Disappearances
Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    The film is lovely to look at, but makes not a lick of sense.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Bill White
    25
    It is a pretentious and incoherent blend of ghost story and frontier adventure that becomes more preposterous and idiotic with each passing scene.

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User Score
5.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. FrankL.
    9
    Really interesting and dense take on a sort of New England Western genre. Kristofferson's really good as this sort of force of nature, torpedoes-be-damned whiskey smuggler, and the supporting cast is all strong as well. Some parts seem to come out of nowhere, but overall a very successful film.… Full Review »
  2. AnnaB.
    2
    Incomprehensible and not well put together.
  3. DylanS.
    0
    Saw it at a film fest where I go to school, horribly shot, horribly acted and written even worse. Avoid at all cost, may be the worst piece of trash I've ever seen. The book may be all well and good, but this was not.… Full Review »
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