Thrill-seeking theater-goers might recognize a few settings in this year's new "Searching," a film about a father named David Kim (John Cho) looking for his teen daughter Margot (Michelle La).

The film takes place entirely on electronic screens, like those of laptops and cameras, but locals may recognize that Kim's frenetic search for his daughter takes place around San Jose and the South Bay.

As keen-eyed Reddit and Twitter users observed, the movie mostly wasn't filmed in the Bay Area, but the film's producers took care to make sure that references to the South Bay felt as authentic as possible.

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There's no "Evercreek High School" that Margot had attended, but there is an Evergreen High School and a Silver Creek High School — both in San Jose. And Kim's computer folder lists video files named after real-life South Bay places and events, like the Tech Museum and Music in the Park.

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Margot's license also lists the address 240 Hillstone Dr., which is indeed a street, but not an exact address, that exists in San Jose.

In any event, the film, which is out now in theaters, is already receiving mostly positive reviews. The movie has a 92 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and is being lauded by critics across the U.S.

Watch the trailer for the film above.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.



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