The Lost Bus (2025)
Director: Paul Greengrass Run Time: 129 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025
Starring: America Ferrera, Ashlie Atkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Spencer Watson, Yul Vazquez
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:Â
Matthew McConaughey stars as Kevin McKay, a school bus driver down on his luck, estranged from his son, and burdened by personal tragedies. When disaster strikes, Kevin answers a desperate call: pick up 22 elementary school children and their teacher, Mary Ludwig (played by America Ferrera). Together, they must navigate raging flames, collapsing infrastructure, blocked roads, failing communications, and the terror of smoke and heat as Paradise, California, burns around them.
As Kevin and Mary steer through unimaginable danger, the film balances heart-stopping action with emotional stakes—family bonds, personal redemption, and the courage of ordinary people under extraordinary pressure. With immersive sound design, intense visuals, and human-scale heroism, The Lost Bus is both a disaster film and a moving portrait of resilience.
About the filmmaker:
Paul Greengrass is a BAFTA and Emmy-winning British director, screenwriter, and producer renowned for his visceral, documentary-style filmmaking. He first gained acclaim for politically charged works like Bloody Sunday (2002), which won the Golden Bear at Berlin. Greengrass became internationally recognized for his kinetic, handheld approach to action with The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), both redefining the modern spy thriller. His other acclaimed films include United 93 (2006), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director, Captain Phillips (2013), and News of the World (2020). His latest project, The Lost Bus (2025), continues his focus on real-life stories of resilience under extraordinary pressure.
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