The Missing (2003)
How far would you go, how much would you sacrifice to get back what you have lost?
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.
Director: Ron Howard
Genre: Thriller, Western, Adventure
Runtime: 135 min
Release Date: November 26, 2003
Cast
- Cate Blanchett - Maggie Gilkeson
- Tommy Lee Jones - Samuel Jones
- Evan Rachel Wood - Lilly Gilkeson
- Jenna Boyd - Dot Gilkeson
- Aaron Eckhart - Brake Baldwin
- Val Kilmer - Lt. Jim Ducharme
- Eric Schweig - Pesh-Chidin / El Brujo
- Steve Reevis - Two Stone
- Jay Tavare - Kayitah
- Simon Baker - Honesco, Kayitah's son
Screenplay
- Ken Kaufman (Screenplay)
- Thomas Eidson (Novel)
Music: James Horner
Cinematography: Salvatore Totino
Editing: Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
Production: Imagine Entertainment, Revolution Studios, Daniel Ostroff Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Español
Budget: $60M
Box Office: $38M
Original Language: en
Themes
Classic Western Stories
Keywords
daughter, mexico, based on novel or book, new mexico, apache nation, baby-snatching, frontier, criminal, 19th century, cautionary, introspective, audacious
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Missing about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Missing?
- The Missing was directed by Ron Howard.
- Who stars in The Missing?
- The Missing stars Cate Blanchett, Tommy Lee Jones, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer.
- How long is The Missing?
- The Missing has a runtime of 2h 15m (135 minutes).
- What genre is The Missing?
- The Missing is a Thriller, Western, Adventure film.
- What is the budget of The Missing?
- The Missing had a budget of $60M.
- How much did The Missing gross?
- The Missing grossed $38M worldwide.
- Where was The Missing produced?
- The Missing was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of The Missing?
- The themes of The Missing include: Classic Western Stories.