David Kim lives in San Jose, California with his daughter Margot. His wife Pamela was diagnosed with lymphoma and died before Margot entered high school. One night, Margot attempts to call David, but he … See more

• John Cho as David Kim, Margot's father
• Debra Messing as Detective Vick
• Michelle La as Margot, daughter of David and Pamela
• Sara Sohn as … See more

The original conception was an 8-minute short film. When Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian pitched the concept to The Bazelevs Company, the latter suggested it could be expanded into a feature film. While Ohanian was open to the offer and saw its potential, … See more

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018, under the title Search. Shortly after, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired distribution rights to the film for $5 million. It was initially scheduled to be released on August … See more

Box office
Searching grossed $26 million in the United States and Canada, and $49.4 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $75.5 million.
Searching debuted to $388,769 from nine theaters in its … See more

On August 14, 2019, a sequel was announced to be in development. Chaganty clarified that the story will not "follow the same characters or plot line as the original." On January 13, 2021, it was announced that the first film's editors, Will Merrick and Nick … See more

• 2018: Alfred P. Sloan Prize at 2018 Sundance Film Festival
• 2018: NEXT Audience Award at 2018 Sundance Film Festival
• 2018: Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Narrative Producer Award to producer Sev Ohanian at 2018 Sundance Film Festival See more