When it was released in 2018, Searching became a huge success and was awarded a Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh rating. The film tells the gripping story of a father who is desperate to find his missing 16-year-old daughter and tries to use technology to his advantage. Next up on the list of movies to be released in 2023 is the sequel to the film, titled Missing.
Will Merrick and Nick Johnson, the directors of Missing, aim to captivate viewers with suspenseful plot twists and an unexpected series of events that show what lengths an individual will go to in order to find a loved one.
Although the new film features an entirely new cast and instead follows a teenage daughter as she tries to locate her mother who went missing during a vacation to South America, Merrick and Johnson’s previous film, Missing, follows a teenage daughter as she tries to locate her mother who went Everything that we know about Missing is included here.
Missing Release date
On Friday, January 20, 2019, Missing will make its debut in theaters across the United States. Because it won’t be released in theaters in the UK until Friday, February 24, potential viewers in that country will have to hold off on seeing the movie in theaters for a little while longer.
Missing Plot
The following is the official plot summary for Missing: “Missing is an exciting roller coaster mystery that comes from the same creative team who brought you Searching. It will make you question how well you know the people who are closest to you. June’s (Storm Reid) search for answers is hampered by international red tape after her mother, played by Nia Long, vanishes on a holiday in Colombia with her new boyfriend. June’s mother was on vacation with him.
Despite being separated by a great distance and stranded in Los Angeles, June makes innovative use of all the modern technology at her disposal in an effort to locate her friend before it is too late. But as she continues to investigate, she finds that her digital investigation generates more questions than answers…and when June discovers truths about her mother, she realizes that she never truly knew her at all.”
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Missing Cast
Leading the Missing cast is young actress Storm Reid. She gained a lot of notoriety when she starred as Meg in A Wrinkle in Time in 2018. Since then, she’s been featured in The Suicide Squad as Tyla and Euphoria as Gia.
Joining Storm for the ride is veteran actress Nia Long. Long’s career took off when she played Brandi in the classic Boyz in the Hood. With a career spanning over a few decades, she’s been seen in projects ranging from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to Big Momma’s House, and recently reprised her role as Jordan for The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
The rest of the main cast is as follows:
- Joaquim de Almeida (Queen of the South)
- Ken Leung (Industry)
- Amy Landecker (Your Honor)
- Daniel Henney (Criminal Minds
At first appearance, the film appears to be one that should be on the must-watch list for everyone who is a fan of the Taken movie franchise as well as someone who enjoys the feeling of suspense.
Missing Directors
Co-directing Will Merrick and Nick Johnson are nowhere to be seen. Both Merrick and Johnson are making their directorial debuts with this project, which is a feature-length film. On the other hand, both of them have past experience working as editors on the Searching movie.
Missing reviews
According to the score of 84% that the movie now has on Rotten Tomatoes, it appears that many critics are rather pleased with it.
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film has received positive reviews from a majority of critics, as indicated by the website’s rating of 84%:
“Merrick and Johnson have so many twists and turns and reverses up their sleeve that you may feel that you, too, may have something to do with the disappearance of June’s mother (Nia Long, who is always a pleasure.)”
According to Benjamin Lee of “The Guardian,”
“… it’s entertaining enough to demonstrate that this specific series does in fact have longer battery life.”
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