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Where Are the Children?

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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 Full Review Paul Attanasio Washington Post "Where Are the Children?" has a silly whodunit structure full of red herrings... Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An overwrought melodrama. Rated: C+ Jun 1, 2015 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 3/5 Nov 2, 2005 Full Review James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Atrocious, almost unreleasable chiller wastes Clayburgh's gifts Rated: 1/5 Aug 26, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 21, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Book is amazing, movie not so much. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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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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Movie Info

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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