Searching vs The Village

Searching has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.5/10 for The Village). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 48m. The Village is the older of the two (2004 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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SearchingThe Village
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 6.5/10
Year20182004
Length1h 42m1h 48m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorAneesh ChagantyM. Night Shyamalan
Main castJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle LaJudy Greer, Cherry Jones, Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard, Brendan Gleeson

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 Village

When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.

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