Missing Link

2019 stop-motion animated film directed by Chris Butler

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6.9

The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.

Released: 2019-04-0494 minDir: Chris ButlerFamily, Animation, Comedy, Adventure, ActionBudget: $100MBox office: $26.6M

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Cast

Hugh Jackman as Sir Lionel Frost (voice)
Zoe Saldaña as Adelina Fortnight (voice)
Zach Galifianakis as Mr. Susan Link (voice)
Stephen Fry as Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice)
Timothy Olyphant as Willard Stenk (voice)
Emma Thompson as Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)

Themes

himalaya mountain range
bigfoot
yeti
stop motion
cryptozoology
loch ness monster
shangri la
19th century
sasquatch
amused

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

30,888 votes

Year: 2019
Runtime: 94 min
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

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Key facts

Directed by: Chris Butler
Written by: Chris Butler
Produced by: Arianne Sutner Travis Knight
Starring: Hugh Jackman Zoe Saldaña Emma Thompson Stephen Fry David Walliams Timothy Olyphant Matt Lucas Amrita Acharia Zach Galifianakis
Cinematography: Chris Peterson
Edited by: Stephen Perkins
Music by: Carter Burwell
Production company: Laika
Distributed by: United Artists Releasing
Release dates: April 5, 2019 ( 2019-04-05 ) (United Kingdom) April 12, 2019 ( 2019-04-12 ) (United States)
Running time: 94 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $100 million
Box office: $26.6 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 95
FilmAffinity ID: 701493
Official website: www.missinglink.movie

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publication date: 2019-04-05
title: Missing Link
social media followers: 71967
review score: 68/100
box office: 26565710
capital cost: 102300000

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Missing Link is a 2019 American stop-motion animated adventure comedy film written and directed by Chris Butler. It features the voices of Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldaña, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, David Walliams, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, Amrita Acharia, and Zach Galifianakis. The plot follows Mr. Link, an orangutan-looking Sasquatch who, with the help of British explorers Sir Lionel Frost and Adelina Fortnight, travels to the Himalayas to meet his Yeti cousins.

Development on a new animated Laika film on began in April 2018, with Butler to direct and write the project and the voice cast announced. In May 2018, additional voice cast were announced, with the title being revealed. In June 2018, Laika announced a release date in April 2019. Production was reportedly underway by May 2018 with Laika's artists having constructed over 110 sets with 65 unique locations for the film. Carter Burwell composed the film's musical score. With a budget of $100 million, Missing Link is the most expensive stop-motion animated film of all time.