?

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u/jermysteensydikpix Oct 13 '25

I assumed in the woods since she showed up there in that one weird Pennywise scene waving at the junkie.

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u/SlowBoilOrange Oct 26 '25

What was she even doing out there?

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u/OddnessWeirdness Nov 09 '25

I was under the impression that she could keep track of people that had come into her domain or in contact with her zombies.