Searching vs The Actor
Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.1/10 for The Actor). The Actor is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 42m. Searching is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Searching
The Actor| Searching | The Actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aneesh Chaganty | Duke Johnson |
| Main cast | John Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La | Edward Hogg, May Calamawy, Simon McBurney, Gemma Chan, Toby Jones |
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.
The Actor
Paul Cole finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can't be trusted, and it's unclear which of his identities is real.
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