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By Kevin L. Lee (9) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 19 Oct 2018

Although I wish Chaganty trusted his audience a little bit more on the mystery side of the story, I must pay respect to a small thriller whose…

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By Doug Jamieson (77) for The Jam Report (74) on 14 Oct 2018

Both a technical and narrative triumph, the film elevates itself above its gimmicky stratagem with a genuinely suspenseful and emotionally…

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By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 13 Oct 2018

Searching is Indian-American director Aneesh Chaganty's debut, and highlights a consummate knowledge of filmmaking that makes him a name to…

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By Li Lai (99) for Mediaversity Reviews (99) on 12 Oct 2018

Usually, the missing or abducted girl is a flat character who gets just a handful of lines, at best. Thankfully, Searching has other ideas…

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By Nate Adams (71) for The Only Critic (71) on 09 Oct 2018

Despite the story being less inspired than you'd want or the tricks not being as clever as the filmmakers would anticipate - the concept is…

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By Joey Magidson (137) for Awards Circuit (53) on 09 Oct 2018

Before slightly getting too silly at the end, it's an enthralling tale that brings out a surprising emotion…

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By Joe Friar (93) for The Victoria Advocate (93) on 08 Oct 2018

The tense thriller keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat with exceptional performances by John Cho and Debra Messing…

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By Daniel Nava (97) for Chicago Cinema Circuit (97) on 04 Oct 2018

It's baffling, really, that anyone could suggest that Searching's narrative trajectory is any less insipid or dumb as what we get from the…

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By José Martín (128) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 04 Oct 2018

In short, it exceeds all expectations and reinforces director [Aneesh] Chaganty as a filmmaker to follow in the future. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Linda Cook (1,442) for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (1,206) on 03 Oct 2018

Search no more - here's a terrific thriller…

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By Anne Brodie (132) for What She Said (131) on 01 Oct 2018

A cautionary note illustrating that we habitually fail to communicate with one another, and that's the underlying tragedy of the story…

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By Staff (54) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 30 Sep 2018

An entertaining thriller... that loses the opportunity to reflect on the use of technology. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Ed Whitfield (493) for The Ooh Tray (482) on 29 Sep 2018

Proof that gimmickry can work when employed with intelligence…

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By Sebastian Zavala Kahn (303) for Cinencuentro (218) on 27 Sep 2018

Half social commentary regarding the use of technology in daily life, and half mystery thriller with a high quota of emotion. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Javier Ocaña (196) for El Pais (Spain) (511) on 27 Sep 2018

Effervescent entertainment with a wild rhythm in which themes as transcendent as adolescent loneliness or sexual abuse are overturned…

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By Shyama Krishna Kumar (30) for Gulf News (UAE) (167) on 26 Sep 2018

John Cho delivers a nuanced and masterful performance...Searching largely remains an effective piece of cinema, perhaps even the start of something…

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By Jonathan Roberts (30) for The New Paper (Singapore) (342) on 25 Sep 2018

Searching has added a very special ingredient - good acting. John Cho is utterly convincing in the role of harrowed dad and widower…

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By Ja-Quan Greene (16) for Black Nerd Problems (146) on 24 Sep 2018

John Cho provides a level of tenacity in a main character that I haven't felt since Denzel in John Q…

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By Diana Su (12) for Cine Premiere (538) on 20 Sep 2018

Searching is a shining and highly entertaining thriller starring John Cho. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Roxana Hadadi (336) for Chesapeake Family Magazine (159) on 20 Sep 2018

Searching follows Eighth Grade as another thought-provoking film about the intersection between teens' lives and their presence-and reliance-on…

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