The Vanishing

The Vanishing (1993)

  • 47% of critics liked it
    (34 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (15,006 ratings)

George Sluizer's 1992 English-language remake of his 1988 Dutch thriller The Vanishing follows the same plot-line as the original film, yet with one important difference. The film details a young man's (Kiefer Sutherland) search for his girlfriend (Sandra Bullock), who disappeared at a gas… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Todd Graff
Genres
Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Sep 7, 2004
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Schematic and unconvincing.

  • Nigel Floyd, Time Out

    Misjudged, compromised Hollywood remake.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    The first movie was existential in its merciless unfolding. This one turns into a slasher movie with a cheap joke at the end.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Too much of what is good about the original The Vanishing has been eviscerated. If you want quality, see the Dutch version; this one is a pale imitation.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    [Screenwriter Todd Graff] duplicates many of the original scenes (particularly the significant gas station ones), but does so mechanically. He jettisons most of the subtleties that made the first film so memorable.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Emil K


    Here is a remake that is much better than the original 80's film. The surprise is that director George Sluizer is the same one than in the original Dutch film. I myself consider this another take on a Tim Krabbe's novel rather than a straight remake of a film. Where… More

  • Melvin W


    Barney Cousins: To me, to kill is not the worst thing you can imagine. There is more.  "Obsession is the Ultimate Weapon" The Vanishing is miles from the amazing original and ends up only making me want to revisit Spoorloos. To be fair though, I didn't necessarily… More

  • Arash X


    Skip this & watch the original one again, Although I was expecting the ridiculous happy-ending but it was still more ridiculous than I thought, It's a pity because I like Sutherland & Bridges

  • familiar s


    A thoroughly exciting psychological thriller. I haven't seen the original version of this movie made some 4-6 years before this movie by the same director with the same name, so I enjoyed it all the more. However, if you get the original one, prefer watching it as the climax has… More

  • Lafe F


    Suspenseful thriller with Kiefer Sutherland looking for his vanished wife Sandra Bullock. Jeff Bridges plays the extremely creepy kidnapper. There's a nice plot of Kiefer not finding out what happened to his wife until late in the film, where he must experience "The… More

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