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  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary John Rosow is a private detective hired to tail a man, Harold Fullmer, on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers Harold’s identity as a missing person. Persuaded by a large reward, Rosow is charged with bringing Harold back to his wife in New York City against his will. Ultimately Rosow must confront whether the de...

Directed By: Noah Buschel

Written By: Noah Buschel

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 35 m

The Missing Person

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
57
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary John Rosow is a private detective hired to tail a man, Harold Fullmer, on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers Harold’s identity as a missing person. Persuaded by a large reward, Rosow is charged with bringing Harold back to his wife in New York City against his will. Ultimately Rosow must confront whether the de...

Directed By: Noah Buschel

Written By: Noah Buschel

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
57
33% Positive
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
57
33% Positive
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
Overly fussy and self-conscious in its noir details. But in The Missing Person, Buschel makes striking use of the Mike Hammer/Philip Marlowe tradition.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
75
Rising star Michael Shannon makes a riveting shamus hired to chase a runaway husband in the quiet but resonant little noir The Missing Person.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
60
Despite honoring noir genre conventions, Buschel also draws upon his fertile imagination in dialogue and in storytelling that allows his film gradually to accrue meaning.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
60
It’s Shannon’s slow, steady world of hurt that makes the film watchable.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
58
Shannon’s performance takes The Missing Person as far as it goes, but when a real-world tragedy commandeers the story, Buschel’s thin pastiche falls to pieces.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
50
A low-key mystery that's initially engaging but ultimately lacks sufficient intrigue to sustain interest.
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40
The film has been gesturing toward a profundity that isn't there.
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Production Company The 7th Floor, Apropos Films
Release Date Nov 20, 2009
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline John Rosow is a private investigator. And an alcoholic. He just got the case of his life.
Website http://missingpersonmovie.com/
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Awards

Moscow International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
Oldenburg Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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