10 Best Movies Like Missing

From its gripping mystery to the unique way the story unfolds, a lot of fans are looking for movies like Missing to deliver similar thrills. The compelling film stars Storm Reid as June, a teenager who utilizes the full extent of her internet sleuthing abilities to try and locate her mother Grace (Nia Long). Grace had been vacationing in Colombia with her boyfriend Kevin (Ken Leung) when her sudden disappearance made national news headlines.

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The fictional thriller was created as an original story by Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian. The innovative use of technology in Missing contributes to the modern “screenlife” genre in which the entire story is told through the lens of a computer, phone, or camera screen that exists in the world of the story, first seen in 2018’s Searching. However, the movie also has a number of other elements that make it an entertaining ride, from the mission person case to the amateur detective to the shocking twists, and it is reminiscent of other movies of the same kind.

10 Gone Girl (2014)

Directed By David Fincher

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Based on Gillian Flynn’s 2012 novel, Gone Girl stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike as Nick and Amy Dunne, a couple whose disintegrating marriage is rocked by Amy’s sudden disappearance and Nick’s suspected hand in it. As evidence begins to pile up against Nick, it eventually becomes clear with a shocking twist that all is not what it seems. Flynn also wrote the screenplay for the film, with David Fincher directing. 

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*Availability in US Release Date October 1, 2014 Cast Ben Affleck , Rosamund Pike , Neil Patrick Harris , Tyler Perry , Carrie Coon , Kim Dickens Runtime 2h 29m

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Gone Girl is a riveting 2014 psychological thriller directed by David Fincher. The film revolves around the disappearance of Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) on her wedding anniversary. A missing person investigation opens up that begins to target Amy’s husband Nick (Ben Affleck) as the one responsible. Gone Girl was originally a best-selling novel by author Gillian Flynn. Its story dives into the complicated dynamics of Amy and Nick’s marriage which ultimately reveals dark secrets about Amy’s manipulative tactics.

The first half of Gone Girl is quite similar to Missing as it follows Nick’s investigation into his wife’s disappearance, looking into her life and examining their past together to find clues. It makes for a gripping mystery only to throw in an incredible twist halfway through the movie that changes everything. Gone Girl‘s ending deviates from Missing in becoming a much more complex movie about twisted relationships, but both are excellent entries into the missing person subgenre.

9 Spree (2020)

Directed By Eugene Kotlyarenko

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Spree follows the story of Kurt Kunkle, a ride-share driver obsessed with gaining social media fame. Directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko and starring Joe Keery, the thriller presents a dark take on the pursuit of online validation and the lengths one might go for digital recognition.

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*Availability in US Release Date August 14, 2020 Cast Joe Keery , Sasheer Zamata , David Arquette Runtime 92 Minutes
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Spree is a thrilling 2020 dark comedy directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko. The screenlife movie follows Kurt Kunkle (Joe Keery), a rideshare driver who is desperate to go viral on the internet. Kurt comes up with a twisted plan to become famous by live-streaming a series of murders in his car. He documents the killings of multiple unsuspecting passengers, which successfully gains him online clout. The unique film explores the darker possibilities of social media obsession and the extreme lengths people could go to gain mass amounts of social media followers.

Keery also delivers a wonderfully unhinged performance in the lead role, embracing the dark comedic aspects that are not present in
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Both Spree and Missing take advantage of the extent to which modern life is lived through screens. While it is difficult to make a compelling movie from this point of view, both Missing and Spree manage to use the limitations of this approach to great effect, never making the story feel small. Keery also delivers a wonderfully unhinged performance in the lead role, embracing the dark comedic aspects that are not present in Missing.

8 Prisoners (2013)

Directed By Denis Villeneuve

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After getting tired of waiting for the police to find the person responsible for taking two young girls, Keller Rover takes the law into his own hands to get the answers he wants. This crime drama was directed by Denis Villeneuve and stars Hugh Jackman (Keller Rover), Jake Gyllenhaal (Detective Loki), and Terrence Howard (Franklin Birch).

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*Availability in US Release Date September 20, 2013 Cast Hugh Jackman , Jake Gyllenhaal , Viola Davis , Maria Bello , Terrence Howard , Melissa Leo , Paul Dano Runtime 153 minutes

Prisoners is an intense and haunting 2013 thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve. The gripping yet devastating movie is about the horrifying reality of missing persons cases and centers on the emotional turmoil experienced by the families of the victims and the police investigators involved in the cases. Prisoners begins with the abrupt disappearance of two young girls on Thanksgiving. The father of one of the missing kids, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), goes to extreme lengths to find his daughter and her friend, believing the cops such as Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) aren’t doing enough to track them down.

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Like Missing, Prisoners is a look at the desperation and overwhelming need to find answers that comes from those looking for lost loved ones. However, whereas June’s determined search in Missing is inspiring and heroic, Prisoners showcases the dark extremes this kind of loss can push a person to. It is a stirring and grim exploration of the dark nature of people.

7 Flightplan (2005)

Directed By Robert Schwentke

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*Availability in US Release Date September 22, 2005 Cast Jodie Foster , Peter Sarsgaard , Sean Bean , Kate Beahan , Michael Irby , Assaf Cohen Runtime 93 minutes

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Flightplan is an exciting movie that follows the story of a recently widowed aircraft engineer named Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster) whose young daughter Julia (Marlene Lawston) has gone missing on an international flight from Berlin to New York. Kyle desperately searches the plane and asks for help, but no one aboard appears to know anything about Julia’s disappearance. Flightplan is similar to Missing in its riveting and suspenseful plot about a family member who will stop at nothing to find their missing loved one.

Just as June in Missing often feels that she is the only one doing anything to find her mother, Flightplan sees Kyle unwinding in the increasing frustration that no one seems to believe her. However, even as the mystery grows, the audience doesn’t lose faith in her as she remains a determined and loving hero who will discover the truth at all costs.

6 Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Directed By Ben Affleck

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Gone Baby Gone is a crime drama centering on a detective investigating the disappearance a little girl. But soon after he begins digging for the truth, he is victim to a personal and professional crisis.

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*Availability in US Release Date October 19, 2007 Cast Casey Affleck , Michelle Monaghan , Morgan Freeman , Ed Harris , Amy Ryan , Amy Madigan , Titus Welliver Runtime 114 Minutes

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Ben Affleck made his impressive directorial debut with the thriller Gone Baby Gone, based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. The movie follows two private investigators, Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan), who are hired to find a missing girl named Amanda McCready. The story begins when Amanda mysteriously disappears from her house in a working-class neighborhood in Boston. As the investigation unfolds, Patrick and Angie discover a world of corruption they could never have imagined.

Unlike Missing and other missing person movies, Gone Baby Gone doesn’t focus on people searching for their own loved ones, but rather professionals hired to find someone. Regardless, Patrick and Angie become deeply invested in the case. Like Prisoners, Gone Baby Gone is a dark examination of the genre with an ending that makes victory seem like a defeat.

5 Host (2020)

Directed By Rob Savage

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Host is a Shudder original horror mystery released in July 2020. The story revolves around six friends on a Zoom call during the COVID-19 lockdown that performs a seance. Unsurprisingly, their fun idea quickly takes a turn for the worse as supernatural events plague the group performing the dangerous ritual.

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*Availability in US Release Date July 30, 2020 Cast Haley Bishop , Jemma Moore Runtime 65minutes
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Host is a 2020 found footage horror movie that gained popularity for its unique technological approach to filmmaking and its relevance to the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire film is told within one Zoom call, reflecting the surge in virtual meetings and socialization which became the new normal during the lockdowns. The story is about a group of friends who decide to hold a séance over Zoom with a spiritual medium. The group attempts to connect with the spirit world but accidentally invites a negative entity into their gathering, leading to a series of terrifying situations of paranormal activity.

Though the plot bears no real connection to Missing, the filmmaking style shows the kind of unique and gripping stories that can be told with this approach. Missing and Host take advantage of the familiarity audiences have in viewing these screens and they use that familiarity to create stories that feel grounded in some reality, no matter the genre they belong to.

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4 The Girl On The Train (2016)

Directed By Tate Taylor

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The Girl on the Train centers on Rachel Watson, who is grappling with her divorce and becomes entangled in a mystery after witnessing a shocking event during her train commute. This suspenseful thriller explores themes of memory, obsession, and perception as Rachel’s journey unfolds.

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The Girl on the Train is a fascinating 2016 psychological thriller directed by Tate Taylor based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins. The story revolves around Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt), a woman struggling with alcoholism who rides the daily train and becomes strangely obsessed with a couple she watches. Rachel’s observations of the couple lead to her witnessing a shocking event involving the woman, Megan Hipwell (Haley Bennett), which ultimately involves her in a hidden web of deception that endangers her.

Rachel shares a lot of similarities with
Missing
‘s June as they are both tenacious and relentless in their pursuit of the truth.

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Rachel shares a lot of similarities with Missing‘s June as they are both tenacious and relentless in their pursuit of the truth. The two amateur sleuths are able to latch onto any clues and dig deeper into the complicated mystery. However, The Girl on the Train is also fascinating for focusing on someone who is separated from the mystery, adding a voyeuristic quality to Rachel’s investigation.

3 Unfriended (2015)

Directed By Levan Gabriadze

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Showcased entirely on a computer screen, Unfriended follows a group of teens who are terrorized over the internet by the ghost of one of their deceased friends. The ghost, a classmate named Laura Barns, seeks revenge on the other teens for the bullying she endured from them before taking her own life. Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, and Courtney Halverson star. 

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*Availability in US Director Levan Gabriadze Release Date April 17, 2015 Cast Matthew Bohrer , Will Peltz , Heather Sossaman , Shelley Hennig , Jacob Wysocki , Courtney Halverson , Moses Jacob Storm Runtime 83minutes

Unfriended is an innovative 2014 horror film that uses a classic found-footage style by utilizing webcams, messages, and screen recordings to tell its story, which takes place entirely on a computer screen. The film follows a group of high school friends on a Skype call whose conversation takes a sinister turn when they start to be haunted by a mysterious evil presence. Narratively similar to Host, Unfriended was one of the first films to execute the inventive concept that eventually laid the foundation of the central elements in the screenlife genre.

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Unfriended helped to pave the way for movies like Missing, showing that this approach, while often dismissed as gimmicky, can be quite effective. However, not every movie that attempts to do the same thing works as well, and Missing and Unfriended show that their success comes largely from the authentic way the social media life is portrayed and the commitment to detail. Both movies successfully place the audience in this scenario while making it seem real.

2 Run (2020)

Directed By Aneesh Chaganty

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Run is a horror thriller released by Hulu in 2020. After being born prematurely, young Chloe Sherman (Kiera Allen) is diagnosed with arrhythmia, hemochromatosis, asthma, and is partially paralysized. Because of this, she is homeschooled by her mother Diane (Sarah Paulson). But years after taking medications, Chloe starts to believe her mother may be hiding a dark secret.

Director Aneesh Chaganty Release Date November 20, 2020 Cast Erik Athavale , Conan Hodgkinson , Pat Healy , Derek James Trapp , Clark Webster , Kiera Allen , Steve Pacaud , Onalee Ames , Sarah Paulson , Bradley Sawatzky , Carter Heintz

Run follows Diane Sherman (Sarah Paulson), a single mother who seems to be committed to caring for her daughter Chloe (Kiera Allen). Chloe is homeschooled and has a mobility disability that requires additional attention from Diane, but Chloe begins to suspect that her mother may not have her best interests at heart. As she digs further into the truth, her entire world is put into question.

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Run shares very similar themes to Missing including the uncertainty of trust, psychological manipulation, and the lengths a parent can go to protect their secrets. Run focuses on a core dynamic between a mother and her daughter which is also on display in Missing. Sarah Paulson’s performance is especially effective as she is able to be a loving and attentive mother at one moment and suddenly become terrifying the next.

1 Searching (2018)

Directed By Aneesh Chaganty

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Searching is a drama thriller that stars John Cho as David Kim whose 16-year-old daughter goes missing. Despite a local investigation being opened with an active detective assigned to the case, thirty-seven hours pass without a single lead. Desperate and frustrated, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. Utilizing technology to conduct his own investigation, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever.

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Searching is the stand-alone prequel to Missing, offering a glimpse at how a gripping missing person mystery could unfold entirely on a screen. Searching tells its suspenseful story with the roles are reversed in Searching, as a desperate father (John Cho) searches for his missing daughter. The new dynamic is even more effective as Searching plays into the generational gaps that can exist on social media as the father searches for the truth.

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The movie cleverly features computer screens, surveillance footage, and social media platforms to deliver the narrative, a successful format that is replicated in Missing. Like Storm Reid’s performance in Missing, John Cho is essential to grounding the mystery with a fantastic protagonist. It will be interesting to see whether Chaganty and Ohanian will plan to make a second sequel using the innovative technological storytelling devices shown in Searching and Missing.

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Missing is a movie from the creative team behind Searching that follows a daughter trying to find her missing mother. When June’s (Storm Reid) mother goes on vacation in Columbia with her new boyfriend, she suddenly goes missing during the adventure. To find her, June will use all the information and social media tools she can to track her mother down before it’s too late. However, the deeper she digs, the more she discovers how little she really knew her mother. You can rent Missing for just $1.99 for Prime Day. 

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*Availability in US Director Nick Johnson , Will Merrick Release Date January 20, 2023 Cast Storm Reid , Joaquim De Almeida , Ken Leung , Amy Landecker , Daniel Henney , Nia Long , Ava Zaria Lee Runtime 111 minutes

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