Is 'Megan Is Missing' Real? The Movie Was Influenced by True Events

The use of found footage makes the movie feel all the more realistic. Fortunately for viewers, however, the main characters are played by actors, and the film doesn't chart Megan's abduction in real-time. However, the cinematography — which is characterised by bad framing and sketchy, amateurish camera movements — helps create the illusion that the film is true-to-life. 

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Megan Is Missing kicks off with a few scenes detailing Megan's(Rachel Quinn) first (online) encounters with a predator, who goes by the name of Josh, and her consequent abduction. The narrative shifts into full gear once her best friend, Amy (Amber Perkins), plunges herself into a personal investigation. 

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Megan Is Missing points to issues that became even more prevalent since its original release in 2011. 

Grace Millane,Sydney Loofe,and Warriena Wright are just some of the women who lost their lives at the hands of murderers operating on apps like Tinder in recent years. 

"I got a text from Amber Perkins, the lead actress in my movie, that it was exploding on TikTok at the moment," Michael Goi, the director of Megan Is Missing,explained in a TikTok.

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"I didn't get to give you the customary warnings that I used to give people before they watched Megan Is Missing, which are: do not watch the movie in the middle of the night, do not watch the movie alone, and if you see the words 'Photo Number 1' pop up on your screen, you have about four seconds to shut off the movie if you're already freaking out before you start seeing things that maybe you don't want to see," he added.

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