Movies and TV series about missing persons

The 31 best titles about missing persons, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Psycho
iRank91
1960 · Alfred Hitchcock
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his ho
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
iRank89
2020 · Taichi Ishidate
MovieAnimationDramaFantasy
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
Get Out
iRank85
2017 · Jordan Peele
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interr
Zootopia
iRank84
2016 · Byron Howard
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde t
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
iRank83
1977 · Steven Spielberg
MovieDramaScience Fiction
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
I'm Still Here
iRank82
2024 · Walter Salles
MovieDramaHistory
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
Gone Girl
iRank82
2014 · David Fincher
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Searching
iRank79
2018 · Aneesh Chaganty
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the
It
iRank75
2017 · Andy Muschietti
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Annihilation
iRank75
2018 · Alex Garland
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
The Chestnut Man
iRank75
2021
SeriesCrimeDrama
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
Shutter Island
iRank75
2010 · Martin Scorsese
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a
Bridesmaids
iRank75
2011 · Paul Feig
MovieComedyRomance
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expens
The Fall Guy
iRank73
2024 · David Leitch
MovieActionComedyRomance
Fresh off an almost career-ending accident, stuntman Colt Seavers has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job.
The 4400
iRank72
2004 · Scott Peters
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations rangi
A Simple Favor
iRank72
2018 · Paul Feig
MovieComedyMysteryThriller
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky
Wayward Pines
iRank69
2015 · M. Night Shyamalan
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
iRank68
2022 · Akiva Schaffer
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalg
The Empty Man
iRank66
2020 · David Prior
MovieHorrorMystery
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
iRank64
2019 · Rob Letterman
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
iRank61
2026 · Lee Cronin
MovieHorrorMystery
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns int
Time Trap
iRank60
2017 · Mark Dennis
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
A group of students become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently underground than on the surface.
The Exorcist III
iRank60
1990 · William Peter Blatty
MovieHorrorMystery
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified
Tomb Raider
iRank57
2018 · Roar Uthaug
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
The Girl on the Train
iRank56
2016 · Tate Taylor
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees
A Working Man
iRank55
2025 · David Ayer
MovieActionCrimeThriller
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers,
Kiss the Girls
iRank54
1997 · Gary Fleder
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women an
Cannibal Holocaust
iRank53
1980 · Ruggero Deodato
MovieHorror
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tri
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
iRank51
2012 · Brad Peyton
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
8MM
iRank45
1999 · Joel Schumacher
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows
Abduction
iRank35
2011 · John Singleton
MovieActionMysteryThriller
For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the truth, he is hunted by assassins, forcing him to flee