My Son

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My Son

Released May 10, 2019

1h 24m

Drama

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A man searches for his missing 7-year-old son.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

My Son finds its cinematic footing in a committed, steady, realism, and that creates a high-wire act of tension and suspense that's refreshingly clean and consistently effective.

Rated: 3/4

May 10, 2019

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Mark Keizer

Variety

Neither a bracing blast of vigilante pleasure nor an absorbing character piece, "My Son" is most notable for being Carion's second straight film about a father's desperate search for his son.

May 9, 2019

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Think a more bare-bones, French-language "Taken."

May 9, 2019

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

Like Perrin's quest, the movie bluntly bashes its way through the snow-covered French countryside in a relentless pursuit toward the end.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

There's more focus on the parents' emotional turmoil than on suspense or action, though those latter qualities do take over eventually. That said, there's not really enough character depth to this well-crafted film...

Oct 21, 2020

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Scott Phillips

The Movie Isle

My Son is tightly constructed and well layered.

Jul 23, 2020

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The movie's plot is stupid and dull , a reflection of the writer's immaturity and the director's lack of talent and imagination. The movie fails to explain all crucial elements of a great movie and the ending is insulting to the audiences. A total waste of time and effort. All that money invested into making this shitty film should have used better if they got a better writer and director. Dont waste your time seeing it. I was mad when i walked out of the theater.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Canet en un papel de Liam Neeson.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Guillaume Canet offre une performance plus qu'honorable dans un thriller, qui malgré le rythme un peu lent, s'avère globalement satisfaisant.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Christian Carion

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Guillaume Canet

Julien Perrin

Mélanie Laurent

Marie Blanchard

Olivier de Benoist

Grégoire Rochas

Antoine Hamel

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Mohamed Brikat

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Synopsis

A man searches for his missing 7-year-old son.

Director: Christian Carion
Producer: Philip Boëffard, Christophe Rossignon
Screenwriter: Christian Carion, Laure Irrmann
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Second Wave Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.4K
Runtime: 1h 24m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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