The Missing Person

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The Missing Person

2009,

1h 35m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama

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67%

27 Reviews

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44%

5,000+ Ratings

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67%

Tomatometer

27 Reviews

44%

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5,000+ Ratings

Writer/Director Noah Buschel's third feature, The Missing Person, stars Michael Shannon as John Rosow, 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; one of the thousands presumed dead after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. 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 decision to return Harold to a life that no longer exists is the right one.

Ed Koch

The Atlantic

Jan 16, 2018

The atmosphere of the film is similar to the Ellery Queen detective stories of yesteryear, but the result is not nearly as good.

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Peter Hartlaub

San Francisco Chronicle

Dec 25, 2009

3/4

There's a pretty good film if you give writer-director Noah Buschel a chance. The 31-year-old crafts a convincing noir tale, with a sense of realism that makes the experience pleasingly voyeuristic.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Dec 18, 2009

D

The real mystery here is how writer-director Noah Buschel talked recent supporting Oscar nominees Michael Shannon and Amy Ryan into doing this movie.

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Ray Pride

Newcity

Sep 22, 2021

A knottily plotted detective yarn, more film blanc than noir, it features... Michael Shannon as a 1940s-style detective whose unintentional specialty is finding psychological damage all around him.

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Dustin Chang

Floating World

Mar 24, 2021

The Missing Person says a lot about mutual understanding, fraternity in tragedy. It also says about that there will always be opportunities to make profits off of it.

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Dennis Harvey

SF360

Sep 30, 2020

The Missing Person arrives at something much more depthed than its neo-noir mystery format initially suggests.

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Synopsis

Writer/Director Noah Buschel's third feature, The Missing Person, stars Michael Shannon as John Rosow, 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; one of the thousands presumed dead after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. 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 decision to return Harold to a life that no longer exists is the right one.

Director: Noah Buschel
Producer: Allen Bain, Lois J. Drabkin, Alex Estes, Jesse Scolaro
Screenwriter: Noah Buschel
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Apropos Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 27, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.6K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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