The Vanishing fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, the mind, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and sound design
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Vanishing is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, the mind, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, the mind, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography and sound design stand out.
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The Vanishing is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 5.9, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 48 min
The Vanishing runs 1 h 48 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Vanishing higher (74) than audiences (56). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Norwegian. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+36GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Vanishing in 50 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 33 storytelling tropes for The Vanishing, including They Look Just Like Everyone Else!, Europeans Are Kinky, Reverse Whodunnit.
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