Missing (1982)
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 28
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 1
Thanks in large part to strong performances by Sissy Spacek and Jack Lemmon, Missing is both a gripping character exploration and an effective political thriller.
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1
Thanks in large part to strong performances by Sissy Spacek and Jack Lemmon, Missing is both a gripping character exploration and an effective political thriller.
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Costa-Gavras's tense political drama opens in an unspecified South American country (though clearly intended to be Chile) in the throes of a military coup. American activist Charles Horman (John Shea), who has been a thorn in the side of the country's military ever since his arrival, suddenly disappears. In trying to find out what has happened, his wife Beth (Sissy Spacek) is stonewalled, not only by the ruling junta but by the American consulate. His father, staunchly patriotic Ed Horman (Jack
Feb 12, 1982 Wide
Nov 23, 2004
Universal Pictures
Cast
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Jack Lemmon
Ed Horman -
Sissy Spacek
Beth Horman -
Melanie Mayron
Terry Simon -
John Shea
Charles Horman -
Charles Cioffi
Capt. Ray Tower -
David Clennon
Consul Phil Putnam -
Richard Venture
U.S. Ambassador -
Jerry Hardin
Col. Sean Patrick -
Richard Bradford
Carter Babcock -
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Teruggi -
Keith Szarabajka
David Holloway -
John Doolittle
David McGeary -
Janice Rule
Kate Newman -
Ward Costello
Congressman -
Hansford Rowe
Senator -
Tina Romero
Maria -
Jacqueline Evans
Woman (Ford Foundation) -
John Fenton
Carlos -
Jaime Garza
Young Man at Stadium -
Robert Hitt
Peter Chernin -
Martin LaSalle
Paris -
Jorge Russek
Espinoza -
Gerardo Vigil
Sexy Soldier -
Terry Nelson
Col. Clay -
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Linda Spheeris
Woman (State Department... -
Joe Tompkins
Marine Officer -
Richard Whiting
Statesman -
Felix Gonzalez
Rojas
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A story that could have made for a brisk jeremiad on 60 Minutes is stretched to 122 minutes of heroes fuming and villains purring their oleaginous apologies. Spacek and Lemmon, an appealing sweet-and-sour combo, sink in the swamp of good intentions.
Top CriticLemmon is superior as a man facing up to issues he never wanted to confront personally.
Spacek and Lemmon are fine as the missing man's wife and father, but what makes the film so overwhelming in places is its unending night-time imagery of a society coming apart at the seams.
This movie might have really been powerful, if it could have gotten out of its own way.
Among other things Missing does is to convince you that, next time, you're not going to waste your vote. The passive citizen is the citizen-victim.
Graphic portrayal of dictatorship's abuses is unforgettable.
A powerful, influential and tense political thriller based on a true story.
Though Costa-Gavras clearly has a political axe to grind, he manages to do so without haranguing the viewer, keeping the film's focus on his characters and masterfully building tension as the story moves toward its stinging resolution.
engrossing, fascinating, and endlessly tragic.
Lemmon and Spacek are the film's highlight... It's a winning formula, and it's too bad that there isn't more of it.
In Costa-Gavras's fact-inspired political melodrama, Jack Lemmon gives one of his strongest performances as a naive, conservative American who gets rude political awakening when his leftist son is executed with the tacit knowledge of the US government
Time has not only been kind to the film, but has, -- unfortunately -- made it relevant all over again.
Terrific work from Lemmon and Spacek highlights Costa Gavras' American debut.
A gutsy, surprising piece of work, a bold political tract that doubles proficiently as an interpersonal drama.
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