Screenlife films weren’t something I really delved into until I saw the movie “Missing.” This mystery thriller takes a highly creative approach to filmmaking by telling the entire story (or nearly all of it) through digital screens. It feels especially fitting in today’s society, where so much of our interaction with the outside world happens through phones, TV, and the internet. “Missing” uses that familiarity and turns it into the foundation for a clever investigation.
Now that it’s streaming on Prime Video, I urge thriller fans to watch “Missing.” Made on a $7 million budget, the film became a major box office hit in 2023 thanks to its gripping format. It also serves as a standalone sequel to 2018’s “Searching,” set within the same shared universe. The story unfolds entirely through computer screens, smartphones, smartwatches, and even security cameras. Naturally, it plays out as a classic ticking-clock thriller, following a teenager racing against time to find her missing mother, but it also shows how much of our lives now exist online.
