Buried vs Searching

Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.6/10 for Buried). Buried is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 42m. Buried is the older of the two (2010 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Buried posterBuried2010 VS Searching posterSearching2018
BuriedSearching
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 7.6/10
Year20102018
Length1h 35m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorRodrigo CortésAneesh Chaganty
Main castRobert Clotworthy, Ryan Reynolds, Kali Rocha, Samantha Mathis, Stephen TobolowskyJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La

Synopsis

Buried

Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Searching

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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