The Missing Person

The Missing Person

John Rosow is a private investigator. And an alcoholic. He just got the case of his life.

Directed by Noah Buschel

Produced by The 7th Floor, Apropos Films

200995 min5.8 / 10

A neo-noir mystery about a damaged, alcoholic detective drawn into a morally ambiguous case aboard a cross-country train, grappling with his own demons and the nature of truth.

John Rosow drinks to forget. He is a former New York City cop turned Chicago-based private investigator. At the last minute, he is hired by someone he's never met to follow a middle-aged male subject on the soon-departing California Zephyr train to Los Angeles.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Missing Person sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Missing Person scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does The Missing Person end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Missing Person easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Missing Person violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity57

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Surprise15

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Love15

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Like The Missing Person, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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