The Lost Bus (2025)
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- Synopsis:
- From director Paul Greengrass and inspired by real events, "The Lost Bus" is a white-knuckle ride through one of America's deadliest wildfires as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno.
- Actors:
- Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, Kimberli Alexis Flores, Levi McConaughey, Kay McConaughey, John Messina, Kate Wharton, Danny McCarthy, Spencer Watson, Beth Bowersox, Nathan Gariety, Olivia Darling Busby, Mac Ericsson, Alexander Shimoyama, Jet James Grant, Autumn Molina, Marian Jones, Emmery Davis
- Directors:
- Paul Greengrass
- Producers:
- Jason Blum, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gregory Goodman, Brad Ingelsby
- Writers:
- Brad Ingelsby, Paul Greengrass, Lizzie Johnson
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
Reviews (1) of The Lost Bus
Truth in the Smoke - The Lost Bus review by griggs
Paul Greengrass turns real events into cinema that feels caught between chaos and control, and The Lost Bus is no exception. Based on the 2018 Camp Fire in California, it follows a group of teachers and children trapped on a school bus as the inferno closes in. It’s tense, humane, and shot with that restless handheld energy that makes every second feel lived.
Yet something’s missing. Downed power lines take the blame, while the real culprit — climate change — stays off-screen, humming beneath the smoke. It’s strange that a filmmaker so tuned to truth lets this one slide.
Still, The Lost Bus moves and disturbs in equal measure. Greengrass finds humanity amid the panic once again, even if this time the bigger picture never quite makes it into frame.