Searching Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Oct. 22, 2018

Searching

Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018 Limited Friday, August 31, 2018 Expansion

John Cho, Sev Ohanian, Joseph Lee, Timur Bekmambetov, Debra Messing, Michelle La, Aneesh Chaganty

PG-13 Thriller N/A

3.8

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31% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Searching.

John Cho
Afraid, Star Trek Sequel
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Debra Messing
Alto Knights, Open Season
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Joseph Lee
Fade to Black
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Michelle La

Crew Behind the Film

The Searching behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Aneesh Chaganty last directed Searching 2 and Run. The film's writer Aneesh Chaganty last wrote Run.

Director: Aneesh Chaganty
Screenwriters: Aneesh Chaganty
Sev Ohanian
Producer: Timur Bekmambetov

Studio: Sony Screen Gems
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic content, some drug and sexual references, and for language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Search
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the Searching movie production.

Production Updates

Mar 2018

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Searching was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 24, 2018. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including A.X.L., The Happytime Murders and Papillon. As a limited release, Searching was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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