A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.
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Movie2025·130 min
The Lost Bus
Directed by Paul Greengrass
An Oscar-nominated drama thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 35%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.0/10
766 ratings
About The Lost Bus
- Pacing
- Gripping (8 of 9)
- Tone
- Hopeful (7 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Easy to follow (2 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Tense, Gritty
- Story Tags
- parenthood nurture, sacrifice duty, survival of spirit, late 20th century, historical event, ecological nature, los angeles, wilderness, parent child, strangers forced together, reluctant hero, everyman, survival, rescue mission, race against time