Missing

1982 • 2h 3m •

Drama Mystery Thriller

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★ 7.2/10

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Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

"Ed Horman thought that being an American would guarantee his safety. His family believed that being Americans would guarantee them the truth. They were all wrong."

Top Billed Cast

Jack Lemmon

Ed Horman

Sissy Spacek

Beth Horman

Melanie Mayron

Terry Simon

John Shea

Charles Horman

Charles Cioffi

Captain Ray Tower

David Clennon

Consul Phil Putnam

Richard Venture

U.S. Ambassador

Jerry Hardin

Colonel Sean Patrick

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2023-06-08

This is quite an intense political thriller from Oscar winning Costa-Gavras that sees "Ed Horman" (Jack Lemmon) and his daughter-in-law "Beth" (Sissy Spacek) travel to Chile to try to find his writer son who has become caught up in the coup that has deposed President Allende. It is soon clear that the inherently patriotic Horman couple are not getting the support they would have expected from their consular officials and as the story develops we discover how little they actually knew their son and also how the confidence in their own government can be shaken to the core. Lemmon's frustration i...