Searching

  • Theatrical - Limited 2018-08-03
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8/10

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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,... See more where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever.

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Storm Reid in Missing (2023).Storm Reid in Missing (2023).

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Missing (2023) Review

Posted 3 years ago
We review Missing, the standalone sequel to 2018's Searching, directed by Nick Johnson and Will Merrick for their directorial debut.
The Searching follow-up Missing has a new release date. The film stars Storm Reid and Nia Long. Plot details are under wraps.The Searching follow-up Missing has a new release date. The film stars Storm Reid and Nia Long. Plot details are under wraps.

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Missing: Searching follow-up gets an earlier 2023 release date

Posted 3 years ago
Made on a budget of less than $1 million, the mystery thriller Searching (read our review HERE), which played out entirely on computer and smartphone screens, earned over $75 million at the global box office. So it’s no wonder a...
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Review: Searching

Posted 8 years ago
SEARCHING was originally reviewed at the Fantasia Film Festival.  PLOT: A desperate father (John Cho) tries to solve the mystery of his daughter’s disappearance by exploring her digital footprint. REVIEW: SEARCHING played the Fantasia Film Festival as part of an...

Searching (Fantasia 2018 Review)

Posted 8 years ago
PLOT: A desperate father (John Cho) tries to solve the mystery of his daughter’s disappearance by exploring her digital footprint. REVIEW: SEARCHING played the Fantasia Film Festival as part of an intriguing sidebar they’ve featured this year highlighting producer Timur...

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Storm Reid in Missing (2023).

Horror Movie Reviews

Missing (2023) Review

We review Missing, the standalone sequel to 2018's Searching, directed by Nick Johnson and Will Merrick for their directorial debut.
Posted 3 years ago

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The Searching follow-up Missing has a new release date. The film stars Storm Reid and Nia Long. Plot details are under wraps.The Searching follow-up Missing has a new release date. The film stars Storm Reid and Nia Long. Plot details are under wraps.

Horror Movie News

Missing: Searching follow-up gets an earlier 2023 release date

Posted 3 years ago
Made on a budget of less than $1 million, the mystery thriller Searching (read our review HERE), which played out entirely on computer and smartphone screens, earned over $75 million at the global box office. So it’s no wonder a...

Searching sequel lands new directing team

Posted 5 years ago
Aneesh Chaganty's Searching starred John Cho as David Kim, a father whose 16-year-old daughter goes missing. When the investigative team fails to come up with a single lead, Kim begins looking into her disappearance himself by diving into his daughter's...

A sequel to John Cho’s Searching is in the works

Posted 7 years ago
SEARCHING may not seem like the most likely film to receive a sequel, but the little techno-thriller which could quickly became a critical and commercial success upon its release last year. The film centered around David Kim (John Cho), a...

Searching 2 officially in the works

Posted 7 years ago
I'm sure you all know this about me at this point, but I love a good found footage flick. I have nothing against the subgenre and some of the scariest movies I have ever seen have been found footage. So...

Best Movies of 2018 (That You May Have Missed)

Posted 7 years ago
This year was one of the biggest ever at the global box office, with movies like AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, BLACK PANTHER and INCREDIBLES 2 doing gangbusters business and putting butts in the seats – thus proving our undying loyalty to...

Review: Searching

Posted 8 years ago
SEARCHING was originally reviewed at the Fantasia Film Festival.  PLOT: A desperate father (John Cho) tries to solve the mystery of his daughter’s disappearance by exploring her digital footprint. REVIEW: SEARCHING played the Fantasia Film Festival as part of an...
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