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Missing in Action

Missing in Action

Action · Adventure · Thriller · 1984

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.

Movie details

Missing in Action

“The war's not over until the last man comes home.”

1984 Action · Adventure · Thriller 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.5 / 10

18K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

19 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

43 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Missing in Action?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Joseph Zito

Written by

James Bruner · John Crowther · Lance Hool

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Col. James Braddock

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Tuck

David Tress

David Tress

Sen. Porter

Lenore Kasdorf

Lenore Kasdorf

Ann

James Hong

James Hong

Gen. Trau

Pierrino Mascarino

Pierrino Mascarino

Jacques

Erich Anderson

Erich Anderson

Masucci

Court is in session

Put Missing in Action on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.