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A man becomes obsessed with finding his girlfriend after she is abducted by a methodical, calculating psychopath. To learn the truth about her disappearance, he puts his fate in the hands of the abductor himself. The film is a remake of director George Sluizer's own French-Dutch production. Read more

Starring	Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis, Sandra Bullock
Director	George Sluizer
Genres	Thriller

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- A disastrous remake of a chilling original, so softened and given such a happy Hollywood ending that the narrative loses all point.
- 31623
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Well worth watching
  
  This film has suspense and draws you into a gripping story. Some excellent performances from Mr Sutherland and Sandra Bullock (although a small part).
  
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  - sutton, Surrey
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 23:25
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  The Vanishing
  
  This film is ace. Jeff Bridges is always good at the weird characters and Kiefer Sutherland is really good in this. It keeps you thinking about what you'd ... read more »
  
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- - rustica
  - 10 reviews
  - aberdeen
  - 02 May 2011 at 23:40
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  creepy killer
  
  great thriller, Jeff Bridges really plays his part so well ,very disturbing.Keifer the obsessive boyfriend is brilliant,
  
  the 2 leading ladies also ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - karizmo
  - 12 reviews
  - Crawley
  - 19 Apr 2011 at 22:33
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  The Vanishing
  
  Brilliant, Gripping thriller. Jeff Bridges is at his best here, and Kiefer Sutherland great as always. A film I can reccomend to all thriller fans. I don't ... read more »
  
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- - laneyb
  - 158 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 18 Sep 2010 at 13:04
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  Poor Film -
  
  This film looks really dated and is shot rather amateurishly. The acting is pretty bad and detracts from the story which i think could have been pretty good. I ... read more »
  
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- - Bobbyb28uk
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  - newcastle
  - 02 Apr 2010 at 21:47
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  Pretty good
  
  I liked this movie, it's not outstanding or anything, just good entertainment. I think it's worth a look if you like thrillers and are looking for ... read more »
  
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- 878153
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  - Taniwha
  - 8 reviews
  - Gloucestershire
  - 29 Mar 2010 at 21:02
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  Please see the original
  
  Please see the original film with the most devastating consequences that will haunt you like no other thriller or horror film. I see another review mentions the... read more »
  
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  - thesilence
  - 6 reviews
  - Frome
  - 10 Mar 2010 at 21:14
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  Kiefer Never Disappoints!!
  
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  I Don't really get why everybody slates this American re-make so much, as both movies are from Director 'George Sluizer', and although the original... read more »
  
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  - Wolverhampton
  - 02 Sep 2009 at 18:00
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  The Vanishing
  
  Barney teaches chemisty, and is planning to abduct a woman. Despite methodical planning and countless trial runs he always manages to mess things up. Then Diane... read more »
  
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  - Romford
  - 14 Jun 2009 at 18:14
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  wow brilliant
  
  If you like thrillers you'll love this one, apart from mz bullock only appearing in this movie for two mints its still great, watch out for bridges as the ... read more »
  
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- - kizamiwarrior
  - 85 reviews
  - Ruislip
  - 09 Jun 2009 at 03:29
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  Dated!
  
  Jeff Bridges is brilliant as a psycho dude, Sandra Bullock is great though I'd rather seeing her in a comedy movie & Kiefer Sutherland was ok. However, ... read more »
  
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- - gianino
  - 458 reviews
  - London
  - 30 May 2009 at 23:06
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- - 12
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  Well worth watching
  
  This film has suspense and draws you into a gripping story. Some excellent performances from Mr Sutherland and Sandra Bullock (although a small part).
  
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- 9575
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  - sutton, Surrey
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 23:25
- - 5
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  flawed before last 15 minutes
  
  and the last 15 minutes are god-awful
  
  The good: Kiefer is very good, and Sandra Bullock is good while she's on screen.
  
  Moderate: Nancy... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 31 Oct 2005 at 12:28
- - 5
  - 1
  keifer yet again when will this guy be in a bad movie
  
  Two great performances from jeff bridges and keifer sutherland.
  
  i love this film
  
  my usual saying for a film of this calibre ........... read more »
  
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- - howdinski
  - yorkshire , england
  - 29 Apr 2005 at 18:14
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  Keither Sutherland and...
  
  Keither Sutherland and Jeff Bridges play in this well thought and interesting Thriller. Very watchable, even if it is just for the good actors. There is a good... read more »
  
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- - Theresa#3
  - WHITSTABLE
  - 22 Sep 2004 at 17:57
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  great movie
  
  This is a very enjoyable film....well casted, well acted and well worth a watch.
  
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  - isle of bute
  - 28 May 2006 at 13:04
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  Gripping
  
  Gripping film with strong performances especially the creepy Bridges (but as other reviews have mentioned, where did that accent come from?!). Very minor role ... read more »
  
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  - Surrey
  - 08 Aug 2008 at 13:24
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  Good movie
  
  Has some good twists and turns. it also has some suspense. The end was bit preditable. The acting was excellent from all main actors.
  
  All in all a ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 30 Jul 2004 at 23:26
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  A very good slightly ...
  
  A very good slightly chilling film, plays on everyones worst nightmare and shows you inside a physcotic mind
  
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- - ANGELA#21
  - WIGAN
  - 20 Mar 2004 at 23:15
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  watchable
  
  Better than I thought.A very watchable thriller.Takes the excitement out of it because you already know who performed the crime, but watchable none-the-less and... read more »
  
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  - BOURNEMOUTH
  - 23 Dec 2004 at 10:39
- - 1
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  Disturbing stuff!
  
  Seen this a few times. First time I was too disturbed by this film to sleep, and I am a horror film fan. Great acting by Jeff Bridges and the lovely Kiefer. ... read more »
  
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- 144806
- - a customer
  - Kent, England
  - 27 Aug 2005 at 09:50

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  A man becomes obsessed with finding his girlfriend after she is abducted by a methodical, calculating psychopath. To learn the truth about her disappearance, he puts his fate in the hands of the abductor himself. The film is a remake of director George Sluizer's own French-Dutch production....