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The Missing Person

The Missing Person

John Rosow is a private investigator. And an alcoholic. He just got the case of his life.

20095.81h 35m

Overview

John Rosow drinks to forget. He is a former New York City cop turned Chicago-based private investigator. At the last minute, he is hired by someone he's never met to follow a middle-aged male subject on the soon-departing California Zephyr train to Los Angeles.

Directed by Noah Buschel
Written by Noah Buschel
Produced by Alex Estes, Allen Bain, Lois J. Drabkin
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Top Cast

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

John Rosow

Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Miss Charley

Frank Wood

Frank Wood

Harold Fullmer

Linda Emond

Linda Emond

Megan Fullmer

John Ventimiglia

John Ventimiglia

Hero Furillo

Margaret Colin

Margaret Colin

Lana Cobb

Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks

Gus Papitos

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Don Edgar

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

Drexler Hewitt

Liza Weil

Liza Weil

Agent Chambers

Themes & Keywords

new york citytaxi driverfbiex-coplos angeles, californiatrainalcoholicprivate detectivemissing personneo-noirpost 9/11

About The Missing Person

The Missing Person is a comedy, drama, mystery, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of new york city, taxi driver, fbi, ex-cop, los angeles, california, train. Directed by Noah Buschel, it stars Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Frank Wood. John Rosow drinks to forget. He is a former New York City cop turned Chicago-based private investigator. At the last minute, he is hired by someone he's never met to follow a middle-aged male subject on the soon-departing California Zephyr train to Los Angeles.

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