IMDb 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.
Directed by Zach Cregger. Stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Alden Ehrenreich.
Weapons is a horror film set in a small town shortly after all but one students in an elementary school class ran out of their homes in the middle of the night and haven't come back. We follow the various people who may be involved, including the father of one of the students, the teacher of the missing class, and the only child who didn't go. I was only mid on Barbarian, so I went into this uncertain that it would work, but it turned out to be a great ride, with each section of the story engaging so thoroughly with its character that I never felt like I wanted to say goodbye to them to follow someone else. It's a weird, twisty blend of mystery and horror that balances both modes beautifully. The ending is unexpectedly comedic in a way that’s totally unhinged, a wild tonal shift that lands even though it REALLY shouldn't. Easily better than Barbarian, in my opinion, in both story and horror aspects. Now I'm officially interested in what Zach Cregger does next.
How it entered my Flickchart:
🎥 Weapons (2025)
📊 Ranked #823/4168 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 80
beat Hamlet (#2081 → #2082)
beat 20th Century Women (#1040 → #1041)
lost to Crimes and Misdemeanors (held at #520)
lost to Colossal (held at #780)
beat Hidden Figures (#910 → #911)
beat Society of the Snow (#845 → #846)
lost to A Midsummer Night's Dream (held at #812)
beat The Cutting Edge (#828 → #829)
lost to Rise of the Guardians (held at #820)
beat Picnic at Hanging Rock (#824 → #825)
lost to The Holdovers (held at #822)
beat Them! (#823 → #824)
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