The Missing (2003)

The film "The Missing" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story centers entirely on a Western rescue mission, leaving no portrayal of queer identity to evaluate.

The film "The Missing" is a Western thriller focused on a family's struggle to rescue a kidnapped child from a renegade Apache brujo. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.

The film features Maggie Gilkeson, a strong female character who participates in action and confronts male antagonists. However, her victories against male opponents are consistently achieved through the use of firearms from a distance, rather than through close-quarters physical combat, martial arts, or melee weapon fights.

The film "The Missing" is an adaptation of Thomas Eidson's novel "The Last Stand." All major characters, including Samuel Jones and Maggie Gilkeson, maintain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.

The film "The Missing" is an adaptation of the novel "The Last Stand." A review of the main characters and their portrayals indicates that their races align with their descriptions in the source material. No characters established as one race in the novel are depicted as a different race in the film.