TMS[8] #86: Megan is Missing [2011]

4/7/25-3/1/26

Watched on: Tubi

IMDB synopsis: "Two teenage girls encounter an Internet child predator."

I asked Gemini for some fresh recommendations for "disturbing movies" after it scored a solid win with "In a Glass Cage."  Gemini recommended "Megan is Missing," which I was mildly familiar with, knowing that it was a found-footage flick that received terrible reviews.

So...I didn't really care for it.  The first hour is pretty blah, it's basically 2 teenage girls doing typical teenage girl stuff (talking on FaceTime, going to a party, etc.) and then the news footage of the titular Megan being kidnapped by a catfish. Not a lot to sink your teeth into, so to speak.  Then the last 20 minutes are pretty bonkers.  Actually, one scene in particular, is pretty graphic/horrifying and I'm actually surprised they didn't get more criticism for it (actually, I guess they did; hence, the low rating from people who thought it was exploitative and/or triggering).  I won't spoil it, obviously, but maybe you can see where I'm going.  There's another scene soon afterwards that's pretty gut-punching. 

So, Gemini is once again on-the-money: "Megan is Missing" is a disturbing flick. I just wish either 1) the first hour wasn't soooo lame or 2) the last 20 minutes were expanded into maybe 45 minutes of true tension/horror. 

I think it's slightly better than the critics say; they were probably offended by that one scene. But I can't really recommend it either, even to horror buffs. 

Rating: 5.1 / 10