The Missing

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 131 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 131
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 131
  3. Negative: 14 out of 131
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  1. Deltadawn38
    Jan 10, 2015
    2
    I am disappointed in this Starz series. The plot had the viewer going in all different directions pointing strongly to a possible pedophile and to human trafficking for the sex trade. Key characters were suspect all throughout the series that had nothing to do with the disappearance of sweet Oliver. What was the point of that, as it led to great frustration from one episode to the next. InI am disappointed in this Starz series. The plot had the viewer going in all different directions pointing strongly to a possible pedophile and to human trafficking for the sex trade. Key characters were suspect all throughout the series that had nothing to do with the disappearance of sweet Oliver. What was the point of that, as it led to great frustration from one episode to the next. In hind sight, there is no point to Ian and Victor being suspect, yet the movement of the series led you on to believe they had a definite role in Oliver's disappearance. They had suspicious behavior, for what? Twists and turns throughout that went nowhere. I would love one more episode that explains where the body is. And explain how Victor and Ian were actually involved all along. Hit by a car...seriously?? The actors did a great job. The plot needed help.… Expand
  2. agagil
    Mar 27, 2015
    3
    A bit too tedious and slow. The characters aren't interesting enough nor did I feel that I could relate to them. The ending was too much of a let down as well.
  3. socalgranny
    Jan 7, 2015
    2
    This tedious, drawn out melodrama is difficult to watch. To be fair, we must give the actors credit for being able to act their parts credibly, given the stupidity of the characters they portray. It must at times have been embarrassing. The British writers get to portray the Irish protagonist as rash, irrational, emotional, and a drunkard, the French police as incompetent, the FrenchThis tedious, drawn out melodrama is difficult to watch. To be fair, we must give the actors credit for being able to act their parts credibly, given the stupidity of the characters they portray. It must at times have been embarrassing. The British writers get to portray the Irish protagonist as rash, irrational, emotional, and a drunkard, the French police as incompetent, the French public officials as corrupt, and the Scottish pedophile as contemptible and degenerate. The denouement is totally absurd and makes you realize that you have been played for paying Starz a premium to produce this rubbish.… Expand

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#17 Best TV Season of 2014
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#81 Most Discussed TV Season of 2014
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#10 Most Shared TV Season of 2014

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Melissa Maerz
    Nov 20, 2014
    75
    The cinematography is beautiful, with the present cast in a melancholy blue and the past cast in yellow, as if to remind us that terrible things are done in broad daylight. Some minor characters are intriguing.... But The Missing doesn't have much to say about the loss of a child beyond that it's an Unbearable Tragedy.
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  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Dorothy Rabinowitz
    Nov 17, 2014
    80
    A hard-charging, unfailingly suspenseful mystery whose tonnage of side dramas and veritable school of red herrings don’t, miraculously enough, undermine its strength. Though it is, on occasion, a close call.
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  3. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Diane Garrett
    Nov 14, 2014
    80
    There have been an awful lot of movies and shows about lost children, but The Missing elevates the familiar dynamic to a new level with a gut wrenching mystery. By the end of the first episode, you really want to know what happened to the tyke while dreading where the answer might take you.
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