Searching (2018)

After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.

Director:

Aneesh Chaganty

Writers:

Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian

Stars:

John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee

5 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Cho	...	David Kim
Sara Sohn	...	Pamela Nam Kim
Alex Jayne Go	...	Young Margot (5 yrs)
Megan Liu	...	Young Margot (7 yrs)
Kya Dawn Lau	...	Young Margot (9 yrs)
Michelle La	...	Margot
Joseph Lee	...	Peter
Dominic Hoffman	...	Michael Porter
Sylvia Minassian	...	Mrs. Shahinian (voice)
Melissa Disney	...	Isaac's Mom (voice)
Connor McRaith	...	Isaac
Colin Woodell	...	911 Operator (voice)
Debra Messing	...	Detective Vick
Joseph John Schirle	...	Jonah Emmi (voice) (as Joseph K. Shirle)
Ashley Edner	...	Margot's Friend #1 (voice)

Storyline

After David Kim (John Cho)'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. 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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Plot Keywords:

internet | social media | father | missing person | father daughter relationship | 

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Taglines:

We are what we hide.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic content, some drug and sexual references, and for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the feature film debut of Michelle La (Margot Kim).

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Goofs

While Margo 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.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Searching (2018)

User Reviews

Get ready for twists turns and tears!

Amazing thriller- twists and turns. Just when you think the ending is too neat- there's another twist and another. Had me crying in the first 5 minutes and sobbing at the end. Original and gripping. This film is gonna be huge!

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Russia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Searching

Box Office

Budget:

$880,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$388,769, 26 August 2018

Gross USA:

$26,020,957

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$75,462,037

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films, Bazelevs Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1