The Discovery (2017)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 42m
- Director Charlie McDowell
- Genres Drama Mystery Romance Science Fiction Thriller
- Rating 6.3/10 (1,459 votes)
Synopsis
In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments.
Cast
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Jason Segel
as Will Harbor
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Rooney Mara
as Isla
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Robert Redford
as Dr. Thomas Harbor
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Jesse Plemons
as Toby Harbor
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Riley Keough
as Lacey
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Ron Canada
as Cooper
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Brian McCarthy
as Andy
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Kimleigh Smith
as Pam
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M.J. Karmi
as Janice Phillips
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Adam Khaykin
as Oliver
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Mary Steenburgen
as Interviewer
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Connor Ratliff
as Coroner
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Willie C. Carpenter
as Hospital Janitor
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Wendy Makkena
as Mom
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Lindsay Schnebly
as Newscaster
- Richard O'Rourke as Marvin (uncredited)
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Paul Bellefeuille
as Pat Phillips (uncredited)
Crew
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Charlie McDowell
Director
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Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Director of Photography
- Jennifer Lilly Editor
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Danny Bensi
Original Music Composer
- Saunder Jurriaans Original Music Composer
- James D. Stern Producer
- Alex Orlovsky Producer
- Justin Lader Writer
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Charlie McDowell
Writer
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