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Weapons

Weapons · Zach Cregger Collection

2025 128 min R
Critic8.5
Horror Mystery Thriller
Warner Bros. Pictures Apple TV FindEdition
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Overview

When seventeen children from the same classroom mysteriously vanish from their homes at exactly 2:17 a.m., an interconnected community is left grappling with an unimaginable supernatural mystery.
Story 8.6
Acting 8.9
Direction 8.8
Cinematography 8.7
Music 8.4
Pacing 8.5
Originality 9.0
Emotional Impact 8.3
Overall 8.5

Editorial Review

By FindEdition Cinema Desk

8.5 /10

Masterful Non-Linear Narrative

Zach Cregger weaves multiple overlapping character perspectives into a cohesive, pulse-pounding puzzle box horror experience.

Standout Ensemble Performances

Josh Brolin and Julia Garner deliver riveting performances that anchor the surreal and frightening supernatural events.

Pros

  • Brilliant multi-perspective non-linear storytelling and pacing
  • Exceptional lead performances by Josh Brolin and Julia Garner
  • Massive critical and commercial success, grossing $270 million worldwide

Cons

  • Intense supernatural violence and dark thematic imagery may overwhelm sensitive viewers
  • Complex puzzle-box structure demands close audience attention
Verdict A terrifying, ambitious, and brilliantly constructed horror epic that reinvents modern mystery storytelling with unmatched tension.

AI Review

A terrifying and ambitious horror mystery epic directed by Zach Cregger, starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner as a community unravels the simultaneous disappearance of seventeen children.

A terrifying, ambitious, and brilliantly constructed horror epic that reinvents modern mystery storytelling with unmatched tension.

Essential viewing in theaters or IMAX for all fans of high-concept modern horror, mystery thrillers, and Zach Cregger's cinema.

Awards

Saturn Awards

Best Horror Film · Won

Critics Choice Super Awards

Best Horror Movie · Won

Timeline

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Development

Spec script written by Zach Cregger attracted intense studio bidding wars in 2023, won by New Line Cinema.

Principal photography

Shot in Atlanta, Georgia from February to July 2024 after industry strike delays.

Post-production

Completed in early 2025 ahead of its August theatrical release promoted by Warner Bros.

Saturn Awards

Best Horror Film Won

Critics Choice Super Awards

Best Horror Movie Won

Production

Development

Spec script written by Zach Cregger attracted intense studio bidding wars in 2023, won by New Line Cinema.

Principal photography

Shot in Atlanta, Georgia from February to July 2024 after industry strike delays.

Post-production

Completed in early 2025 ahead of its August theatrical release promoted by Warner Bros.

Streaming

Warner Bros. Pictures Apple TV FindEdition

Cast

Josh Brolin Archer Graff
Julia Garner Justine Gandy
Cary Christopher Alex Lilly
Alden Ehrenreich Paul Morgan
Austin Abrams James
Benedict Wong Principal Andrew Marcus
Amy Madigan Gladys
Toby Huss Terry

Characters

Archer Graff Josh Brolin
Justine Gandy Julia Garner
Alex Lilly Cary Christopher
Paul Morgan Alden Ehrenreich
James Austin Abrams
Principal Andrew Marcus Benedict Wong
Gladys Amy Madigan
Terry Toby Huss

Crew

Zach Cregger Director
Zach Cregger Screenwriter
Zach Cregger Producer
Roy Lee Producer
Miri Yoon Producer
J. D. Lifshitz Producer
Raphael Margules Producer
Ryan Holladay Composer
Hays Holladay Composer
Larkin Seiple Cinematographer
Joe Murphy Editor

Videos

Official Trailer

Soundtrack

  1. Weapons Main Theme — Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay & Zach Cregger
  2. Maybrook Disappearances at 2:17 AM — Ryan Holladay & Hays Holladay

Trivia

  • Marked Zach Cregger's highly anticipated sophomore directorial effort following the breakout success of Barbarian (2022).
  • Triggered a major multi-studio bidding war in 2023 before New Line Cinema secured the rights with a $38 million commitment.
  • Became a massive box-office success, grossing $270 million worldwide against its production budget.

Quotes

"At 2:17 in the morning, every kid woke up and walked into the dark."

"The mystery doesn't end when the children are found."

Goofs

  • During the early morning police interview sequence, coffee cup liquid levels fluctuate slightly between cutting angles.

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