Forget everything you think you know about horror. The new flick Weapons is here to melt your brain, and we’ve got the exclusive intel straight from the actors who lived to tell the tale.
JustWatch cornered stars Clayton Farris (MaXXXine) and Callie Schuttera (Blue) to get the real deal on this genre-smasher. This isn’t your average, jump-scare snoozefest. This is a chapter-driven descent into madness that mixes trauma, laughs, and pure, uncut terror.
We’re calling it now: This is the movie that will make you remember why you love being scared shitless. Here’s what the stars had to say:
“Weapons makes you feel excited about watching movies again. It’s an elevated horror movie without ever being pretentious… it’s loaded with surprises, true terror, and genuine shock.”
— Clayton Farris
“Weapons is a dark masterpiece… you’re going to laugh way more than you expect. But beneath it all, there’s lots of trauma and manipulation that really drive the horror.”
— Callie Schuttera
So get ready to cackle before you scream. The scares here have layers, people. Delicious, terrifying layers. This is all part of JustWatch’s “Why to Watch” campaign—where they go beyond the algorithm to bring you the real reasons a movie or show rules, straight from the maniacs who made it.
Prefer your insights in under 60 seconds? We got you. Check out this new YouTube Short to see Clayton and Callie spill the goods in their own words.
What is ‘Weapons’ all about?
Imagine a horror movie that’s been chopped up and reassembled by a brilliant madman. That’s Weapons. This ain’t a linear story; it’s a wild, chapter-hopping ride that blends surreal storytelling, deep emotional damage, and the kind of thrills that leave a mark. With a killer cast including Josh Brolin, Mia Goth, Julia Garner, and Alden Ehrenreich, it masterfully balances heart-stopping terror with moments of weirdly relatable humor and humanity.
It’s a lot. In the best way possible. Weapons is tearing up theaters now. Find out where to watch it and lose your mind HERE.
Weapons is a 2025 American mystery horror film directed, written, produced, and co-scored by Zach Cregger. The film stars an ensemble cast including Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Toby Huss, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan. Its plot follows the seemingly inexplicable case of seventeen children from the same classroom who mysteriously run away on the same night at the same time, having been apparently abducted by an unseen force.
Weapons has received some amazing reviews so far with media outlets such as Vague Visages’ giving it praises.
A propulsive, edge-of-your seat shocker, it expertly builds tension through a fiendishly clever fractured narrative structure, with several different character perspectives, mostly-handheld camerawork and hugely immersive sound design that places the audience in the middle of the action and challenges them to look away when things get really scary. – Vague Visages’
Meet the talent
- Clayton Farris: A rising star you’ve seen causing a scene in MaXXXine, The Morning Show, and SEAL Team. He’s a multihyphenate menace and we’re here for it.
- Callie Schuttera: The absolute force who co-wrote and starred in the award-winning indie Blue. She’s now creating and starring in bold, female-led genre bangers through her company, Poison Pictures Film House. A certified icon.
Zach Cregger’s highly anticipated horror film did some wonders at the box office in August, bringing a whopping $42.5 million domestically from 3,202 theaters during its debut weekend in August and went on to make $70 million internationally in the same month. By the end of August, the film had received critical acclaim and became a box office success, grossing $251 million worldwide.
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