The Vanished

R

Released Aug 21, 2020

1 hr. 55 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when a couple discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, their desperate search for the truth leads to a shocking revelation.

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Jeff M

To share with you that I correctly predicted the outcome of this movie within the first 10 minutes says more about the quality of the film itself than any brilliance on my part. Calling this a preposterous movie is an insult to preposterous movies. In a strange sort of way, I suppose it's almost impressive to be able to take such a potentially suspenseful plot and produce a motion picture without a moment of tension or interest. It's frankly one of the sloppiest screenplays I've witnessed in quite some time - minor characters and plot devices are introduced and immediately forgotten. Character development and interaction are often laughable and unrealistic. Frankly, you'll get more of an adrenaline rush watching an episode of MURDER, SHE WROTE. Performances range from pedestrian to embarrassing, although a barely recognizable Jason Patric as the town sheriff does have a couple compelling moments. This whole enterprise is like an avalanche of mediocrity - almost as if everyone was improvising what should happen next from scene to scene. And what really pisses me off is that I stayed up past my bedtime to finish watching this. This is like sub-par mid-2000s Shyamalan product - and not worth your time unless you're REALLY bored.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Andrew C

Decent Thriller for a movie night. Plot isn’t realistic but that’s part of the fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Kryssy Y

Sounded intriguing, decent cast etc but such a waste of a couple of hours. Unconvincing characters, several plot holes and a twist at the end that failed to elicit any response except indifference. A really disappointing film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Sue S

Tedious, overly long, at times I actually thought it was a comedy. Hysterical for all the wrong reasons. Acting appalling, Never seen all but one of the 'actors' before and don't expect to see them again after this showing. Stupid, lazy, predictable, risible; total waste of nearly two hours. Ridiculous throughout and the ending was laughable - did they run out of money? I'd have given it No Stars but apparently thats not possible.. Go find something more interesting to do.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/19/23

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Maria B

I thought this was a pretty good movie. Good suspense and I loved the twists and turns the story took. I think it's worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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Richard P

The Vanished is a film which deals with the disappearance of a child, which is every parent's worst nightmare. From the outset it seems impossible that their child could have gone missing in the manner in which she did and so one's suspicions fly from one character to another before the film concludes with a satisfying twist. I felt compelled to leave this review as I think the movie deserves a much higher rating than it has generally received. It's definitely worth a watch and is well acted. The behaviour of one character seemed unnatural to me, and I wondered if it was bad acting or writing, but it all made sense in the end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Peter Facinelli

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Thomas Jane

Paul

Anne Heche

Wendy

Jason Patric

Sheriff Baker

John D. Hickman

Tom

Aleksei Archer

Miranda

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Richard Whittaker

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The Vanished, quite honestly, should live up to its name.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 27, 2020

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Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

Wildly implausible and improbably entertaining.

Aug 22, 2020

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Facinelli stages and shoots his material with better-than-average confidence and flair.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 21, 2020

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

The Vanished‘s plot is fickle, the acting is overdone, and the behaviors displayed on the screen by Jane and Heche’s couple are inconsistent with the situation at hand.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 9, 2022

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Johnny Loftus

Decider

The twist The Vanished offers doesn't fully absolve the bouts of tedium in its conventional thriller setup. And yet, that twist.

Jan 22, 2021

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... a competent genre exercise in which the detachment from reality nevertheless tests moviegoer patience and diminishes the emotional investment in the outcome.

Sep 3, 2020

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Synopsis

A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when a couple discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, their desperate search for the truth leads to a shocking revelation.

Director: Peter Facinelli
Executive Producer: Bill Bromiley, Alastair Burlingham, John Jencks, Joseph Lanius
Screenwriter: Peter Facinelli
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Adonais Productions, Brickell & Broadbridge International, Benay's Birds & Animals
Rating: R (Drug Use|Brief Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 21, 2020

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