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The Vanished

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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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Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle The Vanished, quite honestly, should live up to its name. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 27, 2020 Full Review Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter Wildly implausible and improbably entertaining. Aug 22, 2020 Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com Facinelli stages and shoots his material with better-than-average confidence and flair. Rated: 3/4 Aug 21, 2020 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marland V More of the "be afraid" garbage for the idiots that think they are the "chosen" Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Oppothumbs M I overrated it and lied. Sure it's at best a 60, but the average so far is 20%, and it's hokey and implausible at times, but still entertaining and suspenseful throughout. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Producer
Jeff Elliott, Brandon Menchen, Sasha Yelaun
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
Runtime
1h 55m
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