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With the help of adventurers Sir Lionel Frost and Adelina, the funny and gentle Mr. Link (AKA Susan) embarks on a globe-trotting journey to find his far-flung family.
/ ABOUT THE FILM
Academy Awards®
Nominated for Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards
8 nominations
Golden Globes
1 win
Visual Effects Society
2 wins, 2 nominations
MEET THE CHARACTERS
Mr. Link
Mr. Link, also known as Susan, is a silly, smart, soulful creature—nervous but determined to find his long-lost cousins and a place where he truly belongs.
Lionel
On the outside, Lionel is a charismatic adventurer who travels the globe looking to discover the world’s most mysterious secrets and hidden creatures. In truth, he is looking for himself and a place where he belongs. And he is about to find it when he meets the most enigmatic creature of them all… The Missing Link.
Adelina
Trapped in a life she can no longer share with her late-husband, Adelina yearns to break free of her “shuttered cage.” She also happens to possess the only hand-drawn map to the mythical land of Shangri-La. Intending to charm the map from her with his wily ways, Sir Lionel gets much more than he bargained for when she forcefully inserts herself into the adventure.
Cast & Crew
Discover the cast and crew that brought Missing Link’s globe-trotting adventure to vivid life.
3D Rapid Prototyping
3D Rapid Prototyping
Go behind the scenes and see the process of 3D printing faces for LAIKA's Missing Link.
Practical In-Camera Effects
Practical In-Camera Effects
Practical in-camera effects for Missing Link required 3D-printing 106,000 unique facial replacements, creating a 36-pound elephant puppet, and building 110 sets for 65 unique locations.
Intricate Production Design
Intricate Production Design
Missing Link's unique look combines old National Geographic photographs with elaborate Victorian pattern-making. Find out more about its production design.
Groundbreaking Puppets
Groundbreaking Puppets
LAIKA creators share how advanced puppets helped the studio break new ground in animated filmmaking on Missing Link.
"Amid the noisy, epic action of most kid-oriented films, this film's story is clear and effective: a sweet-hearted narrative of how friendship can broaden one's horizons."
"A charming family-friendly story about adventure and friendship – told with bar-raising artistic craft and technical skill. We'd expect nothing less from LAIKA."
"... no animation studio can build a world quite like LAIKA can."
"A sweet, distinctively animated bit of all-ages entertainment."