The Lost Bus

Name: The Lost Bus
Director: Paul Greengrass
Genre: 18, 9648, 53
Released: 2025
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, Kimberli Flores

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Paul Greengrass• Director Matthew McConaughey America Ferrera Yul Vazquez Ashlie Atkinson Kimberli Flores Levi McConaughey Kay McConaughey John Messina Kate Wharton Danny McCarthy

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A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.

Who would love this

♥Fans of Paul Greengrass's previous work, viewers who appreciate intense survival dramas, disaster movies, and films based on true stories. Audiences looking for a visceral and emotionally resonant cinematic experience will likely connect with this film.

Who might not

✗Viewers who prefer lighter fare, dislike intense or stressful situations, or are looking for complex character studies with extensive development might find the film overwhelming or lacking in certain areas. Those who are sensitive to depictions of natural disasters might also find it difficult to watch.

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What critics are saying about The Lost Bus

The Lost Bus resembles several other Greengrass films in that it’s also slim on character (only one of the kids has a name and personality), but succeeds in plunging audiences into the action — which, in this case, means trying to steer an unwieldy vehicle through hell itself.

The Lost Bus (2025) - Metacritic reviews - IMDb

'The Lost Bus' Apple. Paul Greengrass and Blumhouse might seem like an odd mix, the former perhaps best known for his meticulous, sensitive docudramas, the latter most famous for low-budget, high-yield genre movies.As with all Greengrass’s films, though, this is a film about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, which is no doubt what drew him to Brad Ingelsby’s very human script. Once the chips are down, though, McConaughey effortlessly switches up to action mode, and the film starts to resemble a fever dream of Speed.

‘The Lost Bus’ Review: Paul Greengrass’s Intense Wildfire Drama