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Weapons



IMDb Info

Release Year: 2025
Runtime: 2h 8m
Country: USA
Language: English
Genre Tags: Horror, Mystery
Plot Summary: 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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phancy.com rating:

phancy.com notes: The Pulp Fiction of horror movies, with it's interlocking chapters, each re-evaluating what came before. A sly script that will run you through all the emotions from sad to angry to scared to gonzo laughter. A bunch of flawed (read: normal) people freak out when there's not an explanation for bad things, just like real life, and they take all their drama out on other people, just like real life. An excellent ensemble cast where everyone gets to shine. Though, because a movie is not real life, there actually is a villain to blame, but their existence and powers are not really explained either, and the resolution is messy. That part is like real life. There's one shot in a nightmare scene that suggests a school shooting metaphor, though the script is smart and scary enough without reading into the subtext. You should watch this.


Outside Reviews:

Brian Tallerico
3.5 out of 4 stars - rogerebert.com

Don't worry if you're only in it for the scares. He doesn't skimp in that department either, especially in the deeply unsettling final chapter, one that got me squirming more than a lot of recent horror flicks. In the end, he wants to take you on a ride, and so he's got to provide both hills and valleys, producing a horror film that's equally hilarious and chilling. If you read something about the anger bubbling under the surface of this country in 2025, that's great. If you just put your hands up and laugh your way through the rollercoaster, that's great too. Strap in.


Jacob Oller
Grade: B+ - The delightfully nasty Weapons spirals in the wake of unimaginable loss

Wouldn't it be nice, comforting even, for all the terrible things that happen in the world to have one simple explanation? Something you can understand, something you can touch? This is the fantasy explored by Weapons, writer-director (and former Whitest Kids U' Know member) Zach Cregger's thrilling follow-up to Barbarian. An unthinkable tragedy befalls a suburban town, and the ensuing coping—ranging from uncontrollable emotions, relapsed addictions, stress dreams, obsessive behavior, and conspiratorial thinking—drives the film through its perversely delightful horrors. Tweaking the way that Roald Dahl fables are just a bit too scary for their young audiences, and the way that Stephen King tales reveal flourishing rot festering beneath the floorboards of the community center, Weapons confronts the primal fear of loss with a nasty sense of humor, shocking imagery, and an elegantly assembled ensemble.