Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case

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Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case

2023

1h 22m

Crime

Documentary

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July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and a years-long quest for justice.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

07/26/2023

Regardless of the fact that, for more than half a year, Lucie’s fate was undetermined, Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case plays from the start like a non-fiction whodunit.

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Chris Vognar

Rolling Stone

07/25/2023

At a lean 82 minutes, the film gets in, does its job, and gets out. If anything, it’s a little too even-keeled and efficient.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

08/16/2023

3/5

A series of archive footage, reconstructions, and more recent interviews revisit the case of missing British tourist Lucie Blackman in this true crime documentary.

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Marshall Shaffer

Decider

08/03/2023

True crime aficionados who will soak up any content with a hint of intrigue might find Missing worth the watch. But even they might have to concede that the telling of this tale leaves a lot to be desired.

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Aidan Smith

Scotsman

07/31/2023

I don’t watch many true-crime reconstructions, but reckon this one must be more sensitive and less sensational than some.

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David Reddish

MovieWeb

07/27/2023

2.5/4

Though we applaud Yamamoto for a naked examination of a horror story and for eschewing the impulse to add any notion that Blackman and her family found justice, we also admit that we have trouble recommending this to most audiences for those same reasons.

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Jonathan E

@MovieFiend2026 07/07/2024

The detectives in Tokyo did a fantastic job solving thus case. Great documentary.

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Chadd J

05/21/2024

Was not the most engaging documentary, but I did like ending.

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Daniel N

@Daniel1 09/23/2023

This true-crime film manages well to intrigue its audience and to give a fascinating insight into how crimes are solved.

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Dan R

09/02/2023

Another murder mystery documentary drops onto Netflix with 'Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case'. SYNOPSIS: 'It follows the turbulent and complex investigation into the killing of British tourist Lucie Blackman.' This is a heartbreaking case of the loss of a woman well before her time whose family suffered for over 18 months not knowing what had happened to their daughter. As a whole the documentary plays from the start like a classic non-fiction whodunit. A combination of archive footage, reconstructions, and more recent interviews revisit the case and dig deep into what happened to Lucie. A fascinating watch. 7/10

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David F

08/23/2023

A solid Netflix documentary about a young woman who went missing in Japan. An interesting investigation with a conclusive ending.

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Will G. F

08/17/2023

It's a standard Netflix true crime documentary that sheds light in both sides of the investigation while doing right by it's all too unlucky victim.

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Synopsis

July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and a years-long quest for justice.

Director: Hyoe Yamamoto
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2023
Runtime: 1h 22m

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