The Vanishing (2019) on Netflix
Three lighthouse keepers begin a six-week shift on a remote Scottish island. After a storm, they find a boat, a body and a chest of gold and plan to hide it.
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- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb5.9/1022,984 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes85%
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Plot summary
James, Thomas and Donald arrive to tend the remote Flannan Isles Lighthouse for a six-week shift. James has a family waiting on the mainland. Thomas mourns his wife and children. Donald is new to the work. After a storm, a boat washes in with a body and a wooden chest. Donald climbs down to check the man, who appears lifeless, but when they pull up the chest the man revives and attacks him. Donald kills him in self-defense. The keepers open the chest and discover gold bars. Thomas insists they dispose of the body, keep the gold hidden, and wait a year before dividing it.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Vanishing (2019)
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- The film's story is inspired by a true, unresolved mystery from 1900 at the Flannan Isles Lighthouse, with Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan and Connor Swindells playing the three keepers James, Thomas and Donald.
