Disappearance at Clifton Hill

Name: Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: February 28, 2020
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Aaron Poole, Andy McQueen, Dan Lett, David Cronenberg, Eric Johnson

2020

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: February 28, 2020 | NR

Starring: Aaron Poole, Andy McQueen, Dan Lett, David Cronenberg, Eric Johnson, Hannah Gross, Marie-Josée Croze, Noah Reid, Tim Beresford, Tuppence Middleton

Summary: Following the death of her mother, Abby (Tuppence Middleton), a troubled young woman with a checkered past, returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls and the dilapidated motel her family used to run. While there, she finds herself drawn once again into a mystery that has haunted her since childhood: what happened to the young boy she sawFollowing the death of her mother, Abby (Tuppence Middleton), a troubled young woman with a checkered past, returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls and the dilapidated motel her family used to run. While there, she finds herself drawn once again into a mystery that has haunted her since childhood: what happened to the young boy she saw being violently abducted in the woods twenty-five years ago? As Abby sets out to find out the truth, she must confront both a shocking, long-buried conspiracy that runs as deep as the falls themselves as well as her own inner demons. [IFC Midnight]… Expand

Director: Albert Shin

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: NR

Runtime: 100 min

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Barry Hertz

Sep 10, 2019

Clifton Hill becomes just as thrilling and disturbing as its titular strip of haunted houses and fading-fast motels. Read full review

Linda Barnard

Feb 26, 2020

Middleton plays Abby with a pleasing note of vulnerability that is often supplanted by a nagging anticipation she’ll tip off the edge. She and Gross have smooth chemistry as estranged sisters. Read full review

Noel Murray

Feb 27, 2020

Where Disappearance at Clifton Hill really excels is in exploring the visual and sonic textures of a decaying resort, and in hailing the plucky resourcefulness of a broken woman, trying to piece her memories — and maybe herself — back together. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 10, 2019

But for all its vividly detailed eccentricity, the movie, like Abby, connects the dots rather too easily. As Clifton Hill digs deeper into exceedingly sordid stuff, it doesn't dish up the kind of aha moments or chilling frissons that would lift the story from clever contrivance — until a final, delicious twist pulls the rug out from under this richly atmospheric but not always convincing tale. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Feb 25, 2020

For patient or forgiving fans of idiosyncratic thrillers, “Disappearance” may deliver satisfactory spills and chills. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Sep 10, 2019

Shin’s film gets tangled up in its own web. ... His film leaves a vivid impression without quite leaving a mark. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Feb 28, 2020

Never as fun as it should be, despite a gripping central crime. Read full review

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