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Searching
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Searching is a 2018 American drama, psychological thriller, and mystery film directed by Aneesh Chaganty. The movie features John Cho and Debra Messing in the cast. It was produced by Bazelevs Company, Stage 6 Films, and Screen Gems, with Timur Bekmambetov serving as producer. The narrative is set in California and is presented in English.
The film has a runtime of 102 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. It was distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing and Netflix via video on demand. Critical assessments include a 92% rating, a score of 71 out of 100, and an average of 7.5. The production budget was 880,000, generating revenue of 75,636,047. It is part of the Searching Collection and is followed by the film Missing.
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Film · TMDB
7.6After 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.
Cast
- John Cho as David Kim
- Michelle La as Margot
- Debra Messing as Detective Vick
- Joseph Lee as Peter
- Sara Sohn as Pamela Nam Kim
- Briana McLean as Abigail
Themes
- california
- stalker
- disappearance
- internet
- east asian lead
- police detective
- missing person
- missing child
- computer screen
- found footage
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
189,455 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
71/100
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations total
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Official website
SEARCHING | Sony Pictures Entertainment
After David Kim's (John Cho) 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- screenlife
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Missing
- Director
- Aneesh Chaganty
- Cast member
- Debra Messing
- Producer
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Production company
- Screen Gems
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 492248
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/searching
Show 6 more facts
- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- Searching
- social media followers
- 3446
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 71/100
- publication date
- 2018-12-14
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