My Son

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My Son

R

2021

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Driving in the heart of the Highlands, Edmond Murray receives a call from his ex-wife, in tears. Their 7-year-old son has gone missing from a campsite. Soon, it becomes clear that the child has been kidnapped, and the parents give way to despair.

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Dave Golder

Radio Times

What's left is a rather humdrum thriller, with a thin plot and overwrought performances.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 20, 2024

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

The highlight of My Son is easily its acting. Though many may see McAvoy's improvised performance as a gimmick, he stole the show and created a character worth rooting for.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 27, 2023

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Whang Yee Ling

The Straits Times (Singapore)

Pity McAvoy, who was left to improvise.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 9, 2022

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Chris Wasser

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

It's a thinly plotted affair, because it needs to be, and its narrative shortcomings eventually spoil the fun.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 27, 2022

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Deirdre Molumby

entertainment.ie

For all its solid ingredients, the final formula of My Son is let down by a wandering script. You end up with this jumbled up mess of a movie that goes from harrowing, sincere drama to over-the-top revenge thriller. It just doesn't sit right.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 17, 2022

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Gregory Wakeman

The National (UAE)

My Son is ultimately too lightweight and simply-plotted to be anything more than intriguing.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 6, 2022

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Farah R.

The movie’s slow pace is made bearable by James McAvoy’s believable performance and a decent enough plot for a thriller.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Jarvis W

Worth a watch. Story is decent but is really carried by the performance of James McAvoy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/06/24

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Rebecca Mair G

I loved the cast and the acting and I was thoroughly enjoying the film over half way through, but towards the end the story goes off on a random story that makes no sense, so many unanswered questions and not a fully closed ending, and not in a good way. Could have been so much better unfortunately!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Matthew T

Great cast - fine performance - but disaster of a plot - did the director loose control ? Inconsistencies and dead ends in the story line everywhere / why were the police withdrawn from the case? Why locate such a crime on a remote island - makes no sense or entertainment

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Neal M

I think James Mcavoy was very good and probably the only good thing about the film. The film itself had potential but but the execution was so bad, so many twists led nowhere and wernt explained.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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Will B

Silent Witness esk this one. Thought this was a good film, lots of twists and turns. Boy gets kidnapped on a school trip and the mission to find the kidnappers is entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/28/24

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Synopsis

Driving in the heart of the Highlands, Edmond Murray receives a call from his ex-wife, in tears. Their 7-year-old son has gone missing from a campsite. Soon, it becomes clear that the child has been kidnapped, and the parents give way to despair.

Director: Christian Carion
Producer: Marc Butan, Christian Carion, Brahim Chioua, Noémie Devide
Screenwriter: Christian Carion, Laure Irrmann
Production Co: Sixteen Films, Wild Bunch International
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 15, 2021
Runtime: 1h 30m

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