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Film · 2018

Searching

Directed by Aneesh Chaganty · starring Miss Benny, John Cho and Debra Messing

  • 1 h 42 min
  • 12
  • Thriller · Mystery · Drama
  • USARussia
  • Released in the UK 30 August 2018
  • 7.4 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.1 Users16 votes
  • 7.7 Critics15 reviews
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Synopsis

After Margot (Michele La), goes missing, a local investigation is opened and Rosemary Vick (Debra Messing) is the detective assigned to the case. However, thirty-seven hours later and without a single lead, David (John Cho), Margot's father, decides to search where no one has looked yet, there were all secrets are kept nowadays: Margot's laptop. In this modern thriller completely told via technological devices we use every day to communicate, therefore shot from the point-of-view of smartphones and computer screens, David must trace his daughter's digital footprints before her disappearance. 'Searching' is the big-screen debut of writer and director Aneesh Chaganty, who had only directed short films until now.

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The essentials

Runtime
102 min1 hour and 42 minutes
Budget
$880,000Screen Gems
Box office
$23.1m26 times its budget
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Searching?
1 hour and 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Searching released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 30 August 2018.
Who directed Searching?
Aneesh Chaganty.
Who is in Searching?
It stars Miss Benny, John Cho, Debra Messing and Sara Sohn.
Where can I watch Searching?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Netflix and on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Searching make?
It took $23.1 million in US. It cost $880,000.
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Cast

Full cast (30)
Director
Aneesh Chaganty
Writers
Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian
Producers
Timur Bekmambetov, Sev Ohanian

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos
'Searching' Trailer #2 1:1918 June 2018

Photos and posters

All 8 photos

Reviews

All 16 reviews
7.1 16 votes
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What the critics say average 7.7 from 15 outlets

  • 9.0 VarietyPeter Debruge None of this would matter if we didn?t care about the characters, and in 'Searching', Chaganty has found a new idiom for communicating not only the things we share, but also those we keep hidden… Read
  • 8.6 The VergeBryan Bishop 'Searching''s rhythm and pacing stand out, from the way the camera punches in and moves around computer screens to the way it creatively adds new angles to the mix, while still adhering to its basic… Read
  • 8.5 The WrapCarlos Aguilar Unavoidably, 'Searching' might prompt concerned adults to closely monitor their teens? activity on popular websites and even beyond that. Nonetheless, one can hope for an outcome in which, rather… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $880,000
  • US $23.1m
  • UK £1.7m

Trivia

  • Reasonable similarities

    Like the movie Unfriended (2014), this movie takes places on a muck computer screen.

  • The age of the screens

    The movie releases almost at the same time as 'Unfriended: Dark Web' and 'Profile', who are also told through computer screens. The first one is about a group of friends facing an online threat and the second one about a journalist who infiltrates propaganda web pages from the Islamic State.

  • First time directing

    This film is Aneesh Chaganty's first movie as director.

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