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7.6/ 10

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4,182

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2018

Release Year

102 min

Runtime

Mystery
Thriller
Drama

Overview

After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.

Keywords

california
stalker
disappearance
internet
east asian lead
police detective
missing person
missing child
computer screen
found footage
social media
missing daughter
mysterious
facebook
live stream
father daughter relationship
screenlife
asian american
distressing
faux documentary
found footage adjacent
hybrid found footage

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Reviews(5)

7.4avg rating
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ausher8

October 27, 2018

7
7/10

Impressive that viewers are able to relate to the characters despite the entire film taking place across the various tech screens of our lives.

Gimly

Gimly

@Ruuz

January 20, 2019

7
7/10

Definitely the best use of this format I've ever seen. I also picked a lot of the mystery ahead of its reveal, but not everything! And I like it when I can't pick everything. John Cho is an absolute champion, and _Searching_ genuinely met my expectations. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. W

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Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

@Bertaut

May 17, 2019

7
7/10

**_Terrible plot, but aesthetically well-crafted_** >_As of January 2019, total worldwide population is 7.7 billion. The internet has 4.2 billion users. There are 3.397 billion active social media users. The average daily time spent on social is 116 minutes a day. Social media users grew by 320 m

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Tejas Nair

@nairtejas

May 17, 2021

8
8/10

Searching blew me away even though I saw it after Run, Aneesh Chaganty's later feature, and having heard and read everything about how similar Mahesh Narayan's c u soon is. The intensity of the plot, its unpredictability, and the conviction of the characters are what stood out for me in this unconve

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Nathan

Nathan

@TitanGusang

February 1, 2023

8
8/10

Searching is a mystery thriller film shot from the perspective of our main characters computer screen. In most movies of this nature, this is done as gimmick and does not feel natural in the story telling. But here, the technology is seamlessly integrated into the story where the two are inseparable

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