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The Vanishing
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1466
- IMDb #917
- Google retired #3334
- Rotten Tomatoes #353
- Letterboxd #582
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #343
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #793
- Metacritic Critics #3550
- Criticker #233
- Douban #1694
- Kinopoisk #1980
- AlloCiné #1045
- Trakt #1869
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A man becomes consumed by the search for his girlfriend after she inexplicably disappears at a rest stop during a vacation. His investigation stretches over years, driven by an insatiable need for closure. He eventually forms a disturbing connection with the person responsible, a meticulous and ordinary man with a chilling philosophical curiosity. The story becomes a tense exploration of obsession, the nature of evil, and the terrifying price of knowing the truth.
Details
- Director
- George Sluizer
- Writers
- George Sluizer, Tim Krabbé
- Based on
- The Golden Egg by Tim Krabbé
- Studio
- Golden Egg, Ingrid Productions, MGS Film
- Released
- 27 October 1988
- Country
- Netherlands, France, Germany
- Language
- Dutch, French, English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 4 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 8 →4 wins from 8 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 1992 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Vanishing | Nominee |
| National Board of Review 1991 | Top Foreign Film | The Vanishing | Winner |
| National Society of Film Critics 1991 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Vanishing | Nominee |
| New York Film Critics Circle 1991 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Vanishing | Nominee |
| Warsaw Film Festival 1991 | Audience Award – Feature Film | George Sluizer | Nominee |
| European Film Awards 1988 | Best Supporting Actress | Johanna ter Steege | Winner |
| Netherlands Film Festival 1988 | Dutch Film Critics Award | George Sluizer | Winner |
| Netherlands Film Festival 1988 | Best Film | George Sluzier Anne Lordon | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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8 awards — The Vanishing
×| Best Film | George Sluzier Anne Lordon | Winner |
| Dutch Film Critics Award | George Sluizer | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Johanna ter Steege | Winner |
| Top Foreign Film | The Vanishing | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Vanishing | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Vanishing | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Vanishing | Nominee |
| Audience Award – Feature Film | George Sluizer | Nominee |