- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- August 24, 2018 (6 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
Searching

Where to watch (United States)
Cast
John ChoDavid Kim
Michelle LaMargot Kim
Debra MessingDetective Vick
Joseph LeePeter
Sara SohnPamela Nam Kim
Briana McLeanAbigail
Erica JenkinsHannah Pardy
Connor McRaithIsaac
Dominic HoffmanMichael Porter
Ric SarabiaRandy Cartoff
Steven Michael EichRobert
Melissa DisneyIsaac's Mom (voice)
Sean O'BryanRadio Jockey
Ben CainSVPD Homicide Agent
Alex Jayne GoYoung Margot (5 yrs)
Megan LiuYoung Margot (7 yrs)
Kya Dawn LauYoung Margot (9 yrs)
Colin Woodell911 Operator (voice)
Ashley EdnerMargot's Friend #1 (voice)
Courtney Lauren CummingsMargot's Friend #2 (voice)
Kenneth MosleyMargot's Friend #7 (voice)
Miss BennyMargot's Friend #11 (voice)
Franchesca MaiaSadie (YouCast)
Thomas BarbuscaCody (YouCast)
Sylvia MinassianMrs. Shahinian (voice)
Bryce BranaganDiver #1
Katie RoweDiver #2
Kristin HeroldFemale Anchor
Roy AbramsohnMale Anchor
Reed BuckDerek Ellis (voice)
Brad AbrellNews Reporter (voice)
Rasha GoelSearch Reporter
Johnno WilsonMike Makowsky
Erin HenriquesStacy
Gage BiltoftJohn Watson
Lasaundra GibsonFaustine Rea
John MaceyMr. Lee
Betsy FoldesSVPD Missing Persons (voice)
Joseph John SchirleJonah Emmi (voice)
Julie NathansonNatalie Boyd (voice)
Michelle SparksNews Reporter #4 (voice)
Crew
Reviews
'Searching' review: John Cho anchors remarkably tense thriller told entirely through screens In "Searching," a father (John Cho) frantically seeks to find out what's happened to his daughter, who never came home. A tense, inventive thriller.
Review: 'Searching' finds satisfying screen-based thriller John Cho stars as a father looking for his missing daughter in well-done techno thrill ride
Searching John Cho stars in a thriller viewed entirely through a computer screen. Read the Empire review.
‘Searching’: Film Review John Cho and Debra Messing star in 'Searching,' Aneesh Chaganty's contemporary spin on the missing-child thriller.
Searching review: Highlights the strengths and limitations of a new genre 'Screenlife' films are intended to free filmmakers to reinvent storytelling for an online age but some of the late twists here are formulaic
‘Searching’ Review: John Cho Stars In Thrilling Abduction Drama That Exists Entirely on a Computer Screen Aneesh Chaganty's drama transcends its gimmick, offering up a smart and refreshing spin on movies that literally play out on smalls screens.
Review: John Cho endures every father's worst nightmare in the innovative mystery-thriller ‘Searching’ The eeriest scene in the gripping techno-whodunit “Searching” consists of little more than a computer screensaver, glowing silently in the dark like a je...
Searching review – Dumb red herrings and dumber twists A father uses technology to find his missing daughter in the latest ‘screenlife’ thriller.
“Searching,” Reviewed: A Lifeless Thriller Plays Out on a Computer Screen Review: In ‘Searching,’ a Clever Conceit and John Cho as Leading Man (Published 2018) The entirety of the action in Aneesh Chaganty’s psychological thriller unfolds on screens, apps and online.
Searching movie review & film summary (2018) It aims for and earns genuine emotion rather than cheap thrills.
Movie Review: A Father mounts an all-out online hunt for his Daughter in “Searching” The “What happened to my daughter?” mystery “Searching” is like a poker game. Everything goes well until that last hand where you lose it all. And le...
'Searching' Review: High-Tech Thriller Delivers Old-Fashioned Chills Director Aneesh Chaganty's feature debut takes a deep dive into the dark web — and keeps moviegoers on the edge of their seats.
‘Searching’ Review: John Cho Leads an Inventive Screen Thriller John Cho stars in a thriller that takes place entirely on computer and smartphone screens, and somehow, it works.
'Search': Sundance Review Sony has snapped up all rights to this fiendishly clever directorial debut starring John Cho
Internet turns detective in hunt for missing teen Searching's screenplay is not nearly as cerebral as Tron but it's just as inventive.
Searching reveals the unknown terrors lurking inside every digital device It's every parent’s worst nightmare. In Searching a dad hacks into his teen’s computer — which is bound to remind smart members of Generation Z to upgr...
'Searching' Is a Fiendishly Clever Online Thriller John Cho stars as a father looking for his missing daughter in a drama that plays out entirely on computer screens.
Sundance Review: ‘Searching’ Entertainingly Traps John Cho in the Digital World John Cho should be our next leading man. Above all else does the thriller Searching, directed by Aneesh Chaganty, make this abundantly clear. Cho stars as Da...
Review: Searching is filled with twists and turns The latest in the cyber-horror sub-genre, Searching warns that if our online secrets are not safe, neither are we.
Touching & Tense 'Search' Turns A Gimmicky Premise Into Something Cinematic [Sundance Review] Aneesh Chaganty's "Search" does begin to lose steam near its very end, but nonetheless, the twists keep it fresh, alive, and clickable.
Searching proves that good computer-screen movies aren’t a fluke The producer of Unfriended returns with a taut thriller that proves there’s life left in this formula.
'Searching' Film Review: John Cho Searches the Web for Missing Daughter Director/co-writer Annesh Chaganty's debut feature cannily explores online identity in an IRL thriller
‘Searching’ Is Both A Clever New Kind Of Thriller And A Great Showcase For John Cho ’Searching’ is a new kind of thriller that cements John Cho’s place as a capable leading man.
Film Review: ‘Searching’ Aneesh Chaganty's clever missing-persons mystery stars John Cho as a father trying to find his daughter from behind a computer screen.
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