Searching
Seen it?2018 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (92% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it made about 86 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Missing or Murder on the Orient Express, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$76 million worldwide on a $880K budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 251K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Aneesh Chaganty
- John ChoDavid Kim
- Michelle LaMargot
- Debra MessingDetective Vick
- Joseph LeePeter
- Sara SohnPamela Nam Kim
- Briana McLeanAbigail
- Erica JenkinsHannah
- Connor McRaithIsaac
- Dominic HoffmanMichael Porter
- Ric SarabiaRandy Cartoff