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Missing

1982 · 123 min · Director: Costa-Gavras ★ IMDb 7.7 · 24,726 ratings

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Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

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Emotional fingerprint

Missing (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Curiosity 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Curiosity, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Curiosity and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Anger

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension47 %16 %24 %41 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension53 %19 %32 %47 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension66 %28 %40 %63 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension70 %34 %44 %68 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Empathy62 %39 %48 %58 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Sadness61 %40 %48 %56 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %31 %40 %63 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Tension65 %30 %41 %60 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Empathy63 %40 %51 %53 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Tension67 %42 %53 %59 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing75 %44 %56 %68 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Empathy72 %49 %64 %58 %
62.5 %≈ 77′Empathy65 %48 %61 %50 %
67.5 %≈ 83′Tension67 %45 %55 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 89′Tension73 %49 %54 %66 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Sadness79 %65 %66 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Empathy82 %71 %75 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 108′Anger86 %73 %75 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 114′Sadness88 %80 %76 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 120′Anger86 %79 %72 %34 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Sissy Spacek

Beth Horman

JS
John Shea

JS
John Shea

Charles Horman

David Clennon

Consul Phil Putnam

RV
Richard Venture

RV
Richard Venture

U.S. Ambassador

JH
Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Colonel Sean Patrick

Richard Bradford

Andrew Babcock

JR
Joe Regalbuto

JR
Joe Regalbuto

Frank Teruggi

Keith Szarabajka

David Holloway

JD
John Doolittle

David McGeary

JR
Janice Rule

Kate Newman

WC
Ward Costello

Congressman

HR
Hansford Rowe

Senator

TR
Tina Romero

Maria

RW
Richard Whiting

Statesman

ML
Martin LaSalle

Paris

TN
Terence Nelson

Colonel Clay

RH
Robert Hitt

Peter Chernin

Details

Directed by
Costa-Gavras
Written by
Costa-Gavras, Donald E. Stewart, Thomas Hauser
Type
Movies
Released
1982
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 24,726 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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