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The Missing

2003 · 135 min

A somber, gritty Western that weighs grief and reconciliation against harsh frontier violence.

Directed by
Ron Howard
Genres
Thriller, Western, Adventure
Tagline
How far would you go, how much would you sacrifice to get back what you have lost?
Overview
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, 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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Directed by
Ron Howard
Genres
Thriller, Western, Adventure
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • survival
  • redemption
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
thriller, western, adventure
Directed by
Ron Howard
Written by
Ken Kaufman
Starring
Cate Blanchett, Tommy Lee Jones, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer, Eric Schweig, Steve Reevis
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Salvatore Totino
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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