Weapons centers on a town after 17 children vanish at 2:17 a.m.

Weapons, the new horror mystery from Zach Cregger, centers on a small town in which 17 elementary-school children vanish at exactly 2:17 a.m. One student, Alex, remains; the rest of the class seemingly disappears without a trace. As the town spirals into fear and suspicion, teachers, parents, and a police officer become entwined in a layered narrative that shifts between perspectives, building a portrait of a community pressed to confront threats that feel both supernatural and all too human. The film, led by Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, blends suspense, dark humor, and a Rashomon-style structure to probe what lies behind doors in ordinary neighborhoods.

The story unfolds through multiple viewpoints, including Justine, the dedicated teacher who seems to care deeply about her pupils but faces censure for pressing too hard into family life; and Archer, a grieving father who embodies a town’s worst nightmare—a missing-child case that tests parental resolve. As the investigation deepens, suspicion settles on Alex, the only pupil who did not vanish, a plot thread that gradually reveals a far darker truth about where the children were taken and why. A persistent let-it-be-known...