Absence of the Good
1999, English. Directed by John Flynn.
Salt Lake City homicide detective Caleb Barnes is under increasing pressure from all sides to crack a string of serial killings that have been terrorizing the city. At the same time, Barnes' home life is beginning to crumble in the wake of his son's accidental death. Will he solve the killings before the stress tears him apart?
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- John FlynnDirector
- Stephen BaldwinCaleb Barnes
- Tyne DalyDr. Marcia Lyons
- Allen GarfieldLieutenant Paul Taylor
- Shawn HuffMary Barnes
- Silas Weir MitchellJack Gaskin
- Steve O'NeillDetective Sloan
- James MaitlandDetective Garcia
- Alex WarrenSarah Quinn
- Michelle WrightPolice Officer
- Robert KnepperGlenn Dwyer
- Elizabeth BarondesBailey
- Brian Lee BouckJoe Marshall
Details
- Released
- 15 October 1999
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- David Golden
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Absence of the Good isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Absence of the Good?
Absence of the Good (1999) was directed by John Flynn and stars Stephen Baldwin, Tyne Daly, Allen Garfield.