Thriller ·History · United States of America · 2025 · 2h 10m

The Lost Bus

The Lost Bus poster
Director
Paul Greengrass
Cast
Matthew McConaughey as Kevin McKay America Ferrera as Mary Ludwig Yul Vazquez as Chief Martinez Ashlie Atkinson as Ruby Bishop Kimberli Flores as Linda Levi McConaughey as Shaun
Crew
Pål Ulvik Rokseth — Director of Photography William Goldenberg — Editor Paul Rubell — Editor Peter Dudgeon — Editor James Newton Howard — Original Music Composer Brad Ingelsby — Screenplay
Tagline

Inspired by a true story of survival.

Synopsis

A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.

Trailer The Lost Bus — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
californiabased on novel or bookbased on true storystruggle for survivalsingle fatherschool busschoolteacher2010sfiremenchildren in dangerharrowing
Key Collaborators
Paul Greengrass Director Pål Ulvik Rokseth Director of Photography William Goldenberg Editor Paul Rubell Editor Peter Dudgeon Editor James Newton Howard Original Music Composer Brad Ingelsby Screenplay Paul Greengrass Screenplay Brad Ingelsby Producer Jason Blum Producer Jamie Lee Curtis Producer Gregory Goodman Producer
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