

Search Out
2020, Korean. Directed by Kwak Jung.
What is the significance of your life?
Trainee policeman, 'Sung-min' and job seeker, 'Jun-hyeok' were suspicious about a suicide incident of a girl who lived in the same dormitory, and they will be tracking her SNS account with the help of a private detective agency hacker, 'Nu-ri'. The investigation which started out of chivalry leads to uncontrollable consequences. These three people, Jun-hyeok, Sung-min, and Nu-ri become targets of SNS crime.
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- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 15 April 2020
- Original title
- 서치 아웃
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Kwak Jung
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What Search Out is based on
Search Out is based on Blue Whale Hoax, a moral panic.
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Blue Whale Hoax
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Search Out is streaming on Troma NOW in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Search Out?
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Who directed Search Out?
Search Out (2020) was directed by Kwak Jung and stars Lee Si-eon, Kim Sung-cheol, Heo Ga-yoon.
What is Search Out based on?
Search Out is based on Blue Whale Hoax, a moral panic.