The uncertainty she felt while having to click the bus for the security thing was so realistic.

My favorite thing about this movie is that because it is entirely on the computer you feel like you are doing the investigating with her. There were times where I would realize something seconds before the main character did. There is also a twist that is actually really obvious because of of the urgency of the pacing of the movie you don’t notice it and when you do you almost feel like “how could I have missed that it was so obvious” it keeps you so engaged into the movie

this team of 5 who made SEARCHING,RUN and MISSING are incredible and they are some of the best creators in this genre in hollywood

It’s amazing how this year, January movies are actually really good to watch unlike previous years

I was blown away by Missing. Searching was already one of my favorite movies of 2018 and I didn't think it could be topped. But this is easily them most edge-of-my-seat I've been in ages. I'd forgotten what it was like to audibly gasp during a movie.

I think the reason why I loved this movie was because of how realistic it was. every feature that she used and every pause and camera angle was so true and believable. the hey Siri through the computer was genius and it made me shiver. amazing that this was all shown through a computer screen and phone and that they used real apps that we all use in our day to day, not some made up thing.

This movie is so good. I forgot I was looking at a computer screen. Nia Long and Storm Reid did an amazing job.

Glad Storm Reid is getting more roles and performances. She’s an amazing actress and this movie looks amazing and awesome

I loved this film. It had me in tears. I was so concerned for the little girl from A Wrinkle in Time.

I watched Searching with my sister about a year ago. We both thought it was an exceptional computer-screen POV mystery drama with so many unbelievable twists and turns. I personally can't wait for Missing and I have fairly high expectations after Searching. Thanks for the review, Chris!! 👍👍

Honestly, it just is amazing to tell how different the feels of how Searching and Missing are as a basis. Searching is in the perspective of a parent, someone who hasn't held most of their years in the internet, showing a much more relatable feel for the older audiences, and hits on the parental compassion for wanting to keep your children safe. Missing proceeds to take it from the perspective of someone who practically GREW UP with the internet, which still felt relatable and fluid, while being able to hit similar emotional beats, on top of the riveting plot.

The fact the 2 editors of Searching and Run ended up directing Missing is very full circle, and pretty cool.

Hope this movie ends up on a streaming service soon. This is a movie that you need to pause throughout it so you can read what's on the screen and so you can see all the Easter eggs

These days when Chris Stuckman and Jeremy Jahns post a review about a movie, I definitely have to see it

This movie must be an editing nightmare! It's an interesting "sub-genre," that obviously anyone who's ever used a computer can instantly relate to. I don't want to see a swarm of this type of thing, but when it's done this well it's very entertaining. A solid "B" from me, maybe even a "B+" because I admire the intricacy of the filmmaking so much.

Maybe the key is to release the weird and experimental stuff in January. I’m glad we’re getting movies like these to begin with.

Searching was a masterpiece and Missing is a very worthy successor. Great actors, fantastic story, endless twists and turns, and all the while managing to stay reasonably within the lines of plausibility. The creative teams behind these movies are massively talented storytellers and I can't wait to see what they do next.

Searching was my favorite movie the year it came out!! I had never seen anything like it before, so naturally I was very excited for Missing and I didn't watch a single trailer. It satisfied me on pretty much every level!! I had a fantastic time with it. I thought they made it even more riveting; not just with the plot and characters but with the sound design as well. Really great stuff!!! I could only imagine what the script writing process or story-boarding is like. I mean just so impressive. This goes to show you that the equipment you have doesn't need to be the top-tier. All you need is something as small as a webcam.

Caught searching by chance in television and after a few minutes of watching the movie I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. It was one of the most engrossing methods of storytelling I've seen in movies. I'm definitely going to watch missing too.

There's a south Indian film named "C U Soon" similar to this format and surrounds around home abuse and also about a missing person.

There were a few questions I had about how the plot played out (spoilers): - Why did the father keep the mother alive the whole time? What was the point there? He supposedly wanted her dead, right? - Why would she open the door to her father, even if he is her father? That was a dumb move. - Maybe I just missed it, but what was Kevin's motive for participating in this plan? If the father was simply paying him, how was the father affording all this? Too nitpicky? - Maybe Kevin was doing most of the coordinating, but to create the whole plan takes some serious sophistication, yet the father at the end seemed more like a crazy person than a mastermind. But, as I said, maybe Kevin did the coordinating. - If Kevin is so brilliant at this, how did he fail to realize he sent a live photo on the plane, accidentally revealing the face of the actress? Wasn't he just pretending to be technologically challenged?

January 2023 is about severing expectations this movie is also really good and I think storm Reid is definitely getting some of that Zendaya Magic

I saw Missing and although I liked most if it (wasn't crazy about ending)... I realize upon watching it again with a big crowd not only does it have great twists and unique perspectives of things but illustrates very well how we utilize technology to look into things we want answers for. It's actually done very well. Upon later thinking about the ending that I initially didn't like too much I realize how kinda brilliant it was in how it came together too with everything seen before. Like Searching it's definitely one to check out.

Maybe January has moved from being a dumping ground for bad movies to being a time when studios will release their risks that perhaps would not shine as bright if surrounded by bigger, more certain to make money movies.

It’s amazing film and Storm is an incredible actor and I cannot wait to see her in more projects

2018: Searching 2023: Missing Can’t wait for the next movie: Not Here-ing

Thanks for recommending this movie because it's not being talked about much at all. Saw it yesterday and I thought it was an overall good movie that kept me guessing and on edge.

I got out of the theaters a few hours ago and my god this movie is incredible

Loved this film. I also appreciated it’s small connection to “Searching,” and apparently there’s a connection to “Run,” which was the second movie from the “Searching” director. Didn’t see where that connection was, maybe it was cut.

I was really looking forward to this movie but it got delayed because of schedule here in screens. Loved Searching. This looked pretty intriguing too and she looks quite authentic. Cool review.

This is my favorite thriller movie since Searching. I loved it so so much.

Hey Chris! I dig your content. Longtime fan. I heard one of the writers mention that in Searching there’s an alien invasion happening in the background as the movie plays out and that there are news snippets and articles commentating on the invasion- throughout. They conclude it in Missing. FYI

Dude your podcast episode with the producer was fantastic!

I loved "Searching." I told everyone about that movie after I saw it. I'm definitely gonna check this one out.

To respond to Chris’ opening comments about January being good, it feels like Hollywood is starting to actually care a bit

My husband and I finally saw this movie now that it's on streaming. We loved it. It was excellent.

the co-director for our music video did addtional photography on this. her name was in the credits. very proud of her.

I’ve found that since 2020, movie and TV studios are using January as free creative real estate. Sure you have your Dolittle’s and The 355’s but at some point, I think the industry realized they could use the first month of the year to their advantage and take some risks while they were at it. Plus, most people go to the movies based off word of mouth and reviews now. If something is being talked about enough or enough people like it, audiences will make an effort to see it. What better way to get films that most people would assume are terrible and blow people’s expectations out of the water? I though Megan was going to be okay at best before the reviews came out and it got a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, which actually made me want to see it. I did- and I absolutely loved it. The power of cinema, man.

I remember March and April used to be bad months to release a movie. But recently April and March are apart of the “summer blockbuster season”. But now I’m starting to wonder if January is going this direction.

Absolutely loved this movie. I loved Searching, and I think this one was even better!!

Movie was phenomenal, and please watch it in theaters. Don’t just wait to stream it, the computer screen concept is really impressive on the big screen. Story was excellent, I was genuinely stunned at the twists and turns. You know you are watching a good movie when you stop eating your popcorn and put it down to focus on the plot lol.

January has been great so far this year. Hopefully that August/early September period can hold up too 🙏

missing was a fantastic film i loved searching i have to see the unfriended series i love whatever this genre of film is

Really amazing how this year January has been really interesting with movies & this has been very intriguing

I miss when Chris gave ratings

Over a week before "Missing" was released, I did mention the January release thing to the "Missing" directors after the movie Q&A, and I said to them that there is no January stigma* here, similar to "M3gan" earlier. *Director Will Merrick said the word 'stigma,' since I wasn't able to think of that right word on the spot.

"She makes really good choices" shows footage of her throwing a huge party the night before her mom is supposed to come back

After watching that fascinating Podcast. I’ve ordered ‘Searching’, on your recommendation to watch this week! It great when film makers take simple ideas, but do bigger things with them! 😊👍

There are many video games that have this premise prior to searching, and it worked there, so it is great to see it work on movies as well!

I was kind of thinking about recently I don't really like when movies put focus on the current technologies we have because it usually isn't interesting. But I did think this actually looked quite interesting.

Glad I watched this review, a couple of days ago I looked for Missing on IMDB without a rating but I saw the star, Storm Reid was not in the cast. I thought it could have meant the movie must not be good. Now watching your review I have to check this out.

Thank you reminding me that your podcast is out, I forgot about that.

If this movie doesn't win an Oscar for best editing, I'll be shocked

They did an entire episode of Modern Family in this style.. it was annoying at first but I ended up enjoying it

Remember these names ,Aneesh chaganty,sev ohanian ,will Merrick,Nick Johnson and Natalie qasabian . 3 great movies in a row for them in SEARCHING,RUN AND MISSING . THEY ARE GONNA RUKE THIS GENRE IN THE FUTURE

From the clips shown in this video, it appears that the movie depicts the main character's actions on the computer in great detail. I am tired of films where characters easily hack into large corporations' computers with nothing shown about the process. I appreciate the unique editing technique that displays all of the main character's computer activities. I will definitely give this movie a try. Thank you for your review!

I had the pleasure of seeing this early. I've never seen Searching, but this movie made me want to. Really liked this movie and looking forward to seeing it again to see if there are any changes from the version I've seen.

I suspect the regular January dumps, we are used to, are just going to streaming sites. Sending films to theatres now is a costly gamble. So I suspect they are being more cautious of the films that are being released to theatres all together. This may be a change for the better.

Didn't realise part of this takes place in Colombia...I loved Searching and was gonna see this anyway, but as an expat in Colombia, now I'm even more keen

Hope to see more movies like this. I like this gimmick if its done well

Been waiting for this one. I never saw Searching but I will now.

So want to see this movie now because of Chris's review.

Searching was an incredible experience in the cinema, but it looks like this one isn't coming here :( Hopefully, it's available on streaming soon.

I'm seeing this one and Plane tomorrow, loved Searching, The podcast episode was also great, thanks Chris

I feel like the January curse only applies to horror movies, but even then, this year there’s been some surprising horror films

This one felt a lot more like a gimmick than Searching did in my opinion. Missing just casually has photo booth open pretty much 24/7 so they can show what’s going on whereas Searching had no problem showing you just the computer for several instances

Dang I had little faith in this movie, but I’m happy for Storm and Nia Long!

there is an alien invasion plotline going on in the background and another plotline with david kim and his date

If they made a third movie, they could call it "Abducted" and it could be about that alien invasion that was in the background in "Searching".

Chris' T-shirts never disappoint.

Missing follows in the footsteps of Searching (2018) by taking place on technological devices and giving me good messages, like how scary the internet can be and how much I appreciate my Mom.

I’ve liked these movies, except this one. It started interesting, but just went completely nuts at the end. The format restrained the story they wanted to tell.

You mean the entertainment industry is finally realizing they can release good-ish movies 12 months out of the year….WHHHHAAAA?

When they reveal what is going on it probably hits home for so many people and it’s such a sensitive thing. What a fucking movie!

Loved it! Great review!

I love the small nod they did to Searching at the start of this movie.

The bad January release this year was "The Devil Conspiracy." That film's sheer awfulness more than makes up for how good, "M3GAN," "Plane," and "Missing," are.

Just saw it a few minutes ago and of course had to go check Chris Suckmann. 😂 SO pleasantly surprised. It was very fast. Realized quite quickly I couldn't look away for a second 'cause the I'd miss something. I highly recommend it!

Just watched the movie last night. It was fire. All the scenes were Real as in exactly our way of using a computer. That's why it feels personal. And i also love the fact that the movie doesn't insult the viewer's intelligence by not feeding us obvious explanations. This movie was like "If you goy it , good! and if you didn't, ehh I don't care" . The only problem I had was the fact that this movie trynna make a Gen Z teenage girl so familiar with tech. I'm yet to find any such girls. They don't exist. So , I'm assuming the teen was an A student about to go to an ivy league college. Those computer skills are straight up Hacker level . The Social engineering stuff they do for the passwords and such

i'm sure the clips are from the trailer (which i had not seen) but i think a couple of clips shouldn't have been used in a spoiler-free review video. but then again none of the clips actually spoil the final act so does it matter? yes.

I really liked this movie. Doesn’t overtake the first one, but that’s the only negative I have about this movie. Loved the performances, and the twists/turns, was engaging, and I loved the way the movie was told. 9/10

Best films that the month of January ever had since I been alive

Searching is one of my favorite films I've seen it like 5 times. I'm waiting a week to go see Missing with friends at my local Regal before it sadly closes next month.

I was really impressed with how up to date the macOS version they use. It was the latest version and included the small new details

The movie looks interesting. Hey man where do you get the t shirts? Lol you always got that fire lol

Seems like we actually broke the January Movie Dump Curse

I'm happy it's good. I loved Aneesh Chaganty's previous 2 films.

Searching was really good. Looking forward to seeing this one this weekend.

I actually loved Searching too ! So I’m excited to see this

*Loved* this movie. At least twice as good as the first one

Good releases in January could be a sign of things to come as the creative and distribution backlog from the last 2yrs gets sorted.

Dude Chris that cage fighter shirt is badass

What about the stuff in Searching about an alien invasion or something I remember pointing to a bigger story? Or am I thinking of another movie.

This was better than I expected. I was on the edge of my seat thinking I have all the answers to the mystery. 😅

Saw this recently and I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. It was that good.

I watched Missing for the first time last night & IT IS INCREDIBLE I LOVE IT

chris, what the hell is that shirt, and where can I get one?

I hope that Chris never changes his outro.

Thanks for the Review & Video 😀

Okay I’m actually surprised you thought this was really good because any time I got an ad for this on KZfaq, my thought was “oh yup, this is definitely a January movie”