Burning vs Searching

Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.4/10 for Burning). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 28m. Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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BurningSearching
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 7.6/10
Year20182018
Length2h 28m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorLee Chang-dongAneesh Chaganty
Main castJun Jong-seo, Kim Shin-rock, Moon Sung-keun, Steven Yeun, Ok Ja-yeonJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La

Synopsis

Burning

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

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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