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IMDb rating 7.6
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Critic rating 7.5

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Critic Christy Lemire
rated 8

It aims for and earns genuine emotion rather than cheap thrills.

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Ricky Rosenberg
rated 7

Nice movie

1 year ago
Critic Olly Richards
rated 8

...a highly entertaining, fast-moving and gripping drama with a solid emotional core.

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Critic Jeffrey M. Anderson
rated 8

In the lead role, Cho does amazing things, performing largely by himself and within unconventional cameras and camera setups, reaching new emotional depths.

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Critic Mike Mccahill
rated 6

...the most carefully considered entry in the laptop-based thriller cycle...

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Critic Brian Gallagher
rated 9

While the story and the gimmick of Searching are both not new, the sum is most certainly greater than the whole of its parts, in truly brilliant ways.

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Critic Jakob Freudendal
rated 7

John Cho inkarnerer smerten og desperationen gennem hvert FaceTime-opkald...

Read full review at Soundvenue
Anders Korsgaard Pedersen
rated 8

Overraskende velfungerende

2 years ago

Cast & Crew

Aneesh Chaganty
Director
John Cho
As David Kim
Debra Messing
As Detective Vick
Sean O'Bryan
As Radio Jockey
Harvey B. Jackson
As San Jose PD Sgt Shaw (uncredited)
Ric Sarabia
As Randy Cartoff

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Searching is a suspenseful and hyper-modern thriller that follows David Kim, a desperate father searching for his missing teenage daughter Margot. After a local investigation is unsuccessful, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet and the one place we all keep our secrets today: his daughter's laptop. As he delves deeper into Margot's digital life, he uncovers a side to his daughter he never knew existed. With the help of a detective, David follows Margot's digital footprints, leading him on a thrilling adventure that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. Will David find Margot before it's too late?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Searching include Brimstone, Killers of the Flower Moon, Where the Crawdads Sing, Last Seen Alive, The Killer, Goodnight Mommy.

When was Searching released in theaters? Toggle content

Searching was released in theaters on August 24, 2018.