The Missing

The Missing

2003 · 135 min · EN · R · 6.3 (692 votes)
Dir. Ron Howard · Starring Cate Blanchett, Tommy Lee Jones, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer · Music James Horner

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

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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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This is a raw, emotionally charged frontier epic, steeped in the harsh realities of the Old West. It feels relentlessly tense and gritty, yet carries a melancholic undercurrent of fractured family bonds seeking redemption. The propulsive journey through unforgiving landscapes creates a suspenseful, character-driven experience.

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