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Searching

No one is lost without a trace.

20187.61h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by Aneesh Chaganty
Written by Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian
Produced by Adam Sidman, Sev Ohanian, Timur Bekmambetov
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $75.5M

Top Cast

John Cho

John Cho

David Kim

Michelle La

Michelle La

Margot

Debra Messing

Debra Messing

Detective Vick

Joseph Lee

Joseph Lee

Peter

Sara Sohn

Sara Sohn

Pamela Nam Kim

Briana McLean

Briana McLean

Abigail

Erica Jenkins

Erica Jenkins

Hannah

Connor McRaith

Connor McRaith

Isaac

Dominic Hoffman

Dominic Hoffman

Michael Porter

Ric Sarabia

Ric Sarabia

Randy Cartoff

Themes & Keywords

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About Searching

Searching is a drama, mystery, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of california, stalker, disappearance, internet, east asian lead, police detective. Directed by Aneesh Chaganty, it stars John Cho, Michelle La, Debra Messing. 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.

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