Posted 8/08/2025
The 2025 film Weapons is a horror-mystery written and directed by Zach Cregger, known for Barbarian. The movie is set in the quiet suburban town of Maybrook and follows a series of interconnected characters after a shocking, inexplicable event: 17 children from the same third-grade classroom mysteriously vanish from their homes simultaneously at 2:17 a.m., leaving behind only one boy, Alex.
The plot unfolds in a non-linear, multi-perspective structure, weaving together the lives of people connected to the tragedy: Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), the children's teacher who is unfairly blamed and ostracized; Archer Graff (Josh Brolin), a desperate and grieving father of one of the missing children; and Paul Morgan (Alden Ehrenreich), a local police officer. Their investigations and personal crises eventually lead them to the truth behind the mass disappearance, which is rooted in a horrifying supernatural threat. The mystery centers on the one remaining child, Alex, whose house is now occupied by a bizarre, controlling old relative named Gladys, a powerful and ancient witch who is draining the life force from his parents and manipulating the town. The various characters must eventually face the horrifying nature of the entity that has turned ordinary people into its "weapons" in order to recover the missing children.
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