The Missing (2003 film)

The Missing
The Missing
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ron Howard
Written by	Ken Kaufman
Based on	The Last Ride; by Thomas Eidson
Produced by	Brian Grazer; Ron Howard; Daniel Ostroff
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones; Cate Blanchett; Evan Rachel Wood; Jenna Boyd; Eric Schweig; Aaron Eckhart;
Cinematography	Salvatore Totino
Edited by	Daniel P. Hanley; Mike Hill;
Music by	James Horner
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Revolution Studios; Imagine Entertainment;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	November 26, 2003;
Running time	137 minutes; 154 minutes; (extended)
Country	United States
Languages	English; Spanish; Apache;
Budget	$60 million
Box office	$38.4 million

The Missing is a 2003 American Western film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett. It is based on Thomas Eidson's 1996 novel The Last Ride. Set in 1885 New Mexico Territory, the film is notable for the authentic use of the Apache language by various actors, some of whom spent long hours studying it.^[4] It was produced by Revolution Studios, Imagine Entertainment, and Daniel Ostroff Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Releasing).^[5] The film received mixed reviews from critics.

^ "The Missing (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 10, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
^ "Howard gets his wish: A rough, tough western". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 2003. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
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^ Benke, Richard (December 18, 2003). "Apaches laud accuracy in 'The Missing' movie". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "The Missing (2003)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.