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''Last Seen Alive'' is a 2022 American
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directed by
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and written by Marc Frydman. It stars
Gerard Butler Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as '' Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never ...
, who also produced the film,
Jaimie Alexander Jaimie Lauren Alexander (née Tarbush; born March 12, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Jessi on the TV series ''Kyle XY'' and Sif (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Lady Sif in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Thor (film) ...
and
Russell Hornsby Russell Hornsby (born May 15, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's '' Lincoln Heights'', as Luke on the HBO drama ''In Treatment'', as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series ''Grimm'', a ...
. Formerly known as ''Chase'', the film follows a man who takes the law into his own hands in the search for his missing wife. It was released in the United States on June 3, 2022 and received mixed reviews from critics. On October 1, 2022, the film was released on
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and instantly became Netflix's most watched film in the United States. The film also found international success on Netflix and was placed on "Top 10 Most Watched Films" lists in numerous countries.


Plot

Wealthy real-estate agent Will Spann and his wife Lisa are driving to Lisa's parents' house, as she is preoccupied with her internal struggles in their marriage. They pull over at a
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for Will to refill the tank while Lisa enters the store to buy bottled water, only for her to never return to his car. Paranoid, Will searches around the gas station for his wife but to no avail, save for her personal belongings. He dials
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to file a missing persons report, whose call is forwarded to Detective Paterson, who tells him to stay put. Before Paterson could arrive, Will heads to Lisa's parents' house, to ask Barry and Anna Adams for the whereabouts of Lisa and any of her friends she may have spoken to, but gets no information. Flashbacks suggest tension between the couple around their marriage and that her parents had not fully trusted Will. Returning to the gas station, he finally meets Detective Paterson, who proceeds to question the gas station clerk, Oscar. He claims the
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are broken, but as Paterson leaves, Will notices one of the cameras positioned right at the store entrance is operational, making him suspect that Oscar is involved in Lisa's disappearance. After a physical altercation, Will forcefully retrieves the CCTV recorder from Oscar and delivers it to the local police station. They spot Lisa leaving with a man, but lost sight of them due to a truck blocking their view, before the two, along with an old automobile had disappeared on sight. Will becomes aggravated by the line of questioning when Patterson mentions Lisa's
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and leaves. Upon revealing the footage to the Adams, they recognize the man to be Knuckles, their handyman who had worked on their house and knows Lisa. Will tracks down and subdues Knuckles, who confesses that he took her to Frank and offers to take him to his hideout. Will tapes Knuckles and is carried in the back of his SUV, but is forced to abandon the car when he is pulled over by the police. After running aimlessly through the forest, he ruses an armed man to pointing towards Frank's hideout, which is a derelict drug den. There, Will finds Frank, as well as Oscar, confirming his earlier suspicions of the latter's involvement in Lisa's disappearance. He sneaks around the camp and holds both Frank and one of his men at gunpoint, demanding to know where Lisa is. The three exchange gunfire with both Frank and his henchman shot dead, leaving Will despondent that the whereabouts of Lisa died with them. Simultaneously, Detective Paterson presses Knuckles, who is revealed in a flashback to have been coerced by Frank into abducting Lisa and claims that she was dead. At the camp, Will is confronted by Oscar, who demands a large sum of money for information on Lisa. At that moment, Oscar is incinerated as the drug lab explodes, caused by a small fire that was triggered in the earlier firefight. The explosion attracts the attention of Paterson; he searches the camp for the hole where Knuckles claims he dug for Lisa, but finds it empty. Will hears banging from the shed behind him and finds a terrified but alive Lisa tied up. At the Adams' residence, Detective Paterson confides to Will of Knuckles' confession. He also reveals there are gunshot wounds among the victims incinerated in the explosion but does not dig further and departs, wishing him well. The film ends as Lisa invites Will inside her home.


Cast

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Gerard Butler Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as '' Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never ...
as Will Spann *
Jaimie Alexander Jaimie Lauren Alexander (née Tarbush; born March 12, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Jessi on the TV series ''Kyle XY'' and Sif (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Lady Sif in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Thor (film) ...
as Lisa Spann *
Russell Hornsby Russell Hornsby (born May 15, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's '' Lincoln Heights'', as Luke on the HBO drama ''In Treatment'', as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series ''Grimm'', a ...
as Detective Paterson *
Ethan Embry Ethan Embry (born June 13, 1978), credited early in his career as Ethan Randall, is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, starring roles in the films '' Dutch'' (1991), '' All I Want for Christmas'' (1991), and '' A Far Off Pl ...
as Knuckles *
Michael Irby Michael Clinton Irby (born November 16, 1972) is an American actor known for portraying Sergeant First Class Charles Grey in the CBS series ''The Unit'' (2006–2009), and more recently, for his work as Obispo 'Bishop' Losa in ''Mayans M.C.'' ( ...
as Oscar *David Kallaway as Frank *Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson as Larry *Cindy Hogan as Anna Adams, Lisa's mother *
Bruce Altman Bruce Altman (born July 3, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Personal life Altman was born in The Bronx, New York. He is of Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are ...
as Barry Adams, Lisa's father


Production and release

The film was shot under the title of ''Chase'' and was acquired for distribution by
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in July 2021. It was added to
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in the United States on October 1, 2022. ''Last Seen Alive'' became Netflix's most watched film following its release in the U.S.,
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,
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,
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and
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. The film placed at #2 in
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,
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and
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and #6 in
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. On November 3, 2022, ''
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'' reported that ''Last Seen Alive'' had 747 million minutes viewed on Netflix and the film debuted at number 6 on Nielsen Streaming Top 10 list. On the week of January 30– February 5, 2023, ''Last Seen Alive'' placed at #1 on Netflix's list of most watched films, "Top 10 By Country" in
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, and #3 in
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.


Reception

On
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, the film holds an approval rating of 13% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10.
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gave the film 2 stars out of 5, claiming the film failed to "manage to create a sense of intrigue about any of its characters". The plot has been noted to be "achingly similar to that of the 1997
Kurt Russell Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor before transitioning to leading roles as an adult in various genres such as action adventures, science-fiction, westerns, romance films, co ...
film '' Breakdown''".


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External links

*{{IMDb title 2022 action thriller films 2022 films 2020s American films 2020s English-language films 2020s mystery thriller films American action thriller films American mystery thriller films Films about missing people Films directed by Brian Goodman Films produced by Gerard Butler Vertical (film company) films Voltage Pictures films English-language action thriller films English-language mystery thriller films