Searching vs The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7/10 for The Killing of a Sacred Deer). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 1m. The Killing of a Sacred Deer is the older of the two (2017 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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SearchingThe Killing of a Sacred Deer
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 7.0/10
Year20182017
Length1h 42m2h 1m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorAneesh ChagantyYorgos Lanthimos
Main castJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle LaBill Camp, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy

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 Killing of a Sacred Deer

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

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