Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- foreboding
- paranoid
- crime movie night
- rainy evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the adaptation an underdeveloped and unconvincing crime mystery.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cornelia vanishes after leaving her classmates during a study trip in Patagonia.
The missing student is connected to a prestigious Buenos Aires school and its privileged social environment.
Cornelia becomes lost in the Patagonian forests, turning the landscape into a source of investigative anxiety.
Pipa Pelari is the central figure associated with pursuing the truth behind the missing student.
Films like Perdida, and why
The Secret in Their Eyes
shared missing-person investigation, institutional suspicion, and crime-mystery tension
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
shared female-centered investigation, disappearance mystery, and dark psychological atmosphere
The Frozen Ground
shared isolated setting, missing-person case, and escalating investigative suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Alejandro Montiel
- Release Date
- 2018-04-19
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (293)
Cast
- Luisana Lopilato
- Amaia Salamanca
- Rafael Spregelburd
- Nicolás Furtado
- Oriana Sabatini
- Pedro Casablanc
- Arantxa Martí
- Carlos Alcántara
- María Onetto
- Sara Sálamo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Perdida about?
- A Buenos Aires school mystery turns a vanished student and a remote Patagonian excursion into a tense search for truth.
- What is Perdida like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Perdida as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Perdida violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Perdida as moderate.
- What did critics think of Perdida?
- Critics broadly found the adaptation an underdeveloped and unconvincing crime mystery.
- Which films are like Perdida?
- Films with a similar feel include The Secret in Their Eyes, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and The Frozen Ground.
- How long is Perdida?
- Perdida runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Perdida?
- In United States, Perdida streams on Netflix.
