title: The Missing Girl (film)
text: # The Missing Girl (film)
  
  The Missing Girl is a 2015 American drama film directed by A.D. Calvo. It was shown in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  The film follows Mort, a comic book store owner that hires Ellen, a graphic novel artist trying to get her big break in the world of professional comics.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Robert Longstreet as Mort Colvins
  * Alexia Rasmussen as Ellen Peter
  * Eric Ladin as Skippy
  * Thomas Jay Ryan as Stan Colvins
  * Shirley Knight as Mrs. Colvins
  * Kevin Corrigan as Curly
  * Sonja Sohn as Franny
  * Adam David Thompson as J. Lee
  * Alesandra Assante as Madeline
  * Ralph Rodriguez as Gumby
  
  ## Reception
  
  We Got This Covered gave the film four stars, with the consensus "Robert Longstreet delivers an excellent performance and helps carry The Missing Girl to a place where it's a pleasantly enjoyable character study." Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com compared the film favorably to the 2001 film Ghost World and stated that it was "awkwardly stylized (sometimes too much), but the leads are always engaging, and the plot is unique and entertaining."
  
  