‘Alarming’ thriller that stressed fans out is heading to Netflix
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A ‘twisty’ thriller that left viewers on the edge of their seats is coming to Netflix this month. Missing, released in 2023, is a screenlife film following June (Storm Reid) using various technological devices while left home alone when her mother (Nia Long) goes on holiday in Colombia with her new boyfriend.
![[No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sony Pictures/Everett/REX/Shutterstock (14208157ql) MISSING, from left: Megan Suri, Storm Reid, 2023. ph: Temma Hankin / ? Sony Pictures Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection - 2023]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235170440-9ea4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
But when her mother disappears, June – stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles – is forced to use the same technology to track her down – a tactic which soon raises more questions than answers. Directed by Will Merrick and Nick Johnson, it is a spiritual sequel to 2018 screenlife thriller Searching and 2020’s Run, both of which were directed by Aneesh Chaganty.
![[No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sony Pictures/Everett/REX/Shutterstock (14208157av) MISSING, Storm Reid, 2023. ph: Temma Hankin / ? Sony Pictures Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection - 2023]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235170435-b37c.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Chaganty wrote Missing, but passed the directorial torch to Merrick and Johnson, who serve as editors on Searching and Run. Missing currently sits at an impressive 88% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and an even higher 90% from audiences. In their review, Empire called the film: ‘A gripping, well-told, incredibly watchable thriller for a new generation of TikTok sleuths — and a compelling argument to up your average screen-time.’.
![[No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sony Pictures/Everett/REX/Shutterstock (14208157qo) MISSING, Storm Reid, 2023. ph: Temma Hankin / ? Sony Pictures Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection - 2023]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235170450-9c48.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
AV Club wrote: ‘Screenlife may never be one of the primary ways we tell cinematic stories, but ‘Missing’ is a prime example of what the format is capable of, tapping into our increasingly digital humanity to excellent effect.’. The Hollywood Reporter added: ‘Adopting its predecessor’s template, the film mines and manipulates the tools on a computer desktop to tell a pulsating and alarming story.’.
![[Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Bazelevs Entertainment/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (9858530f) John Cho as David Kim 'Searching' Film - 2018 After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235170431-be41.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
