Searching vs The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.6/10 for Searching). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 10m. The Secret in Their Eyes is the older of the two (2009 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Searching posterSearching2018 VS The Secret in Their Eyes posterThe Secret in Their Eyes2009
SearchingThe Secret in Their Eyes
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 8.0/10
Year20182009
Length1h 42m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Argentina
DirectorAneesh ChagantyJuan José Campanella
Main castJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle LaJavier Godino, Pablo Rago, Ricardo Darín, Guillermo Francella, Soledad Villamil

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 Secret in Their Eyes

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.

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