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The Missing (2003)

The Missing poster
Directed by
Ron Howard
Genre
drama film, action film, Western film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 17m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 697 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A rugged frontiersman and his estranged daughter must set aside their differences to rescue her daughter from a band of Apache raiders in the New Mexico Territory of 1885. They track the kidnappers across harsh wilderness, facing harsh terrain and moral challenges.

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What happens

The Missing is a 2003 American Western film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett. It is based on Thomas Eidson's 1995 novel The Last Ride. Set in 1885 New Mexico Territory, the film is notable for the authentic use of the Apache language by various actors, some of whom spent long hours studying it. It was produced by Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios and Imagine Entertainment and released by Sony Pictures Releasing on November 26, 2003. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $38.4 million against a $60 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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