Missing Link (2019)

Director
Chris Butler

Main cast
Hugh Jackman; Zach Galifianakis; Zoe Saldana; Stephen Fry; Emma Thompson

Genres
Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Description
The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.


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