Weapons

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Weapons

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Released Aug 8

2h 8m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

This is definitely a horror movie, increasingly by the minute. It’s also really funny — in places — and the finale combines horror and comedy in a way that doesn’t cheapen either one.

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 2, 2025

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Justin Chang

NPR

Zach Cregger's ingenious and exultant new horror film is like a Stephen King riff on The Pied Piper of Hamelin, and it has a wonderful campfire-tale spookiness.

Aug 22, 2025

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

It's a smorgasbord. It is a full meal of stuff and it doesn't all work, but there is enough in there that is genuinely kind of 'Oh Gosh!'...

Aug 18, 2025

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Rob Dean

Bullz-Eye.com

[Cregger] masterfully uses the full gamut of human emotions and experiences to not only produce a great meditation on tragedy but also create a thoroughly satisfying and unique film that will remain with audiences for decades to come.

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 26, 2025

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Travis Johnson

Blunt Magazine

It's an ingenious little clockwork marvel of a film.

Sep 24, 2025

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KT Mahe

For Your Reference Podcast

Played too straight to be satire and not succinct enough to be a critique, Creggers relies on his signature aesthetics for Weapons.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 24, 2025

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Karen A

Weapons is great as horror and as black comedy. The way the mystery unravels as we see the perspectives of the various characters was superb as well as tense. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope more films like it continue to get made.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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John

Good pace. Interesting story line. Well acted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/28/25

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Deric C

Excellent horror flick! Full of surprises and scares!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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emjay

decent thriller, weird plotline, very quiet movie tho, felt bad for eating my peanut m&m's, loud crunches vs bad audio :/

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/26/25

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Jeff

It was just bad. I love horror movies and see plenty of bad ones and this one both of us agreed on. The great reviews got us in the theater but we just did not see what others liked so much about this film. I will stop using reviews so heavily after this one. I'll now go by the trailers way more I guess.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/25/25

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Arnold

Didn't go the way I expected. That was a pleasant surprise. Worth the trip.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/25/25

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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): $149.7M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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