The Vanishing

1993

Action / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

27
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 49% · 37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 29321 29.3K

buried alive remake

Plot summary

The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.

Director

George Sluizer Photo
George Sluizer

Top cast

Sandra Bullock Photo
Sandra Bullock as Diane Shaver
Jeff Bridges Photo
Jeff Bridges as Barney Cousins
Kiefer Sutherland Photo
Kiefer Sutherland as Jeff Harriman
Lynn Hamilton Photo
Lynn Hamilton as Miss Carmichael
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
813.18 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 2
1.65 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 26

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BA_Harrison 6 / 10

A very Hollywood remake.

In 1993, Director George Sluizer got to give his Dutch horror/thriller Spoorloos (1988) the big budget Hollywood remake treatment, which meant that the script had to be heavily altered to suit, most notably the original film's downbeat ending being replaced by a new, more upbeat finalé. Sluizer's revamped thriller is slickly made with a great cast, and undemanding mainstream audiences will probably have a good time with it, but if you prefer your films to have a bit more of an edge, there's a good chance that The Vanishing's very American approach, with its predictable and far less shocking outcome, will leave you unimpressed.Kiefer Sutherland plays writer Jeff Harriman, who puts his life on hold in order to try and find his girlfriend Diane (Sandra Bullock), who went missing during a stop at a service station. After three years of looking for Diane with no success, Jeff meets waitress Rita Baker (Nancy Travis) and romance blossoms. Jeff agrees to give up his search, but then he receives a message from a man named Barney (Jeff Bridges), who says that he is the one who abducted Diane, and if Jeff wants to find out what happened to his girlfriend, he must comply with his demands...Bridges is a strange choice for Barney, the actor better known as a dashing leading man than for playing a psycho (with a bad haircut), and it takes a while to accept him in the role, but he eventually makes good; Sutherland, on the other hand, is perfect as the everyman thrown into a personal hell, his obsession driving him to take great risks, and Travis makes for a likeable heroine. Bullock is fine as the tragic Diane, but she isn't given a lot to do. Sluizer handles the action well enough, but the new 'happy' ending does take a bit of swallowing, and ultimately lacks the impact of the original movie. The Vanishing's finalé sees Rita tracking down Barney, using her guile to outwit the nutjob and save her man. It's formulaic stuff designed to appease the masses - nothing wrong with that, and I enjoyed it for what it was - but watch Spoorloos and see which one stays in the mind the longest.
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Reviewed by kamalbeeee 8 / 10

Classic best thriller

I had seen without any expectation and it really surprised me and didnt feel bore at any part..nice story and screenplay..a protogonist's girl friend missing at starting of the movie then he and his new girlfriend search for truth about her...sandra bullock plays a guest role and kiefer sutherland plays as a protogonist... Definetly watchable movie...

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