Searching vs Somebody
Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.7/10 for Somebody). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 52m. Searching is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Searching | Somebody | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aneesh Chaganty | Kim Yeo-jung, Lee Jeong-chan |
| Main cast | John Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La | Shin Dong-mi, Kil Hae-yeon, Heo Jeong-do, Kwak Sun-young, Lee Seol |
Synopsis
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.
Somebody
Swimming instructor, Young-eun is a single mom raising her 7-year-old daughter, So-hyun. However, a series of tragic events happens as So-hyun's puppy falls from the apartment and dies, and So-hyun bullies other kids in school. Despite her mom's earnest efforts to address So-hyun's mental disorder, her peculiar behavior persists. Twenty years later, Min, who works in handling unclaimed deaths, meets a new colleague, Hae-young, and they form a…
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