Gone Baby Gone

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Gone Baby Gone

R

2007

1h 55m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Along with his girlfriend (Michelle Monaghan), a private detective (Casey Affleck) takes on the difficult task of searching for a kidnapped girl in Boston. During his investigation, he must deal with the girl's aunt, a disapproving lawman (Morgan Freeman) and a drug dealer.

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Critics Consensus

Ben Affleck proves his directing credentials in this gripping dramatic thriller, drawing strong performances from the excellent cast and bringing working-class Boston to the screen.

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David Fear

Blender

09/08/2023

Baby’s Beantown mystery benefits from Ben Affleck proving he’s a decent director with a knack for nailing the local Boston color of Dennis Lehane’s book. Then it comes time to wrap things up and splat.

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Christopher Orr

The New Republic

09/18/2008

Gone Baby Gone is an argument for obligation over accommodation, the absolute over the contingent.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

07/23/2008

Director Ben Affleck displays sensitivity to his story's thematic undercurrents, but he hasn't yet developed the authorial voice needed to enliven the conventional plotting.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/02/2023

4/4

An affecting morality play that leaves us pondering the movie for days.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/24/2020

7/10

What it lacks in catharsis it makes up for in gritty realism and tense moral struggles.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

05/26/2020

The denizens of the Affleck brothers' furious adaptation of Dennis Lehane's excursion into the lower depths of Boston's Southie Irish hood are loud, uncouth, hyperviolent and endlessly fascinating.

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John H

@JohnHaba 3d

This movie has a lot to recommend it, in particular the direction, fine acting, the strong sense of place created by the cinematographer and director. However, the main story line in the end makes no sense. There's this real thing called Child Protective Services. Call them and report if someone is a terrible Mom and does nothing to hide the fact.

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Christina D.

@NinaNinaBobina May 3

In my top 10 movies of all time. Fantastic ensemble cast, haunting and captivating story that will leave you trying to reckon with the ending

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Hans H.

@HansHans Feb 4

Gripping. Good movie.

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Jon G

@RT43191456 Jan 31

A gripping thriller, especially the ending.

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Patrick M

@Cannonwill Jan 27

Average. A real slow goer. I wouldn't watch it again. The ending was a surprise. You really couldn't tell what was going on.

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theguywithawheel23 T

@RT70386413 Jan 27

So the situation goes. A man, with an acting career just about solidified in the dirt, has the idea that maybe behind-the-lens is a better direction for his career (perhaps the only one left). As a result, one of the best detective thrillers of the 21st century is produced and a destroyed career reshapes into one of the most sort after in Hollywood. The man is Ben Affleck and since this outstanding character piece, he has yet to disappoint. Though, this still remains, his greatest contribution to cinema.

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Synopsis

Along with his girlfriend (Michelle Monaghan), a private detective (Casey Affleck) takes on the difficult task of searching for a kidnapped girl in Boston. During his investigation, he must deal with the girl's aunt, a disapproving lawman (Morgan Freeman) and a drug dealer.

Director: Ben Affleck
Producer: Alan Ladd Jr., Sean Bailey, Danton Rissner
Screenwriter: Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax, Ladd Company, LivePlanet
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.3M
Runtime: 1h 55m