The Lost Bus

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The Lost Bus

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2025,

2h 9m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama

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A determined bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a deadly wildfire.

Critics Consensus

Recreating a real-life disaster with terrifying authenticity, The Lost Bus ratchets up the tension while maintaining a humanist core thanks to Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera's effective performances.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

Oct 17, 2025

3.5/5

In Paul Greengrass’s hands, The Lost Bus is high-octane action underscored by the intimacy of the human stories that are caught in the whirlwind of these greater disasters.

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Oct 13, 2025

3.5/4

Scary. Frays the nerves. Audiences will feel like they barely escaped the flames.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

Oct 10, 2025

As with all Paul Grengrass' films, it has the grit of real life.

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Jordan Ruimy

World of Reel

Jun 23, 2026

B

"The Lost Bus" is harrowing, yes, but it’s also blunt and occasionally shameless in its depiction of this tragedy. But when McConaughey grips that wheel, sweat pouring off him as the windshield fills with flames, you stop caring about the clichés

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jun 1, 2026

7/10

A disaster thriller that never loses its gripping edge, thanks to the performances of Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera, with a plot that reaffirms Greengrass's skill in portraying events with tension. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Mar 22, 2026

the story is so innately engrossing that you will want to hang on to figure out how those kids got out

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Synopsis

A determined bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a deadly wildfire.

Director: Paul Greengrass
Producer: Gregory Goodman, Jason Blum, Brad Ingelsby, Jamie Lee Curtis
Screenwriter: Brad Ingelsby, Paul Greengrass, Brad Ingelsby
Distributor: Apple Original Films
Production Co: Apple Original Films, Blumhouse Productions, Comet Pictures
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2025
Runtime: 2h 9m

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