Searching vs Spider
Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.6/10 for Spider). Spider is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 42m. Spider is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Searching
Spider| Searching | Spider | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aneesh Chaganty | David Cronenberg |
| Main cast | John Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La | Miranda Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Lynn Redgrave, Cliff Saunders, Gabriel Byrne |
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.
Spider
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
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