Searching vs Stay
Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.6/10 for Stay). Stay is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 42m. Stay is the older of the two (2005 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Searching
Stay| Searching | Stay | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aneesh Chaganty | Marc Forster |
| Main cast | John Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La | Jessica Hecht, Elizabeth Reaser, Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Janeane Garofalo |
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.
Stay
Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.