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1983 film by Stanley R. Jaffe

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5.3

English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.

Released: 1983-02-04120 minDir: Stanley R. JaffeDrama, MysteryBox office: $9.6M

Cast

  • Kate Nelligan as Susan Selky
  • Judd Hirsch as Al Menetti
  • David Dukes as Graham Selky
  • Stockard Channing as Jocelyn Norris
  • Jacqueline Brookes as Margaret Mayo
  • Keith McDermott as Philippe

Themes

  • new york city
  • based on true story
  • brooklyn, new york city
  • nypd
  • missing child
  • child kidnapping
  • working mom
  • mother child separation
  • missing son
  • mother looking for child

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

2,399 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

60/100

Year
1983
Runtime
120 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Rated
PG

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120
FilmAffinity ID
768729
Official website
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publication date
1986-07-05
title
Without a Trace
review score
6.6/10
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