Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 English-language Crime Drama film written by Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard and Dennis Lehane. The movie is directed by Ben Affleck and produced by Sean Bailey, Alan Ladd Jr. and Danton Rissner under the banner of Miramax Films in collaboration with The Ladd Company. Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally. Gone baby gone stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton, Amy Ryan and Jonathon Frost. The screenplay is written by Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard which is inspired from Gone Baby Gone by Dennis Lehane. The music was composed by Harry Gregson-williams. Cinematography was done by John Toll and editing by William Goldenberg. The film has a running time of 114 minutes. It was released on 31st January 2008 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Gone Baby Gone was made on a budget of $19 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $34 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.