In November 2022, producer and co-story writer Sev Ohanian revealed on Reddit that the film would also be set after Run, serving as an epilogue to the events of that film as well as a continuation of Searching.
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.
You don't need to have seen “Searching” to enjoy “Missing” — and enjoyable it is, serpentine, sly and nail-biting in equal measures — but the earlier movie's fanbase will certainly recognize what online-savvy Los Angeles high-schooler June (Storm Reid) is watching on her laptop in the beginning: the climax of “ ...
Missing, the standalone sequel to Searching (2018), isn't just a fitting successor but also a far superior film in several aspects when compared to the John Cho starrer.
Despite its lifelike premise and innovative use of modern technologies in its storytelling, Missing is not based on a true story. The film and its plot are completely fictional works that were conceptualized and written by Sev Ohanian and Aneesh Chaganty.
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Now, Grace and June are free and reunited. The film ends with June in college, and we learn that a true crime show has been written based on what happened to her and Grace.
In Screen Rant's exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from the home release, Missing directors Nick Johnson and Will Merrick explain that nothing in the film has been screen recorded, but instead it is all graphically designed and animated.
Missing is a 2023 American screenlife thriller film written and directed by Will Merrick and Nick Johnson (in their feature directorial debuts) from a story by Sev Ohanian and Aneesh Chaganty, who also produced the film with Natalie Qasabian. The film is a standalone sequel to Searching (2018).
Storm Reid is the main lead and she gives a great performance. Her character doesn't have a great relationship with her mother and she isn't exactly being great to her. Despite that, the movie gets you to really root for her because you see her desperation and regret once her mother is missing.
Mother and daughter are reunited, but they are soon threatened by James, who shoots Grace. James tried to capture June to leave, but a revived Grace stabs him in the neck with a shard of glass. James tries to call the hospital but dies.
Missing explores the theme of technology and its positive role in solving crimes, challenging the notion that too much technology is harmful, instead highlighting its usefulness in tracking and finding missing persons.
Missing has a very happy ending in which Sarah and June make it back alive after going through hell in the form of James coming back from the past to harm them somehow. June's attitude is much more mature, and her connection with her mother seems to be more solid than ever.
Domestic/physical abuse is depicted; as well as dead bodies, shooting with blood splattering and a disturbing scene where a man is stabbed in the neck with a shard of glass onscreen (some blood shown). Quite mature for a PG-13 rating.
The MPAA rating has been assigned for “some strong violence, language, teen drinking, and thematic material.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a few bloody wounds and deaths by gunshot and a stabbing with a shard of glass, a few fights when a gun is discharged, a kidnapping, underage drinking, many arguments ...
Missing is no horror film, but it is a very well crafted thriller. The performances are spectacular. The grounded reality of the film makes it feel like you are watching these terrifying events play out in real time.
Is Missing a horror film? No it is not. It is at its heart a very well-made thriller, but that doesn't mean it won't have you at the edge of your seat.
