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In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.


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

Michael Shannon
John Rosow

Amy Ryan
Miss Charley

Frank Wood
Harold Fullmer

Linda Emond
Megan Fullmer

John Ventimiglia
Hero Furillo

Margaret Colin
Lana Cobb

Paul Sparks
Gus Papitos

Yul Vazquez
Don Edgar

Paul Adelstein
Drexler Hewitt

Liza Weil
Agent Chambers
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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