Searchers

2021

1h 21m

Documentary

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Alternately humorous and touching, Searchers draws on encounters with a diverse set of New Yorkers as they navigate their preferred dating apps, searching for their special someone.

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

With technical ingenuity and a sharp sense of form to match his genial curiosity, the filmmaker Pacho Velez explores the emotional and practical labyrinths of online dating in this new documentary.

Aug 29, 2022

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Sara Stewart

Book & Film Globe

Pacho Velez doesn't want to follow these people through to their hookups; he wants to capture the awkward, exquisite emotion of the initial search for love or lust. It's touching, and sometimes super depressing...

Feb 10, 2021

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Kristy Puchko

RogerEbert.com

It's initially interesting. But as the doc fails to develop beyond introductions, it is ultimately shallow and deeply unsatisfying.

Feb 1, 2021

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Cody Dericks

Next Best Picture

This straightforward documentary serves as a truthful depiction of modern matchmaking. It wisely doesn't go out of its way to editorialize what it depicts and its interview subjects effectively show the humanity in the person behind the profile.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 8, 2022

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Interesting exploration of how apps help some New Yorkers find someone to date.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 27, 2021

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Nicholas Yap

In Review Online

For all the images of first-discovery summoned by its title, Searchers feels divorced from the visceral.

Jun 6, 2021

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Synopsis

Alternately humorous and touching, Searchers draws on encounters with a diverse set of New Yorkers as they navigate their preferred dating apps, searching for their special someone.

Director: Pacho Velez
Producer: Joe Poletto, Sam Roseme, Cathy Tankosic, Pacho Velez
Production Co: Asterlight
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 21m

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