Film

Searching 2018

Directed by Aneesh Chaganty

  • Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • 102 min
  • PG-13

No one is lost without a trace.

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.

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