Searching Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 22, 2018

Searching

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

Director: Aneesh Chaganty

Starring: John Cho • Debra Messing • Joseph Lee • Michelle La

PG-13 Thriller N/A

4 / 5.0

69% WILL SEE 31% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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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Who stars in Searching – Cast List

John Cho
They Listen, Total Recall
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Debra Messing
The Alto Knights, The Women
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Joseph Lee
Fade to Black
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Michelle La

Who is making Searching – Crew List

A look at Searching behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Aneesh Chaganty last helmed Searching 2 and Run. The film's writer Aneesh Chaganty last penned Run.

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

Studio: Sony Screen Gems
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Searching

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2018

Completed

Changed Searching movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent 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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Searching

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Searching Release Date: When was the film released?

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