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Searching

  • 2018
  • PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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John Cho and Michelle La in Searching (2018)
After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.
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DramaMysteryThriller

After his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.After his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.After his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.

  • Director
    • Aneesh Chaganty
  • Writers
    • Aneesh Chaganty
    • Sev Ohanian
  • Stars
    • John Cho
    • Debra Messing
    • Joseph Lee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    172K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    479
    1,250
    • Director
      • Aneesh Chaganty
    • Writers
      • Aneesh Chaganty
      • Sev Ohanian
    • Stars
      • John Cho
      • Debra Messing
      • Joseph Lee
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 261Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos15

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
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    IMDbrief: What You Missed in 'Bird Box'
    Clip 3:20
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    Searching (Vignette)
    Featurette 1:16
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    Searching: John Cho On Combining Technology With Classic Storytelling
    Featurette 0:30
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    Searching: Debra Messing On Her Reaction To Reading The Script And Story
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    Searching: Michelle LA On Director Aneesh Chaganty
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    Searching: Aneesh Chaganty On Filming John Cho And Debra Messing
    Featurette 0:30
    Watch Searching: Aneesh Chaganty On Filming John Cho And Debra Messing
    Searching: Joseph Lee On Defying The Rules Of Ciinema
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    Searching: Aneesh Chaganty On The Story In Once Sentence
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    Searching: John Cho On The Story
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    Searching: Sev Ohanian On The Story In One Sentence
    Featurette 0:19
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    Photos173

    John Cho in Searching (2018)
    Faroukh Virani at an event for Searching (2018)
    Sev Ohanian and Aneesh Chaganty at an event for Searching (2018)
    John Cho at an event for Searching (2018)
    Debra Messing and John Cho at an event for Searching (2018)
    Debra Messing at an event for Searching (2018)
    Natalie Qasabian at an event for Searching (2018)
    Debra Messing at an event for Searching (2018)
    Aneesh Chaganty at an event for Searching (2018)
    Debra Messing at an event for Searching (2018)
    Debra Messing at an event for Searching (2018)
    John Cho at an event for Searching (2018)

    Top cast

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    John Cho
    John Cho
    • David Kim
    Debra Messing
    Debra Messing
    • Detective Vick
    Joseph Lee
    Joseph Lee
    • Peter
    Michelle La
    Michelle La
    • Margot
    Sara Sohn
    • Pamela Nam Kim
    Alex Jayne Go
    Alex Jayne Go
    • Young Margot (5 yrs)
    Megan Liu
    Megan Liu
    • Young Margot (7 yrs)
    Kya Dawn Lau
    Kya Dawn Lau
    • Young Margot (9 yrs)
    Dominic Hoffman
    Dominic Hoffman
    • Michael Porter
    Sylvia Minassian
    • Mrs. Shahinian
    • (voice)
    Melissa Disney
    Melissa Disney
    • Isaac's Mom
    • (voice)
    Connor McRaith
    Connor McRaith
    • Isaac
    Colin Woodell
    Colin Woodell
    • 911 Operator
    • (voice)
    Joseph John Schirle
    Joseph John Schirle
    • Jonah Emmi
    • (voice)
    • (as Joseph K. Shirle)
    Ashley Edner
    Ashley Edner
    • Margot's Friend #1
    • (voice)
    Courtney Lauren Cummings
    Courtney Lauren Cummings
    • Margot's Friend #2
    • (voice)
    • (as Courtney Cummings)
    Kenneth Mosley
    Kenneth Mosley
    • Margot's Friend #7
    • (voice)
    Miss Benny
    Miss Benny
    • Margot's Friend #11
    • (voice)
    • (as Ben J. Pierce)
    • Director
      • Aneesh Chaganty
    • Writers
      • Aneesh Chaganty
      • Sev Ohanian
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      For the German, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian and Portuguese versions of the movie, every TV/phone/computer screen was recreated in its respective language, as well as every typing sequence, keystroke by keystroke.
    • Goofs
      While Margot is driving in her a Camry, a sunroof is seen above her head. When the Camry is pulled out of the lake, there is no sunroof on that car.
    • Quotes

      David Kim: I didn't know her. I didn't know my daughter.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Searching (2018)

    User reviews1.3K

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    8/10
    Excellent Actor And Actrees In This Film
    Rating 8.3/10 Excellent thriller film directed by Aneesh Chaganty and written by Chaganty & Sev Ohanian. The seriousness of a father trying to find his missing 16-Year-Old daughter with the help of a police eetective. This film will make you wonder what will happen for next plot. Excellent acting performance by John Cho. The moral of the story is do not trust to anyone, if not will be disappointing you. Worth to watch !!
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    • ymyuseda
    • Sep 26, 2018

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Russia
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (alt)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Truy Tìm Tung Tích Ảo
    • Production companies
      • Screen Gems
      • Stage 6 Films
      • Bazelevs Production
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $880,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,020,957
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $388,769
      • Aug 26, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $75,462,037
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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