Searching

Translated from swedish: When the credits roll, we've witnessed one of this year's best thrillers, and the question is whether it might not also be one of this year's best films overall...

Swedish: filmparadiset.se »

Translated from swedish: "Searching" is above all about parents who are ready to do anything for their children. About unconditional love, about how to handle or avoid the difficult moments in life. And of course about how little we know about each other in the digital age, despite communication opportunities being greater than ever.
- Alexander Kardelo

Swedish: moviezine.se »

Translated from swedish: The film is carried by a well-written script from director Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian. The dialogue is tight, stripped-down, and tells the drama without losing momentum. As an audience, we're thrown from truth to lie and back to truth again. We're surprised by the drama's twists right up to the film's final sequences.
- Jan-Eje Ferling

Swedish: filmeye.se »

Translated from swedish: It's a good sign when a movie tricks you into going against your own beliefs; I've always hated how surveillance society spreads through the internet, but after "Searching" I wanted to surgically implant a GPS in my child's arm.
- Kristoffer Viita

Swedish: svt.se »

Translated from swedish: "Searching" is a surprisingly good nail-biter that maintains high quality throughout, even though the ending leaves something to be desired.
- Fredrik Lagnetoft

Swedish: Review: "Searching"

Translated from swedish: Aneesh Chaganty succeeds reasonably well throughout in leveraging the limited narrative perspective to keep his audience on the edge of their seats.
- Jakob Åsell

Swedish: ng.se »

Translated from swedish: "Searching" takes place entirely on computer screens. Initially, the approach is spot-on and elegant enough that you can overlook the increasingly off-the-rails plot.
- Jan Söderqvist

Swedish: svd.se »

Translated from swedish: Sure, "Searching" is an entertaining display of screen storytelling, but there's obviously no room for any deeper identification or artistically striking imagery in this constrained and rushed narrative. In that way, "Searching" reminds me of so much of the constant stream on social media and round-the-clock news channels. It captures and engages – but only for the moment.
- Roger Wilson

Swedish: sverigesradio.se »

Translated from swedish: "Searching" doesn't just give us a mystery that unfolds through the internet. It also raises questions about how social media fits into and shapes our lives. For better or worse.
- David Lindahl

Swedish: filmtopp.se »

Translated from swedish: It holds up surprisingly well - I expected it would become quite unbearable and forced. However, it does get a bit slow in the middle of the film, since the thriller element takes its time to develop.
- Pidde Andersson

Swedish: toppraffel.se »

Translated from swedish: What's fresh about the film is how consistently Chaganty leverages this insight from a formal standpoint. The storytelling is clever and effective. Unfortunately, the story itself isn't as innovative as the visual language through which it's conveyed. The criminal case is pretty straightforward despite offering a twist or two, and the family drama tends to veer into sentimental territory that undermines the potential narrative about disconnection and alienation that could have been within reach.
- Per Vesterlund

Swedish: ergo.nu »

Translated from swedish: The thriller "Searching" indulges in screens and social media
- Mårten Blomkvist

Swedish: dn.se »

Translated from swedish: Failed thriller that plays out on a computer screen.
- Camilla Larsson

Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »