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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Sep 2018

If it wasn't so good, you could call it gimmicky, but this novel concept using the computer screen and assorted technologies is so well executed…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Sep 2018

This is not just a high concept movie, it is a drama well served by a script that is designed to fit the vehicle and vice versa…

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By Korey Coleman (43) for Double Toasted (87) on 05 Sep 2018

It's not preachy at all... but it is making this statement about social media…

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By Vincent Mancini (369) for FilmDrunk (362) on 05 Sep 2018

Not sure what's more surprising, that the movie-on-a-laptop-screen format actually works, or that John Cho delivers one of his finest performances…

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By Ruben Peralta Rigaud (117) for Cocalecas (95) on 05 Sep 2018

Searching handles skillfully the various social platforms proposed by a conceptual mise-en-scene. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 05 Sep 2018

First-time filmmaker Aneesh Chaganty does an absolutely fantastic job of instantly drawing the viewer into the proceedings…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 04 Sep 2018

There's a thin line between unique and gimmick, but Chaganty handles his execution in a way that makes Searching immensely engaging…

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By Jeremy Jahns (155) for JeremyJahns.com (155) on 04 Sep 2018

I had no inkling that a movie that was essentially filmed with Skype could keep me on the edge of my seat…

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By Margot Harrison (328) for Seven Days (657) on 04 Sep 2018

A welcome oasis in the movie desert of early fall, Searching is Exhibit A…

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By Sinead Brennan (56) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 04 Sep 2018

Searching never opts for the traditional scene set-up, and, impressively, never feels too gimmicky…

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By Tom Shone (158) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 03 Sep 2018

The film's ingenuity would have tickled Hitchcock. It's a smart, confident debut…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 03 Sep 2018

The tech savvy displayed by a middle-aged man will intimidate many but it's the dramatic but far-fetched late twist that does the damage…

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By Hilary A White (243) for Sunday Independent (Ireland) (504) on 03 Sep 2018

Some of it is lame - would you really leave your webcam on during such a crisis…

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By Ben Coleman (18) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 03 Sep 2018

What makes Searching more than a gimmick is how well it captures the limited but instantly recognizable emotional language of computer use…

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By Diana Cheng (11) for Asian American Press (5) on 01 Sep 2018

Chaganty's style is fresh and contemporary, relevant and slick…

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By Simran Hans (401) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 01 Sep 2018

The film doesn’t understand what mode it wants to operate in; serious thriller with emotional stakes or contrived, cynical satire (a set…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 31 Aug 2018

A taut, effectively paced mystery-thriller with a powerful emotional component…

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By Jim Judy (1,199) for Screen It! (1,437) on 31 Aug 2018

A pretty slick and efficient thriller. (Full Content Review for Parents - Violence, Profanity, etc. - also Available)…

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By Rohan Naahar (197) for Hindustan Times (753) on 31 Aug 2018

Searching is more than just an empty stylistic exercise. Beneath the cool techno thrills, there is a beating heart…

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By Fico Cangiano (235) for CineXpress (235) on 30 Aug 2018

John Cho shines in this brilliantly crafted thriller, that makes its concept work. [Full review in Spanish]…

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