India, Aug. 28 -- Netflix's The Whisper Man is everything that a crime thriller admirer would expect. It is packed with all the necessary ingredients. For instance, there is a notorious serial killer, a string of missing children, a retired detective pulled back into an old case and a deeply fractured family at its centre.

Directed by James Ashcroft and based on Alex North's bestselling novel, the film brings together an impressive cast led by Robert De Niro, Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton. The story revolves around a terrifying killer whose crimes have already become part of the past. But when a new series of child disappearances begins to resemble his signature methods, the old case suddenly comes back to life.

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