The Lost Bus

2025

Biography / Drama / History / Mystery / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 85% · 110 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 94% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 12683 12.7K

california fire based on novel or book bus bus driver melancholy

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Plot summary

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

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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by reviewforeveryone 7 / 10

how ordinary people can act extraordinarily under pressure

The Lost Bus is a 2025 survival drama film directed by Paul Greengrass, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brad Ingelsby. It is based on the non-fiction 2021 book Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson about the 2018 Camp Fire. It stars Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez and Ashlie Atkinson.Set during the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, the film centers on Kevin McKay (Matthew McConaughey), a school bus driver, and Mary Ludwig (America Ferrera), a teacher. When the wildfire rapidly engulfs the town, Kevin is called upon to evacuate 22 children stranded at a school. What begins as a routine route turns into a tense, fraught journey through smoke, flame, blocked roads, and chaos, as they fight to reach safetyMcConaughey delivers a grounded, intense performance, while Ferrera adds heart and calm strength. The child cast brings raw emotion and realism. The ensemble including Yul Vázquez, Ashlie Atkinson (as the dispatcher), and child actors holds up its weight in a film dominated by disaster visuals. The children's fear, confusion, and moments of quiet resilience are often cited as among the film's emotional strongest points.Paul Greengrass keeps the tension high with his signature handheld style and gripping pace. The visuals of fire and chaos feel terrifyingly real, though some emotional beats feel rushed or predictable. Cinematographer Pål Ulvik Rokseth and the visual effects team succeed in creating a visceral, suffocating atmosphere of fire, smoke, and heat. The visuals are among the film's strongest assets: the bus lit by orange glow, smoke creeping through the frame, and the impression of encroaching danger are all powerfully rendered.A powerful, visually striking survival drama that captures human courage in crisis. Despite a few clichés, The Lost Bus burns bright with emotion and intensity. If you're a fan of survival dramas and disaster cinema done well, It's not perfect, but it's a visceral, ambitious ride that reminds us how ordinary people can act extraordinarily under pressure.
Reviewed by ih8win 7 / 10

I swear I could still smell the smoke when it ended!

What a ride! This movie was pure intensity from start to finish, I haven't felt this kind of adrenaline in years. The fire and smoke felt so real that I could almost feel the heat and smell the smoke. Even after it ended, it was like the scent was still in my nose. That's how immersive and powerful it was. Easily one of the most gripping and realistic disaster thrillers I've seen in a long time.
Reviewed by whitetowel-74786 6 / 10

Paradise Lost... 'copy that'

Based on the horrendous real life tragedy that burned the Cali town of Paradise (ironic) down to the ground - killing 86 people in the process, this is a mixed bag of a movie.A-lister Matthew McConaughey stars as a wayward local school bus driver and puts in a typically stellar performance, despite a somewhat limited script. Other than him it's a small, no name cast with only America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) making any meaningful impact.While the 'firestorm' special effects are excellent and the sense of panic and realism is well presented, the shaky handheld camera work throughout is really annoying and downright nauseous. As is the incessant use of "copy that" in the dialogue - inside joke maybe?At over 2 hours, the film is way too long and drawn out. I mean the majority of the screenplay focuses on Matty driving a busload of screaming kids around, trying to get from Point A to B while flames rage around them! There are a couple of subplots thrown in to flesh out the piece, but they're predictable and pretty throwaway as the story starts to drag.All in all then, a slightly above average disaster flick (because it really happened) that ultimately fails to scale the heights of such stellar like-minded efforts as 'Titanic', 'The Impossible' and 'The Towering Inferno'.I can't help feeling that this one would've been better served as a shorter television docu-drama... it's a missed opportunity and one-watch at best.
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