Where Are the Children?

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Where Are the Children?

R

Released Sep 8, 1986

1h 32m

Mystery & Thriller

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A woman's (Jill Clayburgh) past makes her look suspect when two children by her second husband (Max Gail) are kidnapped.

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Walter Goodman

New York Times

... tortuously torpid thriller...

May 21, 2003

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

"Where Are the Children?" has a silly whodunit structure full of red herrings...

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An overwrought melodrama.

Rated: C+

Jun 1, 2015

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Nov 2, 2005

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Atrocious, almost unreleasable chiller wastes Clayburgh's gifts

Rated: 1/5

Aug 26, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Aug 21, 2005

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Book is amazing, movie not so much.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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pretty frightening when u watch it when your the same age as the children who get kidnapped

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Bruce Malmuth

Director

Jill Clayburgh

Nancy Holder Eldridge

Max Gail

Clay Eldridge

Frederic Forrest

Courtney Parrish

Harley Cross

Michael Eldridge

Elisabeth Harnois

Missy Eldredge

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Synopsis

A woman's (Jill Clayburgh) past makes her look suspect when two children by her second husband (Max Gail) are kidnapped.

Director: Bruce Malmuth
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 1986, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2011
Runtime: 1h 32m

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