Searching vs The Lost Bus
Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for The Lost Bus). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 10m. Searching is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Searching
The Lost Bus| Searching | The Lost Bus | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aneesh Chaganty | Paul Greengrass |
| Main cast | John Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle La | America Ferrera, Matthew McConaughey, Danny McCarthy, Yul Vazquez, Nathan Gariety |
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 Lost Bus
A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.
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