Missing vs Searching

Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.4/10 for Missing). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 51m. Searching is the older of the two (2018 against 2023). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Missing posterMissing2023 VS Searching posterSearching2018
MissingSearching
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 7.6/10
Year20232018
Length1h 51m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorNicholas D. Johnson, Will MerrickAneesh Chaganty
Main castKen Leung, Daniel Henney, Nia Long, Joaquim de Almeida, Rick ChambersJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La

Synopsis

Missing

When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late. But as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers... and when June unravels secrets about her mom, she discovers that…

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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