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David Searching
56%
Movie
1h 43m
AI Analysis
David Searching (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of David Searching (1997) — a movie tagged as Romance and Drama with offbeat and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The story of a young gay man's search to find himself. David is a young, gay aspiring documentary filmmaker and takes his first tentative steps towards his adult life. His roommate, Gwen, after ending a mysterious marriage, is looking for stability. Together they try to manoeuvre their way through New York on a sear… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate David Searching 56% (10 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
56%
from 10 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The story of a young gay man's search to find himself. David is a young, gay aspiring documentary filmmaker and takes his first tentative steps towards his adult life. His roommate, Gwen, after ending a mysterious marriage, is looking for stability. Together they try to manoeuvre their way through New York on a search for happiness. Instead, they find bad dates, worse job interviews and bizarre sexual encounters.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-02-25
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 327488
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What is David Searching about?
The story of a young gay man's search to find himself. David is a young, gay aspiring documentary filmmaker and takes his first tentative steps towards his adult life. His roommate, Gwen, after end... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for David Searching?
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How long is the movie David Searching?
The official runtime for David Searching is approximately 103 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Anthony Rapp
David

Camryn Manheim
Gwen

Julie Halston
Julie
- D
David Courier
Michael

Michael Rupert
Beau

Stephen Spinella
Hummus Guy

John Cameron Mitchell
Man with Fruit
- D
David Drake
Mark

LaChanze
God Truth

Kathleen Chalfant
Grandmother

Susan Bruce
Woman with Cats

Craig Chester
Mercedes Guy
- B
Brenda Cummings
Nurse
- C
Christopher Duva
Bungee Share
- J
Joseph Fuqua
Walter Pryor

Anthony Meindl
Diner Waiter

David Pevsner
Scott
- A
Alecia Hurst
Usher
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