| Movie Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Release Date | August 8, 2025 (India) |
| Director | Zach Cregger |
| Distributed By | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Writers | Zach Cregger |
| Cast | Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Age Rating | CBFC: A (Adults Only) |
| Genre | Horror/Mystery |
| Budget | $25 Million (estimated) |
Review:
Zach Cregger’s Weapons grips you from the very first scene and never lets go. Following his breakout horror Barbarian, Cregger delivers a chilling, deeply unsettling mystery where terror seeps into every frame. The premise is simple yet haunting: at exactly 2:17 AM, seventeen children from the same classroom vanish, walking out of their homes in eerie unison, arms outstretched like they’re about to take flight. Grainy doorbell footage is all the community has — and what it reveals is more disturbing than reassuring. Soon, grief curdles into suspicion, turning neighbors against each other in a suburban nightmare.
Julia Garner is magnetic as Justine Gandy, the children’s teacher, unfairly cast as the community’s prime suspect. Her portrayal of quiet agony under public scorn is riveting, especially in the harrowing moment she enters her empty classroom. Josh Brolin’s Archer Graff, a grieving father, matches that raw energy with a layered performance that lays bare the desperation and rage lurking beneath sorrow. Together — alongside Alden Ehrenreich and Benedict Wong — the ensemble breathes life into a town unraveling under the weight of unanswered questions.
Told in interwoven chapters, the narrative peels back the story from multiple perspectives, revealing hidden truths and secret motives. This puzzle-box structure could have felt gimmicky, but here it enriches the mystery and mirrors the fractured state of the community. Cinematographer Larkin Seiple’s lens heightens the paranoia — every street looks like a crime scene, every home a possible trap — while the sound design twists everyday noises into weapons of dread.
Refusing to spoon-feed explanations, Weapons runs on atmosphere, tension, and the fear of the unseen. It’s a horror film that understands the scariest monsters are often the ones we imagine — or create ourselves. The final act is both shocking and haunting, cementing Cregger as one of today’s most daring genre storytellers.
Justine: “Sometimes the worst monsters are the ones we create when we’re too scared to face the truth.”
Archer: “Then what does that make us?”
Ready to face your fears? "Weapons" is now playing in theaters. Watch it... if you dare.
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