The Missing
Film2003135 min

The Missing

Taste attributes: adventurethrillerwesternhistoricalintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"How far would you go, how much would you sacrifice to get back what you have lost?"

Boxlist takeA sweeping western, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 427 votes

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Ron Howard

Cast

  • Cate Blanchett
  • Tommy Lee Jones
  • Evan Rachel Wood
  • Jenna Boyd
  • Aaron Eckhart

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2003
Runtime
135 min
Status
Released
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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