---
title: 'Searching (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aneesh Chaganty'
released: '2018-01-21'
runtime_minutes: 102
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/searching-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7668870/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Searching (2018)

2018 · PG-13 · 102 min · Drama, Thriller, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Searching is a 2018 American screenlife mystery thriller film directed by Aneesh Chaganty in his feature debut, written by Chaganty and Sev Ohanian and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. Set almost entirely on computer screens and smartphones, the film follows a father trying to find his missing 16-year-old daughter with the help of a police detective. This was the first mainstream Hollywood thriller headlined by an Asian-American actor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aneesh Chaganty](https://cinepixo.com/people/aneesh-chaganty)
- **Producer:** [Timur Bekmambetov](https://cinepixo.com/people/timur-bekmambetov)
- **Editor:** [Will Merrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-merrick-2), [Nicholas D. Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-d-johnson)

## Cast

- [Debra Messing](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-messing)
- [John Cho](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cho)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/searching
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/searching-2018
Film facts: Wikidata (Q48674419); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.