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Cast & Crew

Aneesh Chaganty
Director
John Cho
As David Kim
Sean O'Bryan
As Radio Jockey
Katie Rowe
As Diver #2
Debra Messing
As Detective Vick
Harvey B. Jackson
As San Jose PD Sgt Shaw (uncredited)
Melissa Disney
As Isaac's Mom (voice)

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Searching is a suspenseful and hyper-modern thriller that follows David Kim, a desperate father searching for his missing teenage daughter Margot. After a local investigation is unsuccessful, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet and the one place we all keep our secrets today: his daughter's laptop. As he delves deeper into Margot's digital life, he uncovers a side to his daughter he never knew existed. With the help of a detective, David follows Margot's digital footprints, leading him on a thrilling adventure that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. Will David find Margot before it's too late?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Searching include Killers of the Flower Moon, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Speak No Evil, Inheritance, Nanny Cam, Suburbicon.

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Searching was released in theaters on August 24, 2018.