Missing 411 (2017)

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Blistering performances.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

After reading all of Paulides' books, I had such high hopes for the movie/documentary. The first case presented laid out the groundwork for the entire movie and it was severely lacking. In fact, it made the family look guilty! It was scattered and inconsistent with how the books come across. It talked about none of the key factors shared in all of the books--the common things shared among the cases. The only case that was moving and felt relevant and did the documentary justice was the Atadero case. Their heartfelt loss and sharing the events really came across and my heart goes out to them . The rest of the move was a huge disappointment. This movie could have made a huge impact but it fell very short.

Top notch film that for 90 min gives you a hard, insightful look at just a handful of the thousands of mysterious disappearances you can read about in the 6 mind-blowing Missing 411 books. The vast majority of which happen in our national parks, forests and monuments. Shot in 4k, the footage of the areas of each incident is breathtakingly gorgeous, with a defined undertone of mystery and bewilderment. If you are interested in the unexplained, look no further. The circumstances, once you understand them, can only be summed up as impossible. Les Stroud appears in the film to further reinforce that notion, as he attempts to duplicate the baffling, unlikely journey presented in one of the cases. The case of Jaryd Atadero and the interview with his father, Allyn, I found to be most gripping. As Allyn Atadero relives that fateful day, you can feel the desperation and eventual hopelessness he surely felt, with no reasonable answer for what happened or why.. If your mind isn't racing through the entirety of this feature, you aren't paying close enough attention. You can rest assured this has, since day 1, been a project filled with COMPASSION for the families of the lost, sincere sympathy when the missing are sometimes found deceased, and eagerness to come up with an answer to explain the perplexing circumstances. This is an attempt to bring fresh eyes and a wider audience to the facts surrounding the cases that are happening worldwide to this day, to educate and inform those who enjoy the outdoors. It is not meant to discourage from enjoying nature, but to raise awareness that things can happen in the blink of an eye, and sometimes you just don't get a second chance to take the appropriate precautions.

The movie depicts what I thought, so many unanswered questions..its what I expected, mysterious yet tragic in its entirety.. The location and scenic collaboration are spot on. So many missing 411 cases yet to be solved. I hope these cases have closures, not only for the parents, but all involved in these cases, from the searchers to law enforcement.. There is room for sequel's, let'hope this happens.. In summery I would recommend viewing this movie..

This documentary was supposed to be about strange and unexplained disappearances. Instead we got one family's quite sketchy account of what happened to their son. A few other unrelated cases were thrown in haphazardly. It was extremely disappointing as I watched it with a room full of people who shrugged and said "Kids wander off it happens." There was no details (berries, extreme weather, German heritage, dogs behaving strangely) that makes Missing 411 so intriguing. On another note the makers of this film are rude and unprofessional. I have observed them been extremely rude to people asking genuine questions about run time, compatibility with DVD's, and shipping etc.The worst part is they are removing and blocking anyone who doesn't leave a positive review of the movie!!!