Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case

2023

1h 22m

Crime

Documentary

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86%

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7 Reviews

77%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

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

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.

Jul 26, 2023

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Chris Vognar

Rolling Stone

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.

Jul 25, 2023

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

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

Rated: 3/5

Aug 16, 2023

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Marshall Shaffer

Decider

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.

Aug 3, 2023

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Aidan Smith

Scotsman

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

Jul 31, 2023

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David Reddish

MovieWeb

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.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 27, 2023

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Jonathan E

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

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Chadd J

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

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/21/24

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Daniel N

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

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/23/23

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Dan R

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

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/23

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Nancy S

I'm giving 5 stars to a documentary about a horrific crime, but it was well done and to the point. I'm glad that sub-human is off the streets. How horrific for a parent to know such ugliness happened to their daughter, but at least justice was served. I loved the fact that the policemen continue to honor her memory.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/26/23

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David F

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

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/23

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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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