{{short description|2020 South Korean thriller film}} {{Infobox film | name = Search Out | image = Search_Out.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^서치 아웃}} | director = Kwak Jung | producer = {{ubl|Kim Gyung-won|Kim Bu-hyun}} | writer = Kwak Jung | starring = {{ubl|Lee Si-eon|Kim Sung-cheol|Heo Ga-yoon}} | music = {{ubl|Oh Han-jung|Heo Yoo-ra}} | cinematography = Choi Jong-man | editing = Choi Hyun-sook | studio = {{ubl|D&Y Entertainment|FY Entertainment}} | distributor = Storm Pictures Korea | released = {{Film date|2020|4|15}} | runtime = 92 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Search Out''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^서치 아웃|rr=yes}}) is a 2020 South Korean thriller film written and directed by Kwak Jung, starring Lee Si-eon, Kim Sung-cheol and Heo Ga-yoon. Inspired by the Blue Whale Challenge, it was released on April 15, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3076096|title=2020.4.16 Now Playing|date=April 15, 2020|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
==Plot== A trainee policeman, a job seeker and a hacker team up to find out who sent the message "What is the significance of your life?" to a woman who ended up committing suicide.
==Cast== ===Main=== * Kim Sung-cheol as Joon-hyuk * Heo Ga-yoon as Noo-ri * Lee Si-eon as Sung-min
===Supporting=== * Go Jung-il as Detective Go * Kim Ji-na as Ji-na * Shim Wan-joon as Jin-woo * Choi Yoon-bin as Detective * Kim Seo-yeon as Seo-won * Ju Shi-hyun as Jae-min * Bae Sang-woo as Sociopath * Lee Yeon-bin as Kyung-won
===Special appearance=== * Son Byong-ho as Convenience store boss
==Production== Director and screenwriter Kwak Jung "wanted to dig deep into how social media is misused as an instrument of crime, to raise awareness of social isolation among young adults and to discuss fundamental questions surrounding life and death."<ref>{{cite web|first=Yeon-soo|last=Kwak|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/04/689_287047.html|title='Search Out' observes social media-based cybercrime|date=March 30, 2020|website=The Korea Times|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
==Release== The film was postponed by a week (being released on April 15, 2020 instead of April 9) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noh|first=Gyu-min|url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/2020040172734|script-title=ko:이시언 '서치 아웃', 4월 9일→15일 '개봉 연기'…사건일지 영상 '관심'|date=April 1, 2020|website=The Korea Economic Daily|language=ko|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
==Reception== The film topped the domestic box office on its release day despite the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|first=Gyu-lee|last=Lee|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/05/689_288008.html|title=Korean film 'Search Out' takes back local box office amid coronavirus void|date=April 16, 2020|website=The Korea Times|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt12380870|Search Out}} * {{kmdb film|22050}} * {{hancinema film|Search_Out}}
Category:2020 films Category:2020 Korean-language films Category:2020 thriller films Category:South Korean thriller films Category:Films about the Internet Category:Films about social media Category:Films about cyberbullying Category:Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic