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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   54,969 votes
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Director:
Ben Affleck
Writers (WGA):
Ben Affleck (screenplay) &
Aaron Stockard (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
19 October 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
Everyone Wants The Truth... Until They Find It. more
Plot:
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally. Based on the Dennis Lehane novel. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 19 wins & 8 nominations more
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User Comments:
One of the Year's Best more (355 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Casey Affleck ... Patrick Kenzie

Michelle Monaghan ... Angie Gennaro

Morgan Freeman ... Jack Doyle

Ed Harris ... Remy Bressant

John Ashton ... Nick Poole

Amy Ryan ... Helene McCready

Amy Madigan ... Bea McCready
Titus Welliver ... Lionel McCready
Michael K. Williams ... Devin (as Michael Kenneth Williams)

Edi Gathegi ... Cheese

Mark Margolis ... Leon Trett

Madeline O'Brien ... Amanda McCready

Slaine ... Bubba

Trudi Goodman ... Roberta Trett

Matthew Maher ... Corwin Earle
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, drug content and pervasive language.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Africa:16LV | USA:R (certificate #43431) | Taiwan:R-18 | Germany:16 | Argentina:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:R21 | France:-12 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Italy:VM14 | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:16 | Israel:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Ireland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Spain:18 | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA more
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LivePlanet more

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Trivia:
Although much of the dialog is verbatim from the book, director Ben Affleck reckoned that if he hadn't severely trimmed the novel, the film would have lasted 7 hours. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Patrick finds the little boy dead in the bathtub, he shoots the child molester in the back of the head. You see blood shoot out the front of his head, but there is no hole or any sign of blood or gunshot on the back of the head. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Patrick Kenzie: I always believed it was the things you don't choose that makes you who you are. Your city, your neighborhood, your family. People here take pride in these things, like it was something they'd accomplished. The bodies around their souls, the cities wrapped around those...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Late Show with David Letterman: (#15.26)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
No Matter What You Do more

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User Comments

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88 out of 129 people found the following comment useful.
One of the Year's Best, 20 October 2007
9/10
Author: Brent Trafton from Long Beach, CA

"Gone Baby, Gone" is one of the best films of the year. It is being compared to "Mystic River" and "The Departed" because it takes place in Boston, but I actually liked it better than either of those films.

The opening credits start with the camera showing close ups of people's faces. The close ups are a recurring theme throughout the movie. It's because this is not just a film about a child kidnapping. It is a film about people and that is what lifts this film above so many others.

Director Ben Affleck shows confidence and style in his first film. After this, he does not need to perform in any more films. He is a much better writer and director than he is an actor.

All the performances in the film are superb. Casey Affleck has to carry the film and he does a great job. He is a stoic, deadpan, detective. But unlike the Noir detectives of the past, he is not a loner. He has a lot of friends and he has his girlfriend played by Michelle Monaghan help with the investigation. He uses his connections to find out things the police cannot.

Beyond that, the less you know the better.

If you like crime dramas that also work as character studies, you should run out and see "Gone Baby, Gone."

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