Another Horror Hit? Zach Cregger’s Latest Movie Lands with Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

Zach Cregger, the director behind Barbarian, is back with a new horror film called Weapons, and it’s already getting a lot of attention. The movie is set to hit theaters in the U.S. on August 8, 2025, and early signs point to it being a major horror event.

The movie debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with 100% score based on 11 reviews:

The story centers on a strange and terrifying mystery. One night, seventeen kids from the same classroom all vanish without a trace, except for one. Their teacher, Justine Gandy, played by Julia Garner, suddenly finds herself at the center of the storm, with the community looking at her for answers.

Nobody knows if this was a planned act, a supernatural event, or something else entirely.

Josh Brolin plays Archer Graff, a father whose son is one of the missing. Cary Christopher is Alex Lilly, the only student who didn’t disappear. Alden Ehrenreich steps in as a cop named Paul Morgan, who has a complicated past with Justine. The cast also includes Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan, each playing characters tied to the mystery.

What’s really helping Weapons stand out early is its reception. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a perfect score so far, with all early critics giving it a thumbs up. Critics seem to really like how the movie mixes intense horror with surprising humor. It doesn’t just go for scares, it also has some big ideas behind it.

Zach Cregger uses the story to explore how people, especially young ones, can get caught up in dangerous group behavior. There’s also a lot of emotional weight and atmosphere, and critics are enjoying how the film balances personal drama with creepy, epic storytelling. People are also talking about how unpredictable it is, with twists that even hardcore movie fans won’t see coming.

Cregger brings a unique style again, using both disturbing visuals and moments of dark comedy to keep the audience off-balance. One critic described it as “haunting and cerebral” while also being “almost cartoonishly funny.” That combination is rare, but it’s exactly what’s making this film stand out so far.

‘Weapons’ is as haunting and cerebral as it is almost cartoonishly funny, producing a cocktail of emotions nearly as disarming as the film itself.

Lyvie Scott

Beneath the visceral moments of violence and the gory imagery, writer-director Zach Cregger offers up a film that speaks to the dangers of groupthink and the hive mind, especially as it pertains to young people.

Rachel Ho

It’s intimate while also being epic, it’s scary while expertly utilizing humor as punctuation, and even the most dedicated cinephiles will be rocked by its surprises.

Eric Eisenberg

Weapons is a noticeable step up for Cregger as a filmmaker. It feels like he took what worked in Barbarian and tightened up the things that didn’t.

Shakyl Lambert

It’s worth seeing for its bold aim from Cregger, a filmmaker still very much on the rise and filled with tremendous promise, but one that may leave many viewers as frustrated and divided as the characters in the film.

Matt Neglia

If the early reactions are anything to go by, Weapons could be one of next year’s biggest horror releases. With a strong cast, an original story, and a director who already proved himself with Barbarian, this is one horror movie worth watching out for.

Have something to add? Let us know in the comments!