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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.

Director

Aneesh Chaganty

Year

Genre

thriller, mystery, drama

Box Office

$26,020,957

Production

Stage 6 Films,Screen Gems,Bazelevs Production

Awards

6 wins & 10 nominations

Homepage

http://www.searching.movie

Part of Collection

Searching Collection: Searching, Missing

David Kim

Pamela Nam Kim

Young Margot (5 yrs)

Young Margot (7 yrs)

Young Margot (9 yrs)

Margot

Peter

Michael Porter

Dominic Hoffman

Mrs. Shahinian (voice)

Sylvia Minassian

Isaac's Mom (voice)

Isaac

911 Operator (voice)

Detective Vick

Jonah Emmi (voice) (as Joseph K. Shirle)

Joseph John Schirle

Margot's Friend #1 (voice)

Margot's Friend #2 (voice) (as Courtney Cummings)

Courtney Lauren Cummings

Margot's Friend #7 (voice)

Margot's Friend #11 (voice)

Abigail

Derek Ellis (voice)

Sadie (YouCast)

Franchesca Maia

Cody (YouCast)

Thomas Barbusca

Hannah

Natalie Boyd (voice)

Julie Nathanson

Diver #1

Diver #2

Male Anchor

Female Anchor

Search Reporter

Mike Makowsky

Stacy

John Watson

Robert

Steven Michael Eich

Radio Jockey

Faustine Rea

LaSaundra Gibson

Randy Cartoff

Mr. Lee

SVPD Missing Persons (voice) (as Betsy Foldes Meiman)

SVPD Homicide Agent

Benjamin J. Cain Jr.

News Reporter (voice)

News Reporter #4 (voice)

Michelle Sparks

Officer Brandon Jackson

Gabriel D. Angell

Emergency Medical Technician

Rene Michelle Aranda

San Jose PD Sgt Shaw

Harvey B. Jackson

Detective

Anthony Richard Pagliaro

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- You say "cheese," okay? One, two...
- Say "cheese." - Searching

- You say "cheese," okay? One, two... - Say "...

Video log 6.7. - Searching

Uh, it was like a kimchee,
okra, mussel stew. - Searching

Uh, it was like a kimchee, okra, mussel stew.

- Oh. The kimchee gumbo.
- Gumbo, gumbo. - Searching

- Oh. The kimchee gumbo. - Gumbo, gumbo.

- 'Cause I'm definitely forgetting something.
- Yeah, I might. - Searching

- 'Cause I'm definitely forgetting something. - Ye...

Oh. This healthy and organic jar
of oregano? - Searching

Oh. This healthy and organic jar of oregano?

Making sure you guys
are both talking to each other, - Searching

Making sure you guys are both talking to each other,

Hey, I got to go.
But send me that recipe. Please? - Searching

Hey, I got to go. But send me that recipe. Please?

Hey, you've reached
Margot's phone. - Searching

Hey, you've reached Margot's phone.

Um, just checking in 'cause it looks like
you already left for school this morning. - Searching

Um, just checking in 'cause it looks like you already l...

...map their topography - Searching

...map their topography

Engineering is still
running tests, - Searching

Engineering is still running tests,

Hey, you've reached
Margot's phone. - Searching

Hey, you've reached Margot's phone.

Not sure if you've been
checking your messages, - Searching

Not sure if you've been checking your messages,

Okay, uh, it is 3:30,
one hour after school ended - Searching

Okay, uh, it is 3:30, one hour after school ended

Hello? - Searching

Yes. I'm in the middle of a lesson.
May I call you back afterwards? - Searching

Yes. I'm in the middle of a lesson. May I call you back...

Can you put my daughter
on the phone just for a second? - Searching

Can you put my daughter on the phone just for a second?

I'm sorry, Mr. Kim. I'm confused
what you're calling about. - Searching

I'm sorry, Mr. Kim. I'm confused what you're ...

Margot Kim canceled her classes
six months ago. - Searching

Margot Kim canceled her classes six months ago.

Is she looking
to restart lessons? - Searching

Is she looking to restart lessons?

Mr. Kim, is everything okay? - Searching

Mr. Kim, is everything okay?

Pick up, pick up,
pick up, pick up, pick up. - Searching

Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up.

- Hello?
- Hi, hi. I'm David Kim. - Searching

- Hello? - Hi, hi. I'm David Kim.

- I'm Margot Kim's...
- Pam's husband. - Searching

- I'm Margot Kim's... - Pam's husband.

And I'm sure
her phone is dead, - Searching

And I'm sure her phone is dead,

Well, it's got to be more of
a reception problem, right? - Searching

Well, it's got to be more of a reception problem, right...

You know, if they're
all in the mountains. - Searching

You know, if they're all in the mountains.

Camping. Isaac is camping
with his friends. - Searching

Camping. Isaac is camping with his friends.

I'm pretty positive
she's there, too. - Searching

I'm pretty positive she's there, too.

Yeah. They've been planning this for a
while. I can't imagine she just couldn't... - Searching

Yeah. They've been planning this for a while. I can...

Did they all ditch school? - Searching

Did they all ditch school?

- Kids.
- Tell you what. - Searching

- Kids. - Tell you what.

- What do you mean?
- Well, I... - Searching

- What do you mean? - Well, I...

Everything is great Margot and I are great - Searching

Everything is great Margot and I are great

- Hello?
- Hey. Mr. Kim? This is Isaac. My mom told me to... - Searching

- Hello? - Hey. Mr. Kim? This is Isaac. My mom told me to...

Did my mom not tell you? - Searching

Did my mom not tell you?

She never came. - Searching

She never came.

- Isaac, what do you mean?
- I mean she never came. - Searching

- Isaac, what do you mean? - I mean she never came.

911.
What's your emergency? - Searching

911. What's your emergency?

- Hello?
- Hi. Is this David Kim? - Searching

- Hello? - Hi. Is this David Kim?

Good morning, Mr. Kim.
My name is Rosemary Vick. - Searching

Good morning, Mr. Kim. My name is Rosemary Vick.

Of course.
We're working as fast as we can. - Searching

Of course. We're working as fast as we can.

- I don't know what you guys are doing.
- I promise you, Mr. Kim, - Searching

- I don't know what you guys are doing. - I promise you...

Okay, let's see
if I got this right. - Searching

Okay, let's see if I got this right.

Okay. Mr. Kim, I am going to find
out what happened to your daughter. - Searching

Okay. Mr. Kim, I am going to find out what happened to your ...

We'll handle the ground investigation,
Mr. Kim. That's our job. - Searching

We'll handle the ground investigation, Mr. Kim. That�...

Is that something
you can help us with? - Searching

Is that something you can help us with?

Okay. It's already been 36
hours since Margot's last call, - Searching

Okay. It's already been 36 hours since Margot's la...

We'll be taking a copy of
Margot's hard drive to Forensics. - Searching

We'll be taking a copy of Margot's hard drive to F...

- Yeah, sure.
- Okay, when was the last time you saw her? - Searching

- Yeah, sure. - Okay, when was the last time you saw her?

All right, on Thursday evening, - Searching

All right, on Thursday evening,

Thursday night,
I was at my dad's house. - Searching

Thursday night, I was at my dad's house.

Perfect. Hey, update me whenever
you learn something. Big or small. - Searching

Perfect. Hey, update me whenever you learn something. Big or...

And what about Thursday night? - Searching

And what about Thursday night?

What about study group?
Do you know who hosted that? - Searching

What about study group? Do you know who hosted that?

- Define "friends."
- Do people invite her to things? - Searching

- Define "friends." - Do people invite her to thin...

David, look, - Searching

And, apparently, since nobody
was actually her friend, - Searching

And, apparently, since nobody was actually her friend,

- Yeah, that was at my place.
- That was your place? - Searching

- Yeah, that was at my place. - That was your place?

In the meantime,
start expanding - Searching

In the meantime, start expanding

She's been depositing her piano
cash into her checking account every week. - Searching

She's been depositing her piano cash into her checking ...

Six days ago, she made an
outgoing transaction of $2,500 - Searching

Six days ago, she made an outgoing transaction of $2,500

You don't think she's involved
with anything serious, right? - Searching

You don't think she's involved with anything serio...

Sir, I don't
have to tell you anything. - Searching

Sir, I don't have to tell you anything.

Like I said,
I had a prior engagement. - Searching

Like I said, I had a prior engagement.

- It's Margot.
- You mentioned earlier - Searching

- It's Margot. - You mentioned earlier

David, I also spoke
to security at Venmo - Searching

David, I also spoke to security at Venmo

It belonged to Margot. - Searching

It belonged to Margot.

That's what it looks like. - Searching

That's what it looks like.

That it's time to start
considering the possibility... - Searching

That it's time to start considering the possibility...

That's what we don't know. - Searching

That's what we don't know.

We are going to figure out why. - Searching

We are going to figure out why.

Also, to all my fans, I know this
vlog is a little late, but... - Searching

Also, to all my fans, I know this vlog is a little late, but...

Favorite concert in the last year?
Definitely Twenty One Pilots. - Searching

Favorite concert in the last year? Definitely Twenty One Pil...

Oh, this is a Fearless Core shirt.
Cost me, like, 40 bucks. - Searching

Oh, this is a Fearless Core shirt. Cost me, like, 40 bucks.

Well, you know what?
You guys, you keep commenting, - Searching

Well, you know what? You guys, you keep commenting,

My dad doesn't know I stopped going to piano - Searching

My dad doesn't know I stopped going to piano

You know,
if she were still here today, - Searching

You know, if she were still here today,

I'm sorry, David.
It's another dead end. - Searching

I'm sorry, David. It's another dead end.

Every one. None of the YouCast
users Margot interacted with - Searching

Every one. None of the YouCast users Margot interacted with

Using the information
on her account, - Searching

Using the information on her account,

I spoke to her and her manager, - Searching

I spoke to her and her manager,

I didn't know her - Searching

I didn't know her

Couple years ago, - Searching

Couple years ago,

When I asked her
what the trouble was, - Searching

When I asked her what the trouble was,

I know my son, - Searching

My son had gone house-to-house in
the neighborhood for two weeks, - Searching

My son had gone house-to-house in the neighborhood for two w...

I have NCIC searching
for her vehicle in 16 states. - Searching

I have NCIC searching for her vehicle in 16 states.

Searching poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Aneesh Chaganty

Writer: Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian

Production: Stage 6 Films,Screen Gems,Bazelevs Production

Genre: thriller, mystery, drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $26,020,957

Released: 31 Aug 2018

Awards: 6 wins & 10 nominations

Homepage: http://www.searching.movie

Searching Collection: Searching, Missing