Joy Ride vs Searching

Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.5/10 for Joy Ride). Joy Ride is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 42m. Joy Ride is the older of the two (2001 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Joy Ride posterJoy Ride2001 VS Searching posterSearching2018
Joy RideSearching
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.6/10
Year20012018
Length1h 37m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJohn DahlAneesh Chaganty
Main castJim Beaver, Steve Zahn, Rachel Singer, Paul Walker, Leelee SobieskiJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La

Synopsis

Joy Ride

Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.

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.

Where to watch

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