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The Vanishing

The Vanishing

Thriller · Drama · Mystery · 1993

The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.

Movie details

The Vanishing

“Obsession is the ultimate weapon.”

1993 Thriller · Drama · Mystery 1h 49m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

George Sluizer

Written by

Todd Graff

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Jeff Harriman

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Barney Cousins

Nancy Travis

Nancy Travis

Rita Baker

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Diane Shaver

Park Overall

Park Overall

Lynn

Lisa Eichhorn

Lisa Eichhorn

Helene Cousins

George Hearn

George Hearn

Arthur Bernard

Court is in session

Put The Vanishing on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.