# Searching (2018)

> A grieving father turns his missing daughter’s digital life inside out in a nervy, emotionally charged screenlife mystery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/336519

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Aneesh Chaganty
- Cast: John Cho, Michelle La, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Sara Sohn, Briana McLean, Erica Jenkins, Connor McRaith
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7668870/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, paranoid, emotional, late night thriller viewing, technology-themed movie night

## Synopsis

A father's desperate search for his missing daughter leads him into the depths of the digital world.

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