# The Lost Bus (2025)

> A school bus driver and teacher race through a California inferno to deliver twenty-two children to safety while a community collapses around them.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2984116

## Facts

- Runtime: 130 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Paul Greengrass
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, Kimberli Flores, Levi McConaughey, Kay McConaughey, John Messina
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21103218/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: tense, harrowing, earnest, intense movie night, disaster film marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of survival unfolds as a dedicated teacher and a desperate bus driver fight against the flames to save their students.

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