Into Thin Air

6.9
1985 1 hr 37 min Drama , Crime , TV Movie

Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is found in Maine brandishing stolen plates, they fear the worst. Now, it's up to a private detective to uncover the chilling truth in this absorbing drama based on a true story.

  • Cast:
    Ellen Burstyn , Robert Prosky , Sam Robards , Nicholas Pryor , John Dennis Johnston , Patricia Smith , Tate Donovan

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Reviews

Taraparain
1985/10/29

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Hayden Kane
1985/10/30

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Mathilde the Guild
1985/10/31

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Billy Ollie
1985/11/01

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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