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The Missing

The movie The Missing was based on the book The Last Ride.

Which one did you like better, the movie or the book?  There are 9 votes for the book, and 5 votes for the movie.

Movie details for The Missing

The movie was released in 2003 and directed by Ron Howard, who also directed Cocoon (1985), Apollo 13 (1995) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). The Missing was produced by Sony Pictures. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer, Sergio Calderón, Eric Schweig, Steve Reevis, Jay Tavare, Simon Baker (III), Ray McKinnon, Max Perlich, Ramon Frank, Deryle J. Lujan, Matthew E. Montoya, Joe Saenz, Gandi Shaw, Rod Rondeaux and Juddson Keith Linn.

 

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Cate Blanchett blazes through The Missing, a new Western directed by Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13). The camera truly loves the planes of her face; even dusty and bedraggled, she radiates star power--which is good, because The Missing needs it. ... Read More
Cate Blanchett blazes through The Missing, a new Western directed by Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13). The camera truly loves the planes of her face; even dusty and bedraggled, she radiates star power--which is good, because The Missing needs it. When her daughter is kidnapped by renegade Indians, Maggie Gilkeson (Blanchett) is forced to turn to her estranged father (Tommy Lee Jones, Men in Black, The Fugitive), a man who abandoned her as a child to join an Indian tribe. Together, they pursue a malignant brujo (or witch), who sells young girls in Mexico. The Missing features solid supporting performances from Evan Rachel Wood, Eric Schweig, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer, and feisty young Jenna Boyd as Maggie's youngest daughter Dot, who refuses to be left behind. Despite the cast and some gorgeous cinematography, though, The Missing never finds its stride. --Bret Fetzer

Book details for The Last Ride

The Last Ride was written by Thomas Eidson. The book was published in 1995 by Harpercollins Pub Ltd. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

 

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