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A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.


“How far would you go to find your daughter?”
A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when parents Paul and Wendy discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, the search for the truth leads to a shocking revelation.

Anne Heche
Wendy

Thomas Jane
Paul

Jason Patric
Sheriff Baker

John D. Hickman
Tom

Peter Facinelli
Deputy Rakes

Alex Haydon
Justin

Aleksei Archer
Miranda

Kristopher Wente
Eric

Rebecca Lines
Marianne

Lily Anne Harrison
Janet
The Vanished is a thriller, horror, crime, action film released in 2020 exploring themes of drowning, police, camping, disappearance, pedophile, drugs. Directed by Peter Facinelli, it stars Anne Heche, Thomas Jane, Jason Patric. A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when parents Paul and Wendy discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, the search for the truth leads to a shocking revelation.
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