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McConaughey's 'The Lost Bus' Explores 2018 Wildfire Heroics

9/10/2025

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Story summary

"The Lost Bus," a thriller featuring Matthew McConaughey, premieres in theaters on September 19 and on Apple TV+ on October 3.
Directed by Paul Greengrass, the film depicts the true story of the 2018 California wildfires.
It centers on a bus driver and a teacher rescuing school children from the fire.
Critics commend its intense sequences, reflected in an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score.
The film adapts Lizzie Johnson's book, "Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire."

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Story summary

"The Lost Bus," a thriller featuring Matthew McConaughey, premieres in theaters on September 19 and on Apple TV+ on October 3.
Directed by Paul Greengrass, the film depicts the true story of the 2018 California wildfires.
It centers on a bus driver and a teacher rescuing school children from the fire.
Critics commend its intense sequences, reflected in an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score.
The film adapts Lizzie Johnson's book, "Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire."