8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Mystery, Thriller • 1982 • 123 min • Older Kids (7+)
Missing (1982)
Missing (1982)
Overview
Costa-Gavras directs this true-story political thriller about a conservative American father who travels to Chile after a military coup to find his missing son. What he uncovers implicates the U.S. State Department in covering up crimes committed by the regime it helped bring to power. The Leans Progressive label follows naturally. The film's central argument is that American government officials knowingly enabled a right-wing dictatorship and then lied about it. A secondary thread shows the father's rigid worldview softened by his independent daughter-in-law, adding a generational and gender dimension. There is no religious content or identity politics to shift the balance. The political critique carries the rating.
Starring Cast
Jack Lemmon • Sissy Spacek • Melanie Mayron
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
Costa-Gavras directs this true-story political thriller about a conservative American father who travels to Chile after a military coup to find his missing son. What he uncovers implicates the U.S. State Department in covering up crimes committed by the regime it helped bring to power. The Leans Progressive label follows naturally. The film's central argument is that American government officials knowingly enabled a right-wing dictatorship and then lied about it. A secondary thread shows the father's rigid worldview softened by his independent daughter-in-law, adding a generational and gender dimension. There is no religious content or identity politics to shift the balance. The political critique carries the rating.
Starring Cast
Jack Lemmon • Sissy Spacek • Melanie Mayron
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High
The film's central thesis explicitly critiques US government complicity in a right-wing military coup and subsequent human rights abuses, championing the pursuit of truth against state deception.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting, reflecting the real-life individuals involved in the historical events depicted. However, its narrative strongly critiques the actions of powerful, predominantly white male government and military officials, portraying them negatively as complicit in human rights abuses and cover-ups.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays a nuclear family in crisis, where the traditional patriarchal figure is challenged by his independent daughter-in-law and forced to confront his preconceived notions about his son's non-traditional life, leading to a questioning of rigid gender roles and parental authority.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Missing (1982) is a political drama centered on the true story of an American journalist's disappearance during the 1973 Chilean coup. The film's plot and character arcs are entirely dedicated to the search for the missing individual and the political turmoil, without featuring any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Missing' (1982) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a father and wife searching for their missing loved one amidst political turmoil in Chile, without any elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is a biographical drama based on real historical events and individuals. All major characters are portrayed with the same gender as their documented historical counterparts, with no instances of gender alteration from the source material.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is based on real historical figures who were white. The actors cast in these roles are also white, aligning with the historical race of the characters depicted.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.4
7.8
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