Release Date
September 19, 2025 (Limited)
Digital Date
October 3, 2025 (Apple TV+)
Director
Paul Greengrass
Writer
Paul Greengrass, Brad Ingelsby
Cast
Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, Spencer Watson
Studio
Running Time
129 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language
What is The Lost Bus about?
Directed by Academy Award-nominee 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 (Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award-winner America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno.
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The Lost Bus isn’t the live action Ms. Frizzle adaptation we deserve but it’s an exciting, straightforward depiction of survival against all odds. Based on a true story, the movie is about a bus driver and teacher who attempt to rescue 22 children from the deadly Camp Fire that wiped out Paradise, CA in 2018.
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