
Missing
1982 · Movie · PG · 123 min · ★ 7.3 · 86% critics
Based on real-life experiences, a conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. With his son’s wife, he uncovers cover-ups and finds that official support may implicate powerful interests behind the dictatorship.
Also known as missing. · M SSING
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-02-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (430 votes)
About
You’ll like Missing if you enjoy intense political thrillers grounded in real events and driven by a relentless search for answers; Not for you if you want a lot of historical context or a tidy, fully satisfying conclusion, like All the President's Men or Z.
Pros: gripping political tension; powerful performances; unsettling real-world weight | Cons: unclear resolution; uneven pacing; grim atmosphere
Themes
- journalist
- corruption
- based on novel or book
- coup d'etat
- dictatorship
- based on true story
- chile
- conspiracy
- disappearance
- south america
- military
- military coup
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1983
- Writers Guild of America Award · 1983
- Palme d'Or · 1982
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1983 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1983 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1983 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1983 · nominated
Cast & crew

Jack Lemmon
as Ed Horman

Sissy Spacek
as Beth Horman

Melanie Mayron
as Terry Simon

John Shea
as Charles Horman

Charles Cioffi
as Captain Ray Tower

David Clennon
as Consul Phil Putnam

Richard Venture
as U.S. Ambassador

Jerry Hardin
as Colonel Sean Patrick

Richard Bradford
as Andrew Babcock

Joe Regalbuto
as Frank Teruggi
Directed by Costa-Gavras