The Missing

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The Missing

R

2003

2h 15m

Western

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett) sees her teenage daughter, Lily (Evan Rachel Wood), kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel (Tommy Lee Jones), in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to become a prostitute.

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Critics Consensus

An expertly acted and directed Western. But like other Ron Howard features, the movie is hardly subtle.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/28/2010

2/5

A disappointment; relentlessly bleak and brutal.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Las Vegas Mercury

03/23/2005

3.5/5

'Breathtakingly beautiful and menacingly primitive.'

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

02/13/2004

4/5

In 20 years it will probably be regarded as Howard's finest film.

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Murtada Elfadl

Sundays with Cate

01/25/2021

C

Blanchett and Jones are matched well as two idiosyncratic people. There's a symbiosis to their performances as stubborn loners. The filmmaking is competent but never thrilling.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

01/12/2016

1/5

a monotonous, dreary, wretched kitchen sink drama from post-Civil War New Mexico

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

08/01/2014

Ron Howard's vividly gritty and brutally arresting Western is a powerfully effective piece of work.

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Eye C

@ECinc Jun 2

An interesting movie, although a bit slow, and the thing with the missing doughter in the end is so annoying, as what if they don't rescue her at all... still a downer from Apollo 13 and Beautiful Mind I believe.

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Bobby E

@RT23212962 Jan 11

If your a fan of realistic westerns . And thrillers . Then this will hold your attention . The cast is exceptional The story is dark . The cinematography beautiful .

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Jo-Ann E T

@RT60398850 Oct 26

Life in the 1800s wasn't kind. Yes this movie is brutal but it's honest about the past. Ron Howard gives us a look into the past that isn't kind. We see what has happened with the stealing of women to sale to Mexico and the relationship between mother and daughter. We see the brutality of a witch doctor that uses a dark side of medicine. It shows us how a relationship can grow between father and daughter when you least of all expect it. Its worth watching watching and seeing the side of life that isn't kind. Ron Howard does a excellent job of representing life at that time. J

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j F

@RT31612624 Jul 20

Tommy Lee Jones and care Blanchett we excellent, and the photography spectacular.

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Dani G

@RT81139271 Jul 15

Meh... Bad indians, good white people.... And mexicans, bad too

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 12

Success in 2.25 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $26,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Val Kilmer as Lt. Jim Ducharme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett) sees her teenage daughter, Lily (Evan Rachel Wood), kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel (Tommy Lee Jones), in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to become a prostitute.

Director: Ron Howard
Producer: Ron Howard, Daniel Ostroff, Brian Grazer
Screenwriter: Ken Kaufman
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Revolution Studios, Imagine Entertainment
Rating: R (Violence)
Genre: Western, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.9M
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)