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Gone Baby Gone

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough Boston neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve their case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that could tear them apart. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Crime, Drama, Mystery), release year 2007, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Gone Baby Gone

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough Boston neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve their case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that could tear them apart.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Crime, Drama, Mystery), release year 2007, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2007
  • Released 19 Oct 2007
  • Runtime 114 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.6/10 from 305,213 votes
  • Metascore 72/100
  • Genres Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Languages English
  • Countries United States

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Casey Affleck

Direction and writing

Directed by: Ben Affleck

Written by: Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard, Dennis Lehane

Awards and recognition

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 32 nominations total

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