Not for the fainthearted, “The Missing” earns its R rating for excessive, gory violence. A group of Indians and white men has banded together to slaughter men and sell their women across the Mexican border. Dot, accompanying her mother and grandfather, witnesses many of the atrocities and killings. When Maggie and Sam come upon a group of bodies, Maggie insists that they give them a Christian burial. Her strong Christian faith clashes with Sam’s adopted Indian religion. When he gives Dot a necklace with power to keep her safe, Maggie snatches it away, believing it is demonic. Sam attributes a life-threatening fever of Maggie’s to the curse of a witchdoctor, who is shown chanting. The ranch hand is implied to be Maggie’s lover as she invites him into her bedroom one night and they begin to undress. There are some profanities and obscenities that have been edited out, but the frequent killings and vicious fights eliminate The Missing’s chance for family-friendly rating by The Dove Foundation.