Searching (2018)

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No one is lost without a trace.

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.

• Released: 2018-08-24
• Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 4,438 votes

Directed by Aneesh Chaganty.

Top cast

• John Cho as David Kim
• Michelle La as Margot
• Debra Messing as Detective Vick
• Joseph Lee as Peter
• Sara Sohn as Pamela Nam Kim
• Briana McLean as Abigail
• Erica Jenkins as Hannah
• Connor McRaith as Isaac
• Dominic Hoffman as Michael Porter
• Ric Sarabia as Randy Cartoff

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Searching

• United States: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on JioHotstar, Sony Liv, VI movies and tv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, Sonyliv Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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