Missing Link is a 1988 film written and directed by Carol and David Hughes and starring Peter Elliott as the Man Ape and narrated by Michael Gambon.

The film is set in Africa roughly one million years ago, at a time when one species of "man-apes" (Australopithecus robustus) was being displaced by the ancestors of modern humans.

The film follows the last of the man-apes (Peter Elliott) as he wanders through the wilderness after his tribe is slaughtered by the aggressive humans who have invented the ax and have learned to make use of fire.

Missing Link is an unusual film in that it blends elements of drama, documentary, and avant-garde cinema.

Instead, the film is filled with extended, picturesque sequences reminiscent of the style often used in nature documentaries.