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The Missing

(2003, Rated R, Drama, Starring Cate Blanchett, Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    A disappointment; relentlessly bleak and brutal.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    A theme of the movie
  • Violence:

    Extreme and very graphic peril and violence, characters killed, suicide. Intense peril.
  • Sex:

    Sexual references, nude dead body.
  • Language:

    Some strong language.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Characters drink and smoke.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Missing

Parents need to know that this is an extremely violent movie, with frequent and exceptionally graphic brutal images and many injuries and deaths, including death of a child. A character commits suicide. There are sexual references and non-explicit sexual situations. The plot revolves around a plan to sell the girls into prostitution. Characters drink alcohol and use some strong language.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the dualities this movie emphasizes, including the white/Indian cultures.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Really Good

    This movie was VERY good. I am only 11, so I probably shouldnt have seen this movie. I was on first class so i got 2 pik a movie, and it wuz the first R movie to pop up.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

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