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The Missing

The Missing

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

20036.32h 15m

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.

Directed by Ron Howard
Written by Ken Kaufman, Thomas Eidson
Produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Daniel Ostroff
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $38.4M

Top Cast

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Maggie Gilkeson

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Samuel Jones

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Lilly Gilkeson

Jenna Boyd

Jenna Boyd

Dot Gilkeson

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

Brake Baldwin

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Lt. Jim Ducharme

Eric Schweig

Eric Schweig

Pesh-Chidin / El Brujo

Steve Reevis

Steve Reevis

Two Stone

Jay Tavare

Jay Tavare

Kayitah

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Honesco, Kayitah's son

Themes & Keywords

daughtermexicobased on novel or booknew mexicoapache nationbaby-snatchingfrontiercriminal19th centurycautionaryintrospectiveaudacious

About The Missing

The Missing is a thriller, western, adventure film released in 2003 exploring themes of daughter, mexico, based on novel or book, new mexico, apache nation, baby-snatching. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Cate Blanchett, Tommy Lee Jones, Evan Rachel Wood. 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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