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Paul Greengrass’s The Lost Bus Opens in Select Theaters

Early reviews praise Greengrass’s visceral realism.

America Ferrera and Matthew McConaughey.
The Lost Bus
English director Paul Greengrass arrives for the special presentation of "The Lost Bus" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 5, 2025. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP) (Photo by COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • The Apple Original Films drama recounts a school bus driver and a teacher evacuating 22 children during Paradise, California’s 2018 Camp Fire.
  • Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera lead the cast as Kevin McKay and Mary Ludwig under Greengrass’s direction from a script with Brad Ingelsby.
  • The film opened today in limited release and will stream globally on Apple TV+ on October 3.
  • Critics at TIFF and this week’s trailer rollout highlighted immersive fire sequences, with Rotten Tomatoes scores in the low-to-mid 80s.
  • Production leaned on practical effects and consultation with survivors and firefighters, and McConaughey’s son Levi and mother Kay appear, as the story also calls out PG&E’s failures and the wider wildfire crisis.