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Missing in Action (1984) · CriticCrunch

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Missing in Action

Movie1984·101 min

Missing in Action

Directed by Joseph Zito

Action Adventure Thriller War

A action adventure film directed by Joseph Zito.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 73%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.9/10

About Missing in Action

American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, freedom rebellion, late 20th century, action combat, wilderness, warzone, group found family, battlefield combat, military thriller, action hero, reluctant hero, rescue mission, undercover infiltration, quest mission

586 ratings

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Details

Director: Joseph Zito
Language: English

Cast

Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress

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How Missing in Action Ranks

All movies

Top 73%

1980s movies

Top 78%

Action movies

Top 74%

★Joseph Zito films#3 of 5

Top 73% All movies.

the vibe

Missing in Action Vibe

What it feels like

grippinghopefulintenseeasy to followseriouspersonalheartfeltgritty

tense

What it's about

rescue missionundercover infiltrationquest missionsacrifice dutyfreedom rebellionaction heroreluctant herogroup found familyaction combatbattlefield combatmilitary thrillerwildernesswarzonelate 20th century

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty