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The Vanishing

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 47m
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5.9/10
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Gerard Butler and Peter Mullan in The Vanishing (2018)
Set on an uninhabited island 20 miles from the rugged Scottish coast, 'The Vanishing' tells the story of three lighthouse keepers (Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, Connor Swindells) who stumble on something that isn't theirs to keep. What follows is an isolation and paranoia-fed battle for survival as the men venture down a path of destruction.
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Three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles find a hidden trunk of gold, leading to their mysterious disappearance.Three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles find a hidden trunk of gold, leading to their mysterious disappearance.Three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles find a hidden trunk of gold, leading to their mysterious disappearance.
IMDb RATING
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19K
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    • Kristoffer Nyholm
    • Celyn Jones
    • Joe Bone
  • Stars
    • Peter Mullan
    • Gerard Butler
    • Emma King
    • Kristoffer Nyholm
    • Celyn Jones
    • Joe Bone
  • Stars
    • Peter Mullan
    • Gerard Butler
    • Emma King
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    • 213User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    Peter Mullan
    Peter Mullan
    • Thomas
    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • James
    Emma King
    Emma King
    • Mary
    Gary Lewis
    Gary Lewis
    • Kenny
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    Connor Swindells
    • Donald
    Ken Drury
    • Duncan
    Gary Kane
    • Gherd
    Søren Malling
    Søren Malling
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    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
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    Roderick Gilkison
    Roderick Gilkison
    • Galley Hand
    Gary Mclellan
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    John Taylor
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      • Celyn Jones
      • Joe Bone
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    • Trivia
      Four different lighthouses were used to create what is seen in the movie as a singular location: Mull of Galloway lighthouse was used for exterior and interior cottages, lighthouse, lighthouse garden and the headland of the island. Killantrigan lighthouse was used for its interior staircase and side garden. Corsewall lighthouse was used for a single interior shot and to create the cliff for many of the cliff scenes. Cloch lighthouse was used for the interior lightroom as it is no longer operational, yet beautifully preserved.
    • Goofs
      The dog on the island disappears during all fight scenes and also during any scene in which an additional surprise human being appears on the island.
    • Quotes

      Donald: You old cunt

    • Connections
      Featured in Decoding the Unknown: The Flannan Isles Mystery (2022)

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    6/10
    Good old-fashion storytelling
    I watched The Vanishing because:
    • It's a period piece
    • I love lighthouses
    • Scotland is gorgeous
    • Lighthouses are even better on an island.
    I got all of these, of course, in a classic tale that owes to authors such as Stevenson or Leroux. A pretty good story indeed.

    Great cast. Including a very credible Scotsman played by that Greek actor, the one from Sparta.
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    • supposedly ''On Demand'' tomorrow, but where? what service or system, no one with the production will say?

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    • Release date
      • January 4, 2019 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • Official Site (Japan)
      • English
      • Swedish
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      • Killantringan Lighthouse, Portpatrick, United Kingdom
    • Production companies
      • Mad As Birds
      • Cross Creek Pictures
      • G-BASE
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
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