Lost Child (film)

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Lost Child
Lost Child 2017 movie poster.jpeg
Directed by Ramaa Mosley
Written byRamaa Mosley
Tim Macy
Produced byCameron Gray
Sarah E. Johnson
Tim Macy
Ramaa Mosley
Gina Resnick
Starring
CinematographyDarin Moran
Edited by Phillip J. Bartell
Robert McFalls
Music byDavid Baron
Chris Maxwell
Production
companies
Green Hummingbird Entertainment
Laundry Films
Variety Pictures
Distributed byBreaking Glass Pictures
Release dates
  • 14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)(Heartland Film Festival)
  • 14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)(US)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lost Child is a 2018 American thriller drama film directed by Ramaa Mosley, starring Leven Rambin, Jim Parrack, Taylor John Smith, Landon Edwards and Toni Chritton Johnson.

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Cast

Release

The film was released on 14 September 2018. [1]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 55% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. [2] Kevin Crust of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "walks a fine line, balancing elements of psychological drama and the supernatural, with a surging undercurrent of social commentary that sneaks up on you." [3]

Frank Schenk of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "never becomes as affecting or suspenseful as it should be." [1]

Matthew Row of Film Threat gave the film a score of 3/10 and wrote that while the film "does try to strike at a deeper emotional core through its mishmash of tropes, the over-glossed methodology and cheap resonance make the experience ultimately (and thoroughly) underwhelming." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Schenk, Frank (13 September 2018). "'Lost Child': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. "Lost Child". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. Crust, Kevin (12 September 2018). "Review: Thriller 'Lost Child' chills to the bone". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. Roe, Matthew (13 October 2018). "Lost Child". Film Threat . Retrieved 7 September 2022.