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When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
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Zach Cregger spins an expertly crafted yarn of terrifying mystery and thrilling intrigue in Weapons, a sophomore triumph that solidifies his status as a master of horror.

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Loaded with bold elements that make it not just a great horror film, but a noteworthy film overall, Weapons is ultimately an impressive, genre-bending experience that’s original, entertaining, and satisfying despite its faint air of ambiguity.

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Kim Newman Sight & Sound Nov 4
Weapons is nearly an hour longer than the average creepy movie, but Cregger’s mosaic approach justifies extra running time as he asks us to put pieces together for ourselves while delivering jolts with sudden crossed wires. Go to Full Review
Peter Travers The Travers Take Oct 31
3.5/4
Zach Cregger's frightfest is a movie with pain at its core that uses the supernatural to examine the very real reasons why humans turn against each other. The actors are tops, especially an award-caliber Amy Madigan who makes scary weirdly wonderful. Go to Full Review
Guy Lodge Observer (UK) Oct 7
Cregger scatters breadcrumbs generously along his darkly wooded, nettled narrative path, but even as we gradually latch on to what Weapons is doing, there’s nothing to prepare us for how wickedly it does it. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Nov 19
8/10
While the characters are absorbing and the central mystery very evocative, it is also the case that – for its first hour at least – Weapons drags terribly, and tests one’s patience. Go to Full Review
Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Nov 18
Fiendishly clever and gleefully satisfying, "Weapons" is almost more of a thriller than a horror movie, except when it is a full-on horror movie. Whatever you call it, this film earns every jump scare and freakout and nervous giggle. Go to Full Review
Luke Y. Thompson Mortal Cinema (Substack) Nov 17
The movie itself is fun to watch as the full scope of the plan unfolds. But Gladys herself is an unkind caricature, and movies can do better. Go to Full Review
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Candi 6d Awesome movie, only down side is it took like 40 minutes to get it started See more Daniel G Nov 25 Awesome start and incredibly let down at the end See more Diego V Nov 25 Awesome horror with a dash of comedic moments. Had me on the edge of my seat See more Christine M Nov 22 Felt it didn’t smooth nicely as the first one. Lots of scenes felt thrown together. Hated the forced romance between Theoro and Elphie…… just super odd to throw that scene in there….. I thought this was marketed as a kids movie? See more Quagmire Nov 22 Great movie, action packed with some funny scenes. One of the best Predator movies to date! See more Tyler Nov 21 great movie, didnt like how they just trusted the cop and went right into the house they were watching. but that's common in horror. someone's gotta make the bad call at someone point See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Director
Zach Cregger
Producer
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules
Screenwriter
Zach Cregger
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
Vertigo Entertainment, BoulderLight Pictures, New Line Cinema
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 9, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$151.5M
Runtime
2h 8m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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