Searching could still get a sequel even though Missing exists. The 2018 film followed David Kim's search for his teenage daughter Margot Kim. In 2023, the spiritual sequel Missing was released with enough Easter eggs to connect the movies and prove they exist in the same universe. This time June Allen was searching for her mother, Grace Allen, putting the child at the helm of the investigation. Both movies had shocking twists at the end with satisfying endings that saw the main characters safely reunite, later ending up on a fake Netflix reenactment series called Unfiction. 84k3h

Missing established itself as a spiritual sequel to Searching, with many connections proving the films exist in the same universe. Both movies were produced by Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian, who also wrote the script for Searching. The 2018 thriller follows David Kim (John Cho) on a mission to find his missing daughter, Margot Kim (Michelle La.) Missing, which premiered in early 2023, follows a similar plot, except the roles are switched. In the newer film, June Allen (Storm Reid) tries to solve her mother, Grace Allen's (Nia Long) disappearance. The movies share many other similar elements as well.

The Thriller-Mystery Missing is a continuation of director Aneesh Chaganty's first two feature films Searching (2018) and Run (2020), with many references to the prequels. Missing is set in Los Angeles in the Summer of 2022, where, years after her father's death, Storm Reid's character June is coping with her mother, Grace, portrayed by Nia Long, going on vacation to Colombia with her boyfriend, Kevin. It turns out June had reason to worry as Grace never returns from her trip, sending June on an online search for any clues about what happened to her mom.

The trailer for Missing, the standalone sequel to Aneesh Chagantry's 2018 thriller Searching, has been released, teasing yet another exhilarating installment of the emerging anthology franchise. Chagantry announced that a follow-up film featuring new characters and a different storyline was in the works in 2019, following the critical and commercial success of Searching, which was heralded for its unique formatting that took place exclusively through the screens of televisions, phones, and computers, as a part of an innovative genre called screen life. Missing, written and directed by Nick Johnson and Will Merrick based on a story by Chaganty and Sev Ohanian, follows the same visual approach to depict another intricate missing person case. The film stars Storm Reid, Nia Long, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung, Amy Landecker, and Daniel Henney.

A loved one's disappearance is one of the most terrifying things that can happen to someone. In movies, this horrible situation has made for some of the most thrilling and tragic films ever made. For anyone, the disappearance of a child or partner is an extremely distressing situation and movies explore characters on the edge of their own sanity as they desperately try to locate the missing.

The currently in-development Searching 2, which just found a new pair of directors, will tell an entirely new story. Thrillers where the action takes place entirely on the screens of laptops and smartphones aren't anything new these days, but Aneesh Changanty's Searching is undoubtedly one of the very best. Released in 2018, Searching starred John Cho as a widowed father who scours his daughter's online life after she goes missing. The mystery flick also starred Debra Messing and, upon its release, earned rave reviews from critics. It earned $75.5 million worldwide on a budget that clocked in at under $1 million.

Although Searching is a serious thriller about a father (John Cho) looking for his missing daughter there are funny moments throughout the film as well. Although not a comedy by any means, there are still funny moments that cut the tension of the subject matter.

The film Searching follows a desperate father, David Kim (John Cho), who is frantically looking for his daughter Margot who has gone missing. He is helped by the determined Detective Vick (Debra Messing) who seems to be on his side the entire time and trying her best to find Margot, but all might not be what it seems.

While some movies are built around a story or character, some are built on ideas that play with the form altogether. Many films use gimmicks to entertain, convey information, or even mislead audiences. These gimmicks, when used poorly. can become a crutch, barely holding the movie up.

A good plot twist can make or break a movie. The plot twist is a device that only becomes more relevant as time goes on, because it’s predicated on subverting the audience’s expectation of a story. As we become more accustomed to the traditional trajectory of a story, it’s easier to appreciate subversions of it.