The Missing Person

The Missing Person

John Rosow is a private investigator. And an alcoholic. He just got the case of his life.

2009 · 95 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

John Rosow drinks to forget. He is a former New York City cop turned Chicago-based private investigator. At the last minute, he is hired by someone he's never met to follow a middle-aged male subject on the soon-departing California Zephyr train to Los Angeles.

Directed by Noah Buschel · Written by Noah Buschel

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Cast

Michael Shannon John Rosow
Amy Ryan Miss Charley
Frank Wood Harold Fullmer
Linda Emond Megan Fullmer
John Ventimiglia Hero Furillo
Margaret Colin Lana Cobb
Paul Sparks Gus Papitos
Yul Vazquez Don Edgar
Paul Adelstein Drexler Hewitt
Liza Weil Agent Chambers
Daniel Franzese Agent Craig
Merritt Wever Mabel Page

Make it a double feature

2h 56m together

The Missing Person

Sparrows Dance

Both from Noah Buschel.

More from Noah BuschelSee all →

Sparrows Dance

Sparrows Dance · 2013

MovieComedyDrama

A young woman, struggling with agoraphobia, hasn't left her New York apartment or seen anyone in over a year. However, when her toilet overflows, she is forced to call in the plumber.

The Phenom

The Phenom · 2016

A rookie pitcher undergoes psychotherapy to overcome the yips.

Glass Chin

Glass Chin · 2014

MovieDramaThriller

After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur. But quick schemes rarely bring easy pay-offs and as the consequences of his business negotiations unfold, Bud has to make a choice between his integrity and his aspirations.

The Man in the Woods

The Man in the Woods · 2020

The Man in the Woods

MovieMysteryThriller

On a snowy night in 1963 Pennsylvania, a boarding school student goes missing in the woods. Her friends, a disgraced quarterback, a shunned ex-cop, and the headmaster's wife, agree to go search for her. As they do, they confront the lies, ghost stories, and demonization that their idyllic school was built on.

More Like This

New Police Story

New Police Story · 2004

New Police Story

MovieActionThriller

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

Blow Out

Blow Out · 1981

MovieCrimeMystery

While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.

The Hunger

The Hunger · 1983

MovieHorrorDrama

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle Rouge · 1970

Le Cercle Rouge

MovieCrimeDrama

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.

Following

Following · 1999

MovieDramaThriller

Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.

Get Smart

Get Smart · 2008

MovieActionComedy

When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?

The Silence

The Silence · 1963

MovieDramaRomance

Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.

Body Double

Body Double · 1984

MovieCrimeMystery

After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.

Kazaam

MovieFantasyComedy

When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.

Money Train

Money Train · 1995

MovieActionComedy

When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.

1941

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Suzhou River

Suzhou River · 2000

MovieDramaRomance

After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover, who he attempted to kidnap 3 years ago.

Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou · 1965

MovieWesternComedy

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans · 2009

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

MovieDramaCrime

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.

The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers · 1998

The Replacement Killers

MovieActionCrime

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.

Jab We Met

Jab We Met · 2007

MovieDramaComedy

A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter