Searching

  • Theatrical - Limited 2018-08-03

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8/10

Synopsis

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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Missing (2023) Review

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

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

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)

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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Searching (Fantasia 2018 Review)

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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John Cho found footage thriller Searching locates new poster & trailer

This August, Sony Pictures will release producer Timur Bekmambetov's (WANTED) new laptop POV horror-thriller SEARCHING starring John Cho (FOX's THE EXORCIST) and co-written and directed by Aneesh Chaganty into theaters nationwide. We've already shared a trailer and poster for the...

Tales from the Hood 2 opens this year’s Fantasia Film Fest

The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 22nd Anniversary in Montreal this summer, taking place from July 12 – August 1, with its Frontières International Co-Production Market being held July 19 – 22. The full lineup of over...

John Cho goes Searching in new trailer & poster

Looks like Timur Bekmambetov (WANTED) just can't get himself enough of horror-thrillers that all take place from the POV of a laptop and/or PC. After all, the man produced the recent teen horror flick UNFRIENDED (and its upcoming sequel) and...