Gone Girl vs Searching

Gone Girl has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.6/10 for Searching). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 29m. Gone Girl is the older of the two (2014 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Gone Girl posterGone Girl2014 VS Searching posterSearching2018
Gone GirlSearching
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.6/10
Year20142018
Length2h 29m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDavid FincherAneesh Chaganty
Main castNeil Patrick Harris, Sela Ward, Kim Dickens, Missi Pyle, Casey WilsonJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La

Synopsis

Gone Girl

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

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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