The Missing Girl (film)

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The Missing Girl
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Directed by A.D. Calvo
Written byA.D. Calvo
Produced by Mike S. Ryan
StarringRobert Longstreet
Alexia Rasmussen
Eric Ladin
Thomas Jay Ryan
Shirley Knight
Kevin Corrigan
Sonja Sohn
Release date
  • September 13, 2015 (2015-09-13)(TIFF)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Missing Girl is a 2015 American drama film directed by A.D. Calvo. It was shown in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [1]

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Synopsis

The film follows Mort, a comic book store owner that hires Ellen, a graphic novel artist trying to get her big break in the world of professional comics.

Cast

Reception

We Got This Covered gave the film four stars, with the consensus "Robert Longstreet delivers an excellent performance and helps carry The Missing Girl to a place where it's a pleasantly enjoyable character study." [2] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com compared the film favorably to the 2001 film Ghost World and stated that it was "awkwardly stylized (sometimes too much), but the leads are always engaging, and the plot is unique and entertaining." [3]

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References

  1. "Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles". IndieWire. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  2. Lowe, Alexander. "The Missing Girl Review [TIFF 2015]". We Got This Covered. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. Tallerico, Brian (September 15, 2015). "TIFF 2015: "Cemetery of Splendour," "The Missing Girl," "The Ones Below"". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.