The Missing Woman
2016 1h 40m movie Film South Korea

The Missing Woman

미씽: 사라진 여자

“Four days of mother's desperate chasing of daughter begins.”

Synopsis

미씽: 사라진 여자

“Four days of mother's desperate chasing of daughter begins.”

Jiseon, a working mother who takes care of her young daughter, Daeun, after the divorce, employs a nanny named Hanmae. One day, Jiseon finds out that the nanny and her daughter are missing, and she sets out to search for them.

Drama + Mystery in South Korea

107 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Missing Woman itself).

The 2015–2017 South Korea Window

The Missing Woman holds position #155 of 254 South Korea films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Youn's Kitchen
    #1

    Youn's Kitchen

    ★ 8.9 · 2017
  2. Goblin
    #2

    Goblin

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  3. Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
    #3

    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  4. My Last Love
    #4

    My Last Love

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  5. Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
    #5

    Hyori's Bed and Breakfast

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  6. Run BTS!
    #6

    Run BTS!

    ★ 8.5 · 2015
  7. Remember You
    #7

    Remember You

    ★ 8.5 · 2016
  8. A Melody to Remember
    #8

    A Melody to Remember

    ★ 8.5 · 2016

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Missing Woman premiered alongside 85 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 85 other South Korea films in 2016.

The 816th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Audience Engagement

47
Reviews
70th
Review-volume percentile
12th
Popularity percentile

47 audience reviews — more than 70% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (70th percentile) outruns trending popularity (12th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The Missing Woman, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • disappearance · 16
  • single mother · 12
  • fake identity · 10
  • korean chinese · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • kidnapping · 72

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
47
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #728 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #507 of 868 (top 58%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, Korean
Production CompaniesDice Film, Plus M Entertainment
Runtime1h 40m
Release DateNovember 30, 2016
IMDbtt6292996
Official Sitewww.mline-distribution.com

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