Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.
Cinematography
Deakins turns a gray Thanksgiving into visual poetry.
Acting
Hugh Jackman's most unhinged performance—Oscar robbery of 2013.
Direction
Villeneuve's controlled dread before he went sci-fi.
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Hugh Jackman
Keller Dover
Jake Gyllenhaal
Detective Loki
Viola Davis
Nancy Birch
Maria Bello
Grace Dover
Terrence Howard
Franklin Birch
Melissa Leo
Holly Jones
Paul Dano
Alex Jones
Dylan Minnette
Ralph Dover
Zoë Soul
Eliza Birch
Erin Gerasimovich
Anna Dover
Kyla-Drew
Joy Birch
Wayne Duvall
Captain Richard O'Malley
Len Cariou
Father Patrick Dunn
David Dastmalchian
Bob Taylor
Brad James
Officer Carter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The maze motif isn't just visual flair—it mirrors the film's structure: characters trapped in loops of violence, searching for exits that may not exist.
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