Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the right-wing dictatorship.
Among other things Missing does is to convince you that, next time, you're not going to waste your vote. The passive citizen is the citizen-victim.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
This movie might have really been powerful, if it could have gotten out of its own way.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Spacek and Lemmon are fine as the missing man's wife and father, but what makes the film so overwhelming in places is its unending night-time imagery of a society coming apart at the seams.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Lemmon is superior as a man facing up to issues he never wanted to confront personally.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
A story that could have made for a brisk jeremiad on 60 Minutes is stretched to 122 minutes of heroes fuming and villains purring their oleaginous apologies. Spacek and Lemmon, an appealing sweet-and-sour combo, sink in the swamp of good intentions.