The Missing is a 2003 Western thriller directed by Ron Howard and written by Ken Kaufman. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones as Samuel Jones, Cate Blanchett as Maggie Gilkeson, and Evan Rachel Wood as Maggie's daughter Lily.
The movie is set in 1885 in New Mexico, where Maggie Gilkeson is a rancher raising her two daughters, Lily and younger daughter Dot alone. Maggie is estranged from her father, Samuel, who abandoned the family when she was a child. However, when Lily is kidnapped by a group of Apache rebels led by a witch doctor named Chidin, Maggie turns to her father, a legendary Apache tracker, for help.
Samuel reluctantly agrees to help her and the two set out together to rescue Lily. On their journey, they encounter hostile terrain, ruthless outlaws, and dangerous Indian tribes. Along the way, Samuel and Maggie must confront their troubled past and learn to work together in order to have any hope of finding Lily before she is taken over the border to Mexico and sold as a sex slave.
As they track the kidnappers deeper into the wilderness, they discover that Chidin plans to use Lily in a sacrificial ceremony. The clock is ticking as the two desperados face off in a confrontation that will determine Lily's fate and the future of the Jones family.
The Missing is a suspenseful and action-packed thriller that explores themes of family, redemption, and cultural conflict. With an all-star cast and stunning cinematography, the film is an intense and gripping journey into the Wild West.