Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- paranoid
- eerie
- rainy day
- late night mystery viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an effective Italian psychological whodunit with a strong atmosphere and central performance, though its plotting is uneven.
What sets it apart
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Detective Vogel's inquiry unfolds amid a full-scale media storm that influences suspicion and public perception.
Villagers and newcomers alike become possible suspects after Anna Lou disappears in Avechot.
Agent Vogel is defined by fastidious investigative work paired with questionable methods for apprehending suspects.
The hazy Italian Alps and fog-bound village provide the film's defining atmosphere of obscured truth.
Films like The Girl in the Fog, and why
Lantana
shared psychological whodunit structure, isolated community suspicion, and morally compromised investigation
The Clovehitch Killer
shared missing-child mystery, suburban or rural unease, and concealed guilt beneath ordinary lives
Snow Angels
shared bleak small-community mystery, adolescent disappearance, and layered suspicion
The River King
shared procedural investigation, psychological ambiguity, and a community destabilized by a missing girl
Movie Details
- Director
- Donato Carrisi
- Release Date
- 2017-10-26
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1097)
Cast
- Toni Servillo
- Jean Reno
- Alessio Boni
- Lorenzo Richelmy
- Galatea Ranzi
- Michela Cescon
- Greta Scacchi
- Jacopo Olmo Antinori
- Lucrezia Guidone
- Daniela Piazza
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Girl in the Fog about?
- A morally dubious detective confronts media frenzy and buried secrets while investigating a teenage girl's disappearance in a fog-shrouded Italian Alpine village.
- What is The Girl in the Fog like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Girl in the Fog as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Girl in the Fog violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Girl in the Fog as mild.
- What did critics think of The Girl in the Fog?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an effective Italian psychological whodunit with a strong atmosphere and central performance, though its plotting is uneven.
- Which films are like The Girl in the Fog?
- Films with a similar feel include Lantana, The Clovehitch Killer, Snow Angels, and The River King.
- How long is The Girl in the Fog?
- The Girl in the Fog runs 128 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Girl in the Fog?
- In United States, The Girl in the Fog streams on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel.
